Fred Armisen is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician.
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He is known for his work on various television shows including Saturday Night Live , Portlandia , Documentary Now! , Moonbase 8 , and Big Mouth .
Fred Armisen is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician.
He is known for his work on various television shows including Saturday Night Live , Portlandia , Documentary Now! , Moonbase 8 , and Big Mouth .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Guide to Music and South by Southwest | Various | Short film |
| Fred Armisen's Guide to Dance and Self-Defense [1] | |||
| 2002 | I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco | Himself | |
| Like Mike | New Age Dad | ||
| 2003 | Frank International Film Festival | Frank | Short film |
| Melvin Goes to Dinner | Vesa | ||
| 2004 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Tino | |
| Eurotrip | Creepy Italian Guy | ||
| Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | Tino | ||
| 2005 | Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo | Frenchman | Uncredited |
| 2006 | Deck the Halls | Gustave | |
| The Ex | Manny | ||
| Griffin & Phoenix | Unknown | ||
| Kiss Me Again | Professor Szabo | ||
| Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | Security Guard | ||
| 2007 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters | Time Lincoln | Voice |
| 2008 | Baby Mama | Stroller Salesman | |
| Christmas on Mars | Noachis | ||
| The Promotion | Scott Fargas | ||
| The Rocker | Wayne Kerr | ||
| Bang Blow & Stroke | Kerr | Short film | |
| 2009 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | Ryan Koening | Short film |
| Post Grad | Guacanator Pitchman | ||
| 2010 | Cop Out | Russian Lawyer | |
| Our Family Wedding | Phillip Gusto | ||
| Easy A | Pastor Bryant | ||
| Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Freidrich | ||
| Presidential Reunion | Barack Obama | ||
| 2011 | The Smurfs | Brainy Smurf | Voice |
| The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol | |||
| 2012 | The Dictator | Death to Aladeen Restaurant waiter | Cameo |
| Fun World | Fred | Voice Short film | |
| 2013 | The Smurfs 2 | Brainy Smurf | Voice |
| The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow | |||
| 2014 | Salad Days | Himself | Documentary |
| 2015 | Addicted to Fresno | Gerald | |
| Staten Island Summer | Victor | ||
| Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run | Speedy Gonzales | Voice, direct-to-video | |
| The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead | Himself | Documentary | |
| 2016 | Zoolander 2 | The VIP | |
| Ordinary World | Gary | ||
| 2017 | The Little Hours | Bishop Bartolomeo | |
| Take the 10 | Driver | ||
| Band Aid | Dave | ||
| The House of Tomorrow | Tour Video Narrator | Voice | |
| Battle of the Sexes | Rheo Blair | ||
| The Lego Ninjago Movie | Cole | Voice | |
| Zane's Stand Up Promo | |||
| 2018 | Game Over, Man! | Himself | |
| 2019 | Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Uber Driver | |
| 2020 | All Together Now | Mr. Franks | |
| 2021 | How It Ends | Manny | |
| Too Late | Fredo Muñoz | ||
| The Mitchells vs. the Machines | Deborahbot 5000 | Voice | |
| 2022 | Spin Me Round | Ricky | |
| The Bubble | Darren Eigan | ||
| Clerks III | Auditioner | ||
| 2023 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Cranky Kong | Voice |
| The Contestant | Narrator | Voice | |
| 2024 | Unfrosted | Mike Puntz | |
| Thelma the Unicorn | Danny Stallion | Voice [2] | |
| TBA | Fixed | Fetch | Voice [3] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–2001 | Reverb | Interviewer | 82 episodes |
| 1999 | Fred | Himself, Various | Pilot |
| 2001 | Late Friday | Father Fred, Fericito | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Premium Blend | Sergeant Fred | |
| 2002 | Next! | Various | Pilot |
| Late World with Zach | Interpretive Bongos Wizard, Various | 29 episodes | |
| 2002–2013 | Saturday Night Live | Various | 229 episodes |
