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Fred Armisen

Birth Name:
Fred Robert Armisen
Birth Place:
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Writer, Music department, Director
Fred Armisen

Fast Facts

  • His first foray into comedy was in the 1998 short film "Fred Armisen's Guide to Music and SXSW," filmed in Austin, Texas
  • The first recurring character he played on the late-night sketch show "Saturday Night Live" was a Venezuelan nightclub comedian named Fericito
  • Quote: "I want to continue doing TV shows, and I love comedy, and my hope is to do a TV show that's different genre altogether․ A name that doesn't exist yet․"
  • Quote: "[on creating recurring characters on "Saturday Night Live"] "We write a sketch, and if people keep bringing it up, we ask if we should try it again․ Sometimes it's twice, sometimes it's a bunch of times, but it's all because of the audience․""
  • Co-founded ThunderAnt․com, a comedy sketch website, with comedian Carrie Brownstein
  • Is a frequent collaborator with comedic performer Carrie Brownstein, having worked with her on the sketch comedy TV show "Portlandia․"
  • Appeared in the music video "Rabbit Habits" by Man Man in 2009
  • Is featured on the album "Let's Stay Friends" by Les Savy Fav in 2007
  • Originally wanted to be a drummer and performed in the punk band Trenchmouth in the early 1990s
  • Performed with the "Blue Men Group" as a drummer in the 1990's

Awards

  • 2005MTV Movie Award - Best Musical Performance:Nominated
  • 2012BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series:Nominated
  • 2012Peabody AwardWinner
  • 2012Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series:Nominated
  • 2013BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical:Nominated
  • 2013Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series:Nominated
  • 2013WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Winner
  • 2014American Comedy Award - Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication:Nominated
  • 2014BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical:Nominated
  • 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series:Nominated
  • 2014WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Nominated
  • 2015OFTA Television Award - Best Male Performance in a Fiction Program:Nominated
  • 2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety Sketch Series:Nominated
  • 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety Sketch Series:Nominated
  • 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series:Nominated
  • 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety Sketch Series:Nominated
  • 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series:Nominated
  • 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety Sketch Series:Nominated
  • 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety Sketch Series:Nominated
  • 2017WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety Sketch Series:Nominated
  • 2017WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety Sketch Series:Winner
  • 2018OFTA Television Award - Best Male Performance in a Variety Program:Nominated
  • 2018Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety Sketch Series:Nominated
  • 2018WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series:Nominated
  • 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety Sketch Series:Nominated
  • 2019WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety Sketch Series:Nominated
  • 2023OFTA Television Award - Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2023Peabody Award - Entertainment:Winner
  • 2024Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Direction:Nominated
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