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Biography

Fred Armisen began his showbiz career as a drummer in the punk band Trenchmouth. He also performed with the Blue Man Group. He switched…more

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12/4/1966, Valley Stream, NY

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Role
- Portlandia
  Various Characters
  - S 2: Ep 9 No Olympics
    3/2/12
  - S 2: Ep 8 Feminist Bookstore 10th Anniversary
    2/24/12
  - S 2: Ep 3 Cool Wedding
    1/20/12
  - S 2: Ep 2 One Moore Episode
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 37: Ep 15 Maya Rudolph/Sleigh Bells
    2/18/12
  - S 37: Ep 10 Jimmy Fallon/Michael Bublé
    12/17/11
  - S 37: Ep 7 Jason Segel/Florence + The Machine
    11/19/11
  - S 36: Ep 8 Robert DeNiro/Diddy-Dirty Money
    12/4/10
  - S 36: Ep 4 Emma Stone/Kings of Leon
    10/23/10
  - + 145 More Credits
- The Looney Tunes Show
  Speedy Gonzales
  - S 1: Ep 26 Point, Laser Point
    2/7/12
  - S 1: Ep 25 Muh-Muh-Muh-Murder
    1/31/12
  - S 1: Ep 24 The Shelf
    1/24/12
  - S 1: Ep 22 Beauty School
    11/15/11
  - S 1: Ep 21 French Fries
    11/8/11
  - + 6 More Credits
- Unsupervised
  Martin
- Portlandia
  Candace/Peter/Daniel/Bryce/Nina/Fred Armisen
  - S 2: Ep 1 Mixology
    1/6/12
  - S 1: Ep 1 Farm
    1/21/11
- Saturday Night Live
  Various
  - S 34: Ep 26 Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash 2008
    11/3/08
  - S 33: Ep 5 SNL Family Thanksgiving Leftovers
    11/24/07
  - — Best of David Spade
    10/15/05
  - — The Best Of Alec Baldwin
    5/28/05
  - — The Best of Jimmy Fallon
    10/16/04
  - + 3 More Credits
- SNL Weekend Update Thursday
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    10/23/08
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    10/16/08
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    10/9/08
- Saturday Night Live
  Sen. Barack Obama
  - S 34: Ep 24 Thursday Night Live (2)
    10/16/08
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 219 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 03/30/2010
    3/30/10
  - S 1: Ep 159 159
    11/27/09
Guest Star (23)

Role
- Attack of the Show!
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 7 1/18/2012
    1/18/12
  - S 7: Ep 32 2/16/2011
    2/16/11
- The Soup
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 7 February 18, 2011
    2/18/11
- Conan
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 51 The Asiago Index
    2/16/11
- Parks and Recreation
  Raul
  - S 2: Ep 5 Sister City
    10/15/09
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 83 Fred Armisen, The Mighty Boosh, Flo Rida
    7/22/09
  - S 1: Ep 20 Ted Danson, Fred Armisen, N.E.R.D.
    3/28/09
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Spoiler Alert Guy
  - S 1: Ep 11 Gary Sinise, Colin Hanks, Public Enemy
    3/17/09
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 Brian Williams, Malin Akerman, Glen Hansard
    3/12/09
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 58: Ep 0209 February 9, 2009
    2/9/09
  - S 57: Ep 221 November 3, 2008
    11/3/08
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 49 Episode #2.049
    11/3/08
- The Sarah Silverman Program
  Taylor Magenheim
  - S 2: Ep 10 Patriot Tact
    10/23/08
- Anderson Cooper 360°
  Himself - Video clip
  - S 5: Ep 131 Monday, March 3, 2008
    3/3/08
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
  K.J. Nutt
  - S 2: Ep 9 Pepperoni
    1/20/08
- Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1
  Robot husband
  - S 5: Ep 1 Robots Everywhere
    1/20/08
- Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1
  Time Lincoln
  - S 5: Ep 0 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
    4/13/07
- Freak Show
  Dane Cheff
  - S 1: Ep 5 Elections
    11/2/06
- Squidbillies
  Miguel
  - S 1: Ep 6 Office Politics Trouble
    11/20/05
  - S 1: Ep 2 Take This Job and Love It
    10/23/05
- The Tony Danza Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 112 Episode 112
    3/1/05
- Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1
  Poncho
  - S 3: Ep 12 Hypno-Germ
    10/17/04
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 73 Walter Cronkite, Fred Armisen, Ben Harper
    2/20/04
- Comedy Lab
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 1 12:21
    2/11/04
- Premium Blend
  Sergeant Fred
  - S 5: Ep 2 Episode 502
    10/12/01
- Late Friday
  Fericito
  - S 1: Ep 12 Episode 1.12
    4/27/01
- Late Friday
  Father Fred
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode 1.8
    3/9/01
Cameo (2)

Role
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 131 131
    10/13/09
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
  Tennis Spectator
  - S 4: Ep 10 Tennis
    4/12/09
Special Guest Star (2)

Role
- 30 Rock
  Frank Rossitano; Telethon Volunteer
  - S 6: Ep 19 Live from Studio 6H
    4/26/12
- 30 Rock
  Raheem Habara
  - S 2: Ep 6 Somebody to Love
    11/15/07
Writer (1)

Role
- Portlandia
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 1 Farm
    1/21/11
Co-Executive Producer (1)

Role
- Portlandia
  Co-Executive Producer
  - S 1: Ep 1 Farm
    1/21/11
Creator (1)

Role
- Portlandia
  Creator

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Host and musical guest Mick Jagger presided over a surprisingly star-studded farewell to Kristin Wiig. And it was terrific! read more
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NFL quarterback Eli Manning's stint on SNL wasn't necessarily a classic for the ages, but at least he proved that the Giants aren't the only team he plays well with. read more

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- Among Fred's celebrity impressions on Saturday Night Live are: Larry King, Prince, Barack Obama, Steve Jobs, Tony Danza, and Gene Simmons.
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- In the 1990s, Fred played background drums with the Blue Man Group in Chicago.
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- Was a drummer for the early '90s punk band Trenchmouth.
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