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Fred Wolf Biography

Birth Name:Fred Wolf

Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States

Profession Writer, Actor, Director, Producer, Script department, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

He directed the 2008 comedy "House Bunny," which received high reviews and ranked No․ 2 at the box office in the opening weekend, grossing over $70 million worldwide
He co-wrote "Grown Ups" with comedian Adam Sandler, which resulted in a People's Choice Award for Best Comedy
Starting out in stand up comedy, he performed in Los Angeles and had more than 100 TV appearances, including co-hosting with Paul Provenza Comedy Central's "Comics Only․"
Stars as himself in the TV documentary "Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation․"
After writing for "Saturday Night Live" for six years, he wrote for films including "Joe Dirt," "Grown Ups," and "Grown Ups 2․"
Transferred from performing to writing after submitting jokes to Johnny Carson and Joan Rivers, receiving positive feedback and advancing in the writing industry
Has appeared as an audience member in episodes of "Saturday Night Live" as well as having appearances in his films "Joe Dirt" and "Dirty Work․"