Fred Stoller | |
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![]() Stoller in 2012 | |
Born | New York City, U.S. | March 19, 1958
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Years active | 1982–present |
Notable work | Everybody Loves Raymond |
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Genres | Observational comedy |
Fred Stoller (born March 19, 1958) [1] is an American actor, stand-up comedian and author. He is best known for portraying Gerard on Everybody Loves Raymond . He is also the voice of Stanley in the Open Season series, Fred the Squirrel in The Penguins of Madagascar , Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy in WordGirl , Jimbo in Disney Junior's Mickey and the Roadster Racers and Rusty the monkey wrench on Playhouse Disney's Handy Manny .
Stoller was born in New York City and grew up in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. [1] [2] He has a sister, Cindy, six years his senior, [2] and is Jewish. [3] Stoller attended Kingsborough Community College before leaving to pursue comedy full time. [4]
Stoller had worked as a stand-up comedian in nightclubs since the early 1980s at the time of his first television appearance, in 1987, when he appeared on Stand-Up America and in 1989 on The Young Comedians Special alongside six other comedians. [5] [6]
He gained recognition for his frequent appearances as Gerard on the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond , Mr. Lowe in Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide and as Sheldon Singer, the son of Harold Gould's deli-owning character, on the short-lived sitcom Singer & Sons . He has also made guest appearances on several other TV series. He wrote two episodes of Seinfeld ("The Soup" and the Kramer/chimpanzee subplot of "The Face Painter"). [7] He also appeared as Fred in the episode "The Secret Code". [7]
Stoller is also known as the voices of Stanley in the Open Season franchise, Rusty the Monkey Wrench on Handy Manny , Fred the Squirrel in The Penguins of Madagascar , Steve Tree in Oswald , and Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy in WordGirl .
In 2012, Stoller published a successful e-book titled My Seinfeld Year, in which he chronicled his experiences after being hired as a new staff writer. [8] He has since released a book titled Maybe We'll Have You Back: The Life of a Perennial TV Guest Star, [9] and a second e-book, Five Minutes to Kill: How the HBO Young Comedians Special Changed the Lives of 1989’s Funniest Comics, in 2017. [10]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Crocodile Dundee | Uncredited role | |
1994 | Dumb and Dumber | Anxious Man at Phone | |
1995 | Ski Hard | Mel Horner | |
1998 | Chairman of the Board | Security Guard | |
2001 | Joe Dirt | Chemistry Teacher | |
2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Melon Guy | |
2005 | Rebound | Late Carl | |
2006 | Little Man | Richard | |
2008 | Open Season 2 | Stanley | |
2009 | Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts | Fluffernufferman | |
2010 | Open Season 3 | Stanley | |
2011 | The Change-Up | Studio crew member in the Lorno scene | |
2013 | Paranormal Movie | Father Berkowitz | |
2014 | Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys | Rich | TV movie |
2018 | Trouble Sleeping | Dr. Gilbert | TV movie |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991–1996 | Murphy Brown | Various roles | 6 episodes |
1995–1997 | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | Fred | Voice; 5 episodes |
1995 | Coach | Mover | Episode: Is It Hot in Here, or Is It Me?: |
The Drew Carey Show | Ed | Episode: "The Joining of Two Unlikely Elements Is a Mixture" | |
Seinfeld | Two episodes | ||
1996 | Wings | Mr. Lutz | Episode: "The Team Player" |
1997-1999 | The Nanny | Fred the Pharmacist | 4 episodes |
1997-2000 | Science Court | Stenographer Fred | Voice; 18 episode |
1997-2001 | Friends | Stuart | 2 episodes |
1997 | Alright Already | Gary | Episode: "Again with the Sexual Harassment" |
Cow and Chicken | Lonely Man | Voice; Episode: "Disease Fiesta" | |
I Am Weasel | Lonely Man | Voice; Episode: "Disease Fiesta" | |
The Gregory Hines Show | Jack Powers | Episode: "The Boy's Night In" | |
1998-1999 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Warning man; C.K. | 2 episodes |
1998-2003 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Cousin Gerard | 8 episodes |
2000 | The King of Queens | Drive-thru worker | Voice; Episode: "Strike One" |
2001 | Dharma & Greg | Barry | Episode: "Home Is Where The Art Is" |
2001-2002 | Raising Dad | Bert | 3 episodes |
2002-2005 | Scrubs | Mr. Hoffner | 2 episodes |
2003-2006 | All Grown Up! | Mister Beeker | 3 episodes |
2004-2007 | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Mr. Lowe | 8 episodes |
2005 | Monk | Greg | Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes To The Office" |
Drake & Josh | Lenny Spodnick | Episode: "Foam Finger" | |
2006-2013 | Handy Manny | Rusty the Monkey Wrench | 88 episodes |
2007-2015 | WordGirl | Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy | 43 Episodes |
2009-2012 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Fred the Squirrel | Voice; 13 Episodes |
2009 | Hannah Montana | Howard Goldwasser | Episode: "You Gotta Lose This Job" |
2010-2012 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Dexter | 8 episodes |
2012-2015 | Bob's Burgers | Sal | 2 episodes |
2014 | Anger Management | Fred | 2 episodes |
2014 | Over the Garden Wall | Fred the Horse | 2 episodes |
2015-2016 | Harvey Beaks | Bartleburt | 6 episodes |
2017 | Bones | Allen Peppermelt | Episode: "The Radioactive Panthers in the Party" |
2017 | Modern Family | Mister Eckshun | Episode: "Ten Years Later" |
2021 | Rick and Morty | Ferkus 9 inhabitant | Voice; episode: "A Rickonvenient Mort" |
2022 | Raven's Home | Mr. Petracelli | Episode: Mr. Petracelli's Revenge |
Oddballs | Foodball Joe | Voice; two episodes | |
2024 | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Toothgnasher | Voice; episode: "The Devil You Know" |
Born March 19, 1958 in New York, NY.