| 2003–2007 | Crank Yankers | Chip Douglas | Voice, 13 episodes |
| 2004 | Comedy Lab | Jeremy | 1 episode |
| 2004, 2008 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force | Poncho, Robot Husband | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2005 | New York Noise | Himself | Episode: "Beggars Group 10th Anniversary in NYC Party" |
| 2005–2011 | Squidbillies | Miguel, Jesus, Hippie | Voice, 18 episodes |
| 2006 | Freak Show | Various | Voice, 3 episodes |
| Night of Too Many Stars | Himself, Prince | Television special | |
| Tom Goes to the Mayor | Phillip Priest | Voice, episode: "Jeffy the Sea Serpent" | |
| 2007, 2012 | 30 Rock | Raheem Haddad / Phone Lady | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Tim and Eric Nite Live! | Dr. Pat Gordon Hall | 1 episode |
| 2007, 2008 | Human Giant | Himself, Dr. Marker, Doctor | 3 episodes |
| 2007, 2010 | Yo Gabba Gabba! | Himself, Larry the Treasure Hunter | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | The Sarah Silverman Program | Taylor Magenheim | Episode: "Patriot Tact" |
| Blue Man Group: How to Be a Megastar 2.0 | Rod Popeil | Television film | |
| 2008–2012 | Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday | Various | 8 episodes |
| 2008, 2010 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | 2 episodes | |
| 2009 | Parks and Recreation | Raul | Episode: "Sister City" |
| 2010 | Ugly Americans | Larry King | Voice, episode: "So You Want to Be a Vampire?" |
| 2011–2018 | Portlandia | Various | Also co-creator, writer and executive producer |
| 2011–2013 | The Looney Tunes Show | Speedy Gonzales | Voice, 30 episodes |
| 2011 | The Soup | Himself, CARL | Episode: "Fred Armisen" |
| 2012 | Up All Night | Gideon Kirk | Episode: "Hey Jealousy" |
| 2012–2013 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Lady Hedith | 5 episodes |
| 2012-2023 | The Simpsons | Terrence | Voice, 3 episodes |
| Unsupervised | Martin | Voice, 6 episodes | |
| 2013 | Bob's Burgers | Tommy | Voice, episode: "Nude Beach" |
| Conan | Conan O'Brien | Episode: "Occupy Conan: When Outsourcing Goes Too Far" | |
| Kroll Show | Papi Jr | Episode: "Dine & Dash" | |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Osama bin Laden | 1 episode | |
| Out There | Terry Rosachristas | Voice, 10 episodes | |
| The Awesomes | Stage Manager | Voice, episode: "Pilot, Part 2" | |
| 2013–2021 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Mlep[clay]nos | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Super Fun Night | Brian Headfoot | Episode: "Hostile Makeover" |
| Broad City | Craigslist Baby | Episode: "What a Wonderful World" | |
| 2014–present | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Himself | Band leader |
| 2014 | House of Lies | Vincent | Episode: "Comeuppance" |
| Chozen | Various | Voice, episode: "In a Pickle" | |
| Modern Family | Langham | Episode: "Las Vegas" | |
| Comedy Bang! Bang! | Himself | Episode: "Fred Armisen Wears Black Jeans & Glasses" | |
| Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Episode: "I Wasn't Told About This" | ||
| Archer | Gustavo Calderon | Voice, 5 episodes | |
| 2014–2020 | Mike Tyson Mysteries | Leprechaun, Raul Castro, Lucifuge | Voice, episode: "Is Magic Real?" |
| 2014 | Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas | Chadwick | Voice, television film |
| 2015 | 30th Independent Spirit Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| Man Seeking Woman | Tanaka | Episode: "Sizzurp" | |
| 7 Days in Hell | Edward Pudding | Television film | |
| The Jim Gaffigan Show | Dr. Weiss | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2015–2017 | Difficult People | Garry Epstein | 3 episodes |
| 2015–present | Documentary Now! | Various | Also co-creator, writer and executive producer |
| 2015–2021 | Robot Chicken | Various Voices | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 2016 | New Girl | Brandon | Episode: "No Girl" |
| 2016–2020 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Robert Durst | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Man Seeking Woman | Jesus | Episode: "Honey" |
