Fred Armisen
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Fereydun Robert Armisen (born December 4, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, musician, and television writer. 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 was the bandleader and frequent drummer for the Late Night with Seth Meyers house band, the 8G Band from 2014 to 2024. He was a cast member on the late-night sketch comedy and variety series Saturday Night Live from 2002 to 2013. He voiced Speedy Gonzales on The Looney Tunes Show. He also works as a voice actor in films, such as The Smurfs (2011), The Smurfs 2 (2013), The House of Tomorrow, The Lego Ninjago Movie (both 2017), The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021), The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The Contestant (both 2023), Thelma the Unicorn (2024) and Fixed (2025). 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 Tinseltown, Our Flag Means Death, 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 and one in 2011 for Portlandia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fred Armisen, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
as Cranky Kong (voice)
The Dictator (2012)
as Waiter / Minister
AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend (2013)
as Ian Rubbish
The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
as Deborahbot 5000 (voice)
Easy A (2010)
as Pastor
EuroTrip (2004)
as Creepy Italian Guy
The Smurfs (2011)
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs 2 (2013)
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)
as Cole (voice)
Lorne (2026)
as Self
The Little Hours (2017)
as Bishop Bartolomeo
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
as Tino
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
as Frenchman (uncredited)
Post Grad (2009)
as Guacanator Pitchman
Deck the Halls (2006)
as Gustave
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
as Ryan Koenig
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
as Freidrich
Battle of the Sexes (2017)
as Rheo Blair
Zoolander 2 (2016)
as VIP
Like Mike (2002)
as New Age Dad
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
as Security Guard
Nimrods (2026)
Actor
Cop Out (2010)
as Russian Lawyer
Thelma the Unicorn (2024)
as Danny Stallion (voice)
Magnum Dopus (2020)
as Self
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011)
as Brainy (voice)
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
as Merkin
The House of Tomorrow (2019)
as Tour Video Narrator (voice)
Netflix Tudum 2025 (2025)
as Self
Game Over, Man! (2018)
as Fred Armisen
The Rocker (2008)
as Kerr
Fixed (2025)
as Fetch (voice)
Spin Me Round (2022)
as Ricky
How It Ends (2021)
as Manny
Unfrosted (2024)
as Mike Puntz
Baby Mama (2008)
as Stroller Salesman
7 Days in Hell (2015)
as Edward Pudding
Griffin & Phoenix (2006)
Actor
Will & Harper (2024)
as Self
Resynator (2024)
as Self
Laser Cats! (2006)
as The Bad Guy
The Bubble (2022)
as Darren Eigen
Kiss Me Again (2006)
as Professor Szabo
The Promotion (2008)
as Scott Fargas
The Sparks Brothers (2021)
as Self
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013)
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
Staten Island Summer (2015)
as Victor
Clerks III (2022)
as Auditioner
Brunch Village (2012)
as Various Characters
The Ex (2006)
as Manny
A Christmas Story Live! (2017)
as Elf
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self - SNL Cast Member 2002 - 2013
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004)
as Tino
All Together Now (2020)
as Mr. Franks
Downey Wrote That (2025)
as Self
The Maya Rudolph Show (2014)
as Self
Band Aid (2017)
as Dave
Never Mind (2024)
as Manager Cat
The Women of SNL (2010)
as Various (archive footage)
Inside Portlandia (2011)
as Self
Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003)
as Vesa
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend (2020)
as Robert Durst / Robertina Durst
The Secret Policeman's Ball (2012)
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
Adams (2019)
as Adams
Ordinary World (2016)
as Gary
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)
as Time Lincoln (voice)
Too Late (2021)
as Fredo Muñoz
Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run (2015)
as Speedy Gonzales
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity (2017)
as Aldo the Instructor
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (2017)
as Peter Salanz
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (2014)
as Chadwick (voice)
Revenge of the Mekons (2013)
as Self
Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration (2005)
as Self
Addicted to Fresno (2015)
as Gerald
Presidential Reunion (2010)
as Barack Obama
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs (2017)
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again (2010)
as Self
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (2020)
as Scooter
Saturday Night (2010)
as Self
Book Club (2006)
as Self
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque (2016)
as Terry Dudley
Goodbye Baby (2007)
as Comic
Melomaniac (2023)
as Self
The Imminent Expiration of Seth Dodson (2020)
as Dr. Greengrass
Christmas on Mars (2008)
as Philosophical and Hymn-Singing Astronaut
George and the Vacuum (2015)
as George
Take the 10 (2017)
as The Driver
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler (2009)
as Various (archive footage)
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary (2024)
as Self
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks (2022)
as Self
The Celery Incident (2014)
as Various characters
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show (2019)
as Self
Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers (2018)
as The Drummer
The Contestant (2023)
as Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)
Dear Shop Girl (2025)
as Landlord
Age of Audio (2024)
as Self
The Shooting AKA Dear Sister (2007)
as Cop #2
Man in the Camo Jacket (2017)
as Self
My View: Clem Burke (2019)
as Self
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It) (2014)
as Pill Bottle (voice)
The Frank International Film Festival (2004)
as Frank
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco (2002)
as Self
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) (2015)
as Self
Largo (2008)
as Self
DIY: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk (2025)
as Self
Resurgence (2023)
as Record shopper 2
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 (2011)
as Barack Obama
Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero (2019)
as Self
Yo La Tengo: Hanukkah 2019 - Night One (2019)
Actor
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse (2006)
as Self
Come and Save Me (2024)
as Hugo
G*ve a F*ck LA: A Benefit for LA Fire Relief (2025)
Actor
The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead (2015)
as Self
Fred Armisen Presents: Complicated Drumming Technique Jens Hannemann (2007)
as Jens Hannemann
You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys (2018)
Actor
Bob Mould & Fred Armisen: Come What May - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (2021)
Actor
Fred Armisen's Guide to Music and SXSW (—)
Actor
Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade (2005)
Actor