Biography
Comedian-musician Fred Armisen had a huge reason to celebrate Barack Obama's 2008 presidential win. After appearing on the show for seven seasons, the "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 1975- ) actor's spot-on impersonation of the 44th U.S. President ultimately became his breakout role. But sketch comedy was not Armisen's only passion. He was also an accomplished drummer and touring musician, documentary host, and film actor who appeared in such big …
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Career Milestones
| Played drums for the Blue Man Group's off-Broadway in Chicago | ||
1990 | Began career as a musician in the Chicago-based post-punk band Trenchmouth | |
1998 | Transitioned to comedy with the underground short film "Fred Armisen's Guide to Music and SXSW" | |
1999 | First appeared as a correspondent on HBO's "Reverb" and then as a featured performer on an interstitial series "Fred," which aired on HBO Zone | |
2002 | Appeared in the Wilco documentary "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart" | |
2002 | Became a featured player on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" | |
2003 | Voiced the character of Chip Douglas on comedy central's "Crank Yankers" | |
2004 | Appeared in the comedy "Anchorman," which starred Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate and Paul Rudd | |
2004 | Cast as a Creepy Italian Guy in "Eurotrip" | |
2006 | Appeared in "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny," with Jack Black and Kyle Gass | |
2008 | Appeared in the comedy "The Rocker" | |
2008 | Made a cameo as a stroller salesman, opposite fellow "Saturday Night Live" players Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, in the comedy feature "Baby Mama" | |
2009 | Cast in a supporting role opposite Isla Fisher in "Confessions of a Shopaholic" | |
2010 | Acted opposite Emma Stone in the comedy "Easy A" | |
2010 | Appeared in "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore," the sequel to the 2001 family film "Cats & Dogs" | |
Awards
2012 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series in Portlandia |
2013 | Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – (Including Talk) Series in Portlandia |