Fred Armisen

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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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Job Title

Actor, Writer

Born

December 4, 1966

Career Milestones

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"

2009

Cast in a supporting role opposite Isla Fisher in "Confessions of a Shopaholic"

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"

2006

Appeared in "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny," with Jack Black and Kyle Gass

2004

Appeared in the comedy "Anchorman," which starred Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate and Paul Rudd

2004

Cast as a Creepy Italian Guy in "Eurotrip"

2003

Voiced the character of Chip Douglas on comedy central's "Crank Yankers"

2002

Appeared in the Wilco documentary "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart"

2002

Became a featured player on NBC's "Saturday Night Live"

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

1998

Transitioned to comedy with the underground short film "Fred Armisen's Guide to Music and SXSW"

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

Awards

2013

Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – (Including Talk) Series in Portlandia

2012

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series in Portlandia