Fred Armisen
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Fereydun Robert Armisen (born December 4, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, musician, and television writer. With his comedy partner Carrie Brownstein, he co-created and co-starred in the IFC sketch comedy series Portlandia. He also co-created and starred in the mockumentary IFC series Documentary Now! and the Showtime comedy series Moonbase 8. Armisen was the bandleader and frequent drummer for the Late Night with Seth Meyers house band, the 8G Band from 2014 to 2024. He was a cast member on the late-night sketch comedy and variety series Saturday Night Live from 2002 to 2013. He voiced Speedy Gonzales on The Looney Tunes Show. He also works as a voice actor in films, such as The Smurfs (2011), The Smurfs 2 (2013), The House of Tomorrow, The Lego Ninjago Movie (both 2017), The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021), The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The Contestant (both 2023), Thelma the Unicorn (2024) and Fixed (2025). Armisen has acted in comedy films, including EuroTrip, Melvin Goes to Dinner, The Ex, and The Dictator. He is also notable for his guest-star appearances in television shows such as 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, New Girl, Broad City, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Difficult People, The Last Man on Earth, Toast of Tinseltown, Our Flag Means Death, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Modern Family, and Barry. Armisen received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Comedy Album for Standup for Drummers in 2019. He has also won two Peabody Awards, one in 2008 as part of the Saturday Night Live political satire cast and one in 2011 for Portlandia. From 2019 to 2022, he co-starred and served as writer and executive producer on the Spanish-language series Los Espookys, which he co-created. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fred Armisen, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
as Cranky Kong (voice)
The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
as Deborahbot 5000 (voice)
The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)
as Cole (voice)
The Dictator (2012)
as Waiter / Minister
The Smurfs (2011)
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
EuroTrip (2004)
as Creepy Italian Guy
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
as Ryan Koenig
The Smurfs 2 (2013)
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
Easy A (2010)
as Pastor
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
as Tino
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
as Frenchman (uncredited)
Zoolander 2 (2016)
as VIP
Battle of the Sexes (2017)
as Rheo Blair
Fixed (2025)
as Fetch (voice)
Cop Out (2010)
as Russian Lawyer
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
as Security Guard
Unfrosted (2024)
as Mike Puntz
Thelma the Unicorn (2024)
as Danny Stallion (voice)
Nimrods (2026)
as Jim
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
as Merkin
The Little Hours (2017)
as Bishop Bartolomeo
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
as Freidrich
Post Grad (2009)
as Guacanator Pitchman
Deck the Halls (2006)
as Gustave
The Bubble (2022)
as Darren Eigen
Clerks III (2022)
as Auditioner
Lorne (2026)
as Self
Like Mike (2002)
as New Age Dad
Game Over, Man! (2018)
as Fred Armisen
The Rocker (2008)
as Kerr
Spin Me Round (2022)
as Ricky
Netflix Tudum 2025 (2025)
as Self
Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run (2015)
as Speedy Gonzales (voice)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)
as Time Lincoln (voice)
The Sparks Brothers (2021)
as Self
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011)
as Brainy (voice)
Will & Harper (2024)
as Self
The House of Tomorrow (2019)
as Tour Video Narrator (voice)
Griffin & Phoenix (2006)
Actor
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013)
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
Baby Mama (2008)
as Stroller Salesman
How It Ends (2021)
as Manny
Band Aid (2017)
as Dave
7 Days in Hell (2015)
as Edward Pudding
The Contestant (2023)
as Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)
The Ex (2006)
as Manny
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self - SNL Cast Member 2002 - 2013
The Promotion (2008)
as Scott Fargas
Staten Island Summer (2015)
as Victor
Resurgence (2023)
as Record shopper 2
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004)
as Tino
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend (2020)
as Robert Durst / Robertina Durst
Addicted to Fresno (2015)
as Gerald
Never Mind (2024)
as Manager Cat
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (2017)
as Peter Salanz
Magnum Dopus (2020)
as Self
Melomaniac (2023)
as Self
All Together Now (2020)
as Mr. Franks
Ordinary World (2016)
as Gary
Brunch Village (2012)
as Various Characters
Laser Cats! (2006)
as The Bad Guy
AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend (2013)
as Ian Rubbish
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler (2009)
as Various (archive footage)
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs (2017)
as Self
Take the 10 (2017)
as The Driver
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 (2011)
as Barack Obama
Too Late (2021)
as Fredo Muñoz
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (2014)
as Chadwick (voice)
Resynator (2024)
as Self
Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003)
as Vesa
The Women of SNL (2010)
as Various (archive footage)
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It) (2014)
as Pill Bottle (voice)
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again (2010)
as Self
Inside Portlandia (2011)
as Self
Goodbye Baby (2007)
as Comic
Kiss Me Again (2006)
as Professor Szabo
Saturday Night (2010)
as Self
A Christmas Story Live! (2017)
as Elf
The Secret Policeman's Ball (2012)
as Self
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (2020)
as Scooter
Book Club (2006)
as Self
The Maya Rudolph Show (2014)
as Self
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks (2022)
as Self
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque (2016)
as Terry Dudley
Downey Wrote That (2025)
as Self
Papa Nogood (2009)
as Wisher (voice)
Presidential Reunion (2010)
as Barack Obama
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse (2006)
as Self
The Imminent Expiration of Seth Dodson (2020)
as Dr. Greengrass
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
DIY: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk (2025)
as Self
Adams (2019)
as Adams
Revenge of the Mekons (2013)
as Self
The Shooting AKA Dear Sister (2007)
as Cop #2
Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade (2005)
Actor
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary (2024)
as Self
Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration (2005)
as Self
Dear Shop Girl (2025)
as Landlord
Christmas on Mars (2008)
as Philosophical and Hymn-Singing Astronaut
G*ve a F*ck LA: A Benefit for LA Fire Relief (2025)
Actor
Man in the Camo Jacket (2017)
as Self
The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead (2015)
as Self
Age of Audio (2024)
as Self
My View: Clem Burke (2019)
as Self
You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys (2018)
Actor
Largo (2008)
as Self
Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers (2018)
as The Drummer
Fred Armisen's Guide to Music and SXSW (—)
Actor
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show (2019)
as Self
The Frank International Film Festival (2004)
as Frank
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco (2002)
as Self
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) (2015)
as Self
George and the Vacuum (2015)
as George
Come and Save Me (2024)
as Hugo
Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero (2019)
as Self
Bob Mould & Fred Armisen: Come What May - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (2021)
Actor
Yo La Tengo: Hanukkah 2019 - Night One (2019)
Actor
Fred Armisen Presents: Complicated Drumming Technique Jens Hannemann (2007)
as Jens Hannemann