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Fred Willard: Biography

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Birth Place: Shaker Heights, OH
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/18/1939, Virgo
Profession: Actor; comedian

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Fred Willard Fast Facts:

Childhood ambition was to be a professional baseball player; played in college and in the Army.
Is an alum of several improv troupes, including Second City and Ace Trucking Company, which he cofounded.
Received an American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his turn as a buffoonish TV commentator in Best in Show (2000).
Major comic influences include Bob Hope, Red Skelton and Jonathan Winters.
Has appeared more than 50 times on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Fred Willard Relationships:
Hope Willard - Daughter
Mary Willard - Wife
Fred Willard Awards:
2003 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
2004 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
2005 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
College:
Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA (BA in English)

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