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 Dictator (2012)
as Waiter / Minister
EuroTrip (2004)
as Creepy Italian Guy
Easy A (2010)
as Pastor
The Smurfs (2011)
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs 2 (2013)
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
as Deborahbot 5000 (voice)
Lorne (2026)
as Self
The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)
as Cole (voice)
The Little Hours (2017)
as Bishop Bartolomeo
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
as Frenchman (uncredited)
Thelma the Unicorn (2024)
as Danny Stallion (voice)
Zoolander 2 (2016)
as VIP
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
as Tino
Like Mike (2002)
as New Age Dad
Deck the Halls (2006)
as Gustave
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
as Ryan Koenig
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
as Security Guard
The Ex (2006)
as Manny
All Together Now (2020)
as Mr. Franks
Cop Out (2010)
as Russian Lawyer
Unfrosted (2024)
as Mike Puntz
Fixed (2025)
as Fetch (voice)
The Bubble (2022)
as Darren Eigen
Baby Mama (2008)
as Stroller Salesman
Nimrods (2026)
Actor
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
as Freidrich
Post Grad (2009)
as Guacanator Pitchman
Game Over, Man! (2018)
as Fred Armisen
Battle of the Sexes (2017)
as Rheo Blair
How It Ends (2021)
as Manny
Band Aid (2017)
as Dave
The Sparks Brothers (2021)
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
Kiss Me Again (2006)
as Professor Szabo
Netflix Tudum 2025 (2025)
as Self
Will & Harper (2024)
as Self
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
as Merkin
Clerks III (2022)
as Auditioner
The Rocker (2008)
as Kerr
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013)
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
Griffin & Phoenix (2006)
Actor
Spin Me Round (2022)
as Ricky
The Promotion (2008)
as Scott Fargas
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011)
as Brainy (voice)
Magnum Dopus (2020)
as Self
7 Days in Hell (2015)
as Edward Pudding
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004)
as Tino
Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run (2015)
as Speedy Gonzales
Staten Island Summer (2015)
as Victor
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend (2020)
as Robert Durst / Robertina Durst
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self - SNL Cast Member 2002 - 2013
Ordinary World (2016)
as Gary
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (2020)
as Scooter
The Women of SNL (2010)
as Various (archive footage)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)
as Time Lincoln (voice)
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
Too Late (2021)
as Fredo Muñoz
A Christmas Story Live! (2017)
as Elf
Take the 10 (2017)
as The Driver
Saturday Night (2010)
as Self
Addicted to Fresno (2015)
as Gerald
The House of Tomorrow (2019)
as Tour Video Narrator (voice)
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (2017)
as Peter Salanz
Downey Wrote That (2025)
as Self
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (2014)
as Chadwick (voice)
Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers (2018)
as The Drummer
Book Club (2006)
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again (2010)
as Self
Goodbye Baby (2007)
as Comic
Blackout (2013)
as Various Characters
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks (2022)
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball (2012)
as Self
Inside Portlandia (2011)
as Self
Presidential Reunion (2010)
as Barack Obama
The Contestant (2023)
as Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)
Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003)
as Vesa
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It) (2014)
as Pill Bottle (voice)
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary (2024)
as Self
Laser Cats! (2006)
as The Bad Guy
Never Mind (2024)
as Manager Cat
Largo (2008)
as Self
Age of Audio (2024)
as Self
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
The Celery Incident (2014)
as Various characters
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco (2002)
as Self
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity (2017)
as Aldo the Instructor
The Maya Rudolph Show (2014)
as Self
Brunch Village (2012)
as Various Characters
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 (2011)
as Barack Obama
The Frank International Film Festival (2004)
as Frank
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show (2019)
as Self
Man in the Camo Jacket (2017)
as Self
Christmas on Mars (2008)
as Philosophical and Hymn-Singing Astronaut
DIY: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk (2025)
as Self
Come and Save Me (2024)
as Hugo
G*ve a F*ck LA: A Benefit for LA Fire Relief (2025)
Actor
My View: Clem Burke (2019)
as Self
Adams (2019)
as Adams
Dear Shop Girl (2025)
as Landlord
The Shooting AKA Dear Sister (2007)
as Cop #2
AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend (2013)
as Ian Rubbish
Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero (2019)
as Self
Untitled Donkey Kong Film (—)
as Cranky Kong (voice)
You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys (2018)
Actor
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) (2015)
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade (2005)
Actor
Resynator (2024)
as Self
The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead (2015)
as Self
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque (2016)
as Terry Dudley
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse (2006)
as Self
Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration (2005)
as Self
The Imminent Expiration of Seth Dodson (2020)
as Dr. Greengrass
George and the Vacuum (2015)
as George
Melomaniac (2023)
as Self
Revenge of the Mekons (2013)
as Self
Yo La Tengo: Hanukkah 2019 - Night One (2019)
Actor
Bob Mould & Fred Armisen: Come What May - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (2021)
Actor
Fred Armisen Presents: Complicated Drumming Technique Jens Hannemann (2007)
as Jens Hannemann
Fred Armisen's Guide to Music and SXSW (—)
Actor
Resurgence (2023)
as Record shopper 2