| Blunt Talk | Dr. Larry Simon | Episode: "Love Is Not Linear" | |
| 2017 | Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special | Peter Salanz | Variety special |
| 2017–2018 | Nature Cat | Herbert the Hermit Crab | Voice, 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Son of Zorn | Lord Vulchazor | Voice, episode: "All Hail Son of Zorn" |
| Animals. | Alabaster | Voice, 2 episodes | |
| Comrade Detective | Orzan | Voice, episode: "Two Films for One Ticket" | |
| 2017–present | Big Mouth | Elliot Birch / various | Voice, 51 episodes |
| 2017 | Lady Dynamite | Miss Cookie Wolf | Episode: "Apache Justice" |
| 2017–2018 | The Last Man on Earth | Karl Cowperthwaite | 4 episodes |
| I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman | Jesus | 2 episodes | |
| 2017 | A Christmas Story Live! | Mall Elf | Television special |
| 2018–2021 | Final Space | KVN | Voice, 36 episodes |
| 2018 | Splitting Up Together | Dr. Rydakto | Episode: "Letting Ghost" |
| Forever | Oscar Hoffman | 8 episodes | |
| Fortune Rookie | Fred | 2 episodes | |
| 2019 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Itchy Cat | Episode: "I Need Some Balance" |
| At Home with Amy Sedaris | Maximiliano | Episode: "Hospital-tality" | |
| 2019–2022 | Los Espookys | Tico | Also co-creator, writer and executive producer 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Superstore | Kyle Sawyer | Episode: "Toy Drive" |
| The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show | Himself | Amazon Prime Special | |
| 2020 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Wally | Episode: "The Surprise Party" |
| Miracle Workers | Percival Forthwind | Episode: "Music Festival" | |
| Central Park | Zoom Abramovich / Esposito | Voice, 2 episodes | |
| Elena of Avalor | Yolo the Animal Shade | Voice, episode: "Coronation Day" | |
| Mapleworth Murders [4] | Brody BcBillan / Belk BcBillan | 2 episodes | |
| Moonbase 8 | Dr. Michael "Skip" Henai | 6 episodes; also writer and executive producer | |
| Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine | Scooter | Television special | |
| 2021 | Shrill | Bongo | 2 episodes |
| Bless the Harts | Leslie | Voice, episode: "Tiny Pies" | |
| Schmigadoon! | Reverend Howard Layton | 5 episodes | |
| Centaurworld | Splendib / Malandrew / various | Voice, 7 episodes | |
| 2022 | Toast of Tinseltown | Russ Nightlife | 6 episodes |
| Our Flag Means Death | Geraldo | 3 episodes | |
| The Kids in the Hall | Michael | Episode 6 | |
| What We Do in the Shadows | Doctor DJ Tom Schmidt | Episode: "The Grand Opening" | |
| Wednesday | Uncle Fester | Episode: "If You Don't Woe Me By Now" | |
| 2023 | Unstable | Leslie | 5 episodes |
| History of the World, Part II | Glorp | 1 episode | |
| Agent Elvis | Charles Manson | Episode: “Full Tilt” | |
| Barry | Nestor | Episode: "you're charming" | |
| 2024 | Fallout | DJ Carl | Episode: "The Radio" |
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Sweet potato | Voice, episode: "Medicaid" | |
| John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA | Himself | Episode: "Helicopters" [5] | |
| Universal Basic Guys | David Jinglebells | Main role | |
| TBA | Rhona Who Lives by the River | Mr. Kortle | Upcoming series |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Oh, Hello on Broadway | Guest | Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | [6] |
| 2024 | All In: Comedy About Love | Performer | Hudson Theater, Broadway | [7] |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV | Pervert, Hotdog Vendor, Internet Nerd |
| 2010 | Red Dead Redemption | Pharmacist |
| 2013 | The Smurfs 2 | Brainy Smurf |
| 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | Hugh Harrison |
| 2014 | Scooby Doo and Looney Tunes: Cartoon Universe | Speedy Gonzales |
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Aldridge T. Abbington |
| 2022 | Final Space: The Rescue | STVN |
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