Fereydun Robert Armisen (born December 4, 1966), professionally known as Fred Armisen, is an American comedian, actor, musician, writer, and producer. 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 is the bandleader and frequent drummer for the Late Night with Seth Meyers house band, The 8G Band. He is known as a cast member on the late-night sketch comedy and variety series Saturday Night Live from 2002 to 2013. He also voiced Speedy Gonzales on The Looney Tunes Show.
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 London, 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[2] and one in 2011 for Portlandia.[3] 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.
^Gray, Delilah (December 11, 2022). "Fred Armisen & Riki Lindhome Snagged This Magical & Lush Cottage for $4 Million — See the Photos!". SheKnows. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
^"Saturday Night Live Political Satire 2008". The Peabody Awards. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
^"Portlandia". The Peabody Awards. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
Fereydun Robert Armisen (born December 4, 1966), professionally known as FredArmisen, is an American comedian, actor, musician, writer, and producer...
FredArmisen is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician. He is known for his work on various television shows including Saturday Night...
New cast members include Penélope Cruz, Kristen Wiig, Cyrus Arnold, FredArmisen, Kyle Mooney, Jon Daly, Sting, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Filming took...
Portlandia is an American sketch comedy television series starring FredArmisen and Carrie Brownstein, set in and around Portland, Oregon, and spoofing...
DeZutter (guitar), Wayne Montana (bass), and FredArmisen (drums). The band was founded in 1988 after Locks and Armisen dropped out of the School of Visual Arts...
television series created and written by FredArmisen, Tim Heidecker, Jonathan Krisel and John C. Reilly, starring Armisen, Heidecker and Reilly in the lead...
voices of Brittany Howard, Will Forte, Jemaine Clement, Edi Patterson, FredArmisen, Zach Galifianakis, Jon Heder and Shondrella Avery. The film marks the...
in a series of comedy sketches alongside Saturday Night Live alumnus FredArmisen which were developed into the satirical comedy TV series Portlandia (2011–2018)...
Kattan, FredArmisen, Jimmy Fallon, and others) – January 18, 2003 Club Traxx (Maya Rudolph, FredArmisen) – February 8, 2003 The Kelly Brothers (Fred Armisen...
scheduling issues. Moss holds both British and American citizenship. She met FredArmisen in October 2008, and they became engaged in January 2009, marrying on...
language comedy television series created by Julio Torres, Ana Fabrega, and FredArmisen, who also star alongside Bernardo Velasco and Cassandra Ciangherotti...
"FredArmisen and Abby Elliott's Relationship in 'Early Stages'". People. Retrieved October 24, 2019. Triggs, Charlotte (September 27, 2011). "Fred Armisen...
fourth iteration of NBC's Late Night franchise. The show stars bandleader FredArmisen and the 8G Band, the show's house band. Late Night is produced by former...
but encounters someone from her past. Guest stars Albert Brooks and FredArmisen reprise their previous roles. The episode received positive reviews....
Spanish-language comedy to HBO, the comedian FredArmisen brought Torres and Ana Fabrega on to co-write the series. Armisen and Torres had met when the former hosted...
California, on June 30, 2018, with comedian and former Trenchmouth drummer FredArmisen on drums. On October 12, 2020, Devo performed at the Desert Daze festival...
David Dewinter, Jeff, Fraskenhaur, Digital Gary, Additional voices FredArmisen as KVN, Eduardo, Overlord, Groom, Evil KVNs, Mega KVN, Queen of Galang-22...
Dave Franco, Michael Pena, Kumail Nanjiani, Abbi Jacobson, Zach Woods, FredArmisen, Justin Theroux and Olivia Munn, as well as a live-action role by Jackie...
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