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 Smurfs (2011)
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
The Dictator (2012)
as Waiter / Minister
The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)
as Cole (voice)
Easy A (2010)
as Pastor
The Smurfs 2 (2013)
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
EuroTrip (2004)
as Creepy Italian Guy
Post Grad (2009)
as Guacanator Pitchman
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
as Tino
Zoolander 2 (2016)
as VIP
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
as Frenchman (uncredited)
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
as Ryan Koenig
Magnum Dopus (2020)
as Self
Unfrosted (2024)
as Mike Puntz
Battle of the Sexes (2017)
as Rheo Blair
Nimrods (2026)
as Jim
Lorne (2026)
as Self
Laser Cats! (2006)
as The Bad Guy
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
as Freidrich
Cop Out (2010)
as Russian Lawyer
Fixed (2025)
as Fetch (voice)
The Little Hours (2017)
as Bishop Bartolomeo
Deck the Halls (2006)
as Gustave
Brunch Village (2012)
as Various Characters
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
as Security Guard
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
Thelma the Unicorn (2024)
as Danny Stallion (voice)
The Bubble (2022)
as Darren Eigen
Spin Me Round (2022)
as Ricky
Like Mike (2002)
as New Age Dad
The Rocker (2008)
as Kerr
Book Club (2006)
as Self
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011)
as Brainy (voice)
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
as Merkin
Inside Portlandia (2011)
as Self
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque (2016)
as Terry Dudley
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013)
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
Clerks III (2022)
as Auditioner
The Sparks Brothers (2021)
as Self
Baby Mama (2008)
as Stroller Salesman
Too Late (2021)
as Fredo Muñoz
Game Over, Man! (2018)
as Fred Armisen
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend (2020)
as Robert Durst / Robertina Durst
7 Days in Hell (2015)
as Edward Pudding
Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run (2015)
as Speedy Gonzales (voice)
The House of Tomorrow (2019)
as Tour Video Narrator (voice)
Adams (2019)
as Adams
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004)
as Tino
The Ex (2006)
as Manny
Downey Wrote That (2025)
as Self
Never Mind (2024)
as Manager Cat
Staten Island Summer (2015)
as Victor
Netflix Tudum 2025 (2025)
as Self
The Promotion (2008)
as Scott Fargas
Goodbye Baby (2007)
as Comic
Will & Harper (2024)
as Self
How It Ends (2021)
as Manny
Band Aid (2017)
as Dave
Resynator (2024)
as Self
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (2017)
as Peter Salanz
Griffin & Phoenix (2006)
Actor
Ordinary World (2016)
as Gary
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)
as Time Lincoln (voice)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self - SNL Cast Member 2002 - 2013
Take the 10 (2017)
as The Driver
Dear Shop Girl (2025)
as Landlord
All Together Now (2020)
as Mr. Franks
The Women of SNL (2010)
as Various (archive footage)
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (2014)
as Chadwick (voice)
My View: Clem Burke (2019)
as Self
Papa Nogood (2009)
as Wisher (voice)
AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend (2013)
as Ian Rubbish
Addicted to Fresno (2015)
as Gerald
Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration (2005)
as Self
Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers (2018)
as The Drummer
Fame or Shame Season 14 (2013)
as Hugh Harrison (Voice)
The Contestant (2023)
as Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)
Revenge of the Mekons (2013)
as Self
A Christmas Story Live! (2017)
as Elf
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs (2017)
as Self
Kiss Me Again (2006)
as Professor Szabo
Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003)
as Vesa
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (2020)
as Scooter
The Frank International Film Festival (2004)
as Frank
The Secret Policeman's Ball (2012)
as Self
Melomaniac (2023)
as Self
Laser Cats 2 (2007)
as Scientist
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks (2022)
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again (2010)
as Self
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) (2015)
as Self
G*ve a F*ck LA: A Benefit for LA Fire Relief (2025)
Actor
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary (2024)
as Self
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It) (2014)
as Pill Bottle (voice)
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show (2019)
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler (2009)
as Various (archive footage)
The Shooting AKA Dear Sister (2007)
as Cop #2
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco (2002)
as Self
The Maya Rudolph Show (2014)
as Self
Presidential Reunion (2010)
as Barack Obama
DIY: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk (2025)
as Self
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Resurgence (2023)
as Record shopper 2
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse (2006)
as Self
Saturday Night (2010)
as Self
Largo (2008)
as Self
Age of Audio (2024)
as Self
Man in the Camo Jacket (2017)
as Self
You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys (2018)
Actor
The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead (2015)
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade (2005)
Actor
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 (2011)
as Barack Obama
Yo La Tengo: Hanukkah 2019 - Night One (2019)
Actor
George and the Vacuum (2015)
as George
Come and Save Me (2024)
as Hugo
The Imminent Expiration of Seth Dodson (2020)
as Dr. Greengrass
Christmas on Mars (2008)
as Philosophical and Hymn-Singing Astronaut
Fred Armisen Presents: Complicated Drumming Technique Jens Hannemann (2007)
as Jens Hannemann
Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero (2019)
as Self
Fred Armisen's Guide to Music and SXSW (—)
Actor
Bob Mould & Fred Armisen: Come What May - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (2021)
Actor