Fred Armisen
Known for Acting · 222 credits
- Born
- 1966-12-04 (age 59)
- Place of birth
- Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
- Also known as
- Fereydun Robert Armisen · M. Fred Armisen · 프레드 아미센 · 弗瑞德·阿米森 · فرد آرمیسن · Stewart Breihut
Biography
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.
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Known For
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Simpsons
1989
as Terrence (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest / Richie Cornish
Modern Family
2009
as Langham
TV Shows (102)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Simpsons
1989
as Terrence (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest / Richie Cornish
Modern Family
2009
as Langham
American Dad!
2005
as Derrick (voice)
Conan
2010
as Self
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Melipnos
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters / Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Wednesday
2022
as Uncle Fester
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
Bob's Burgers
2011
as Tommy (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Wally
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Sweet Potato (voice) / Tomatillo (voice)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
New Girl
2011
as Brandon
Fallout
2024
as DJ Carl
Parks and Recreation
2009
as Raul
Robot Chicken
2005
as Archie Andrews (voice)
30 Rock
2006
as Raheem Haddad / Various Characters
Archer
2009
as Gustavo Calderón (voice)
Superstore
2015
as Kyle
What We Do in the Shadows
2019
as Tom 'Doctor Tom' Schmidt
Big Mouth
2017
as Elliot Birch (voice)
Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
Star Wars Resistance
2018
as Lechee (voice)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000
as Poncho (voice) / Robot Husband (voice)
Squidbillies
2005
as Miguel
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Self
Difficult People
2015
as Garry Epstein
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
as Robert Durst / Robertina Durst
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self / Self - Guest
Barry
2018
as Nestor
Broad City
2014
as David the baby
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
as K.J. Nutt / Sal & Al's Customer / Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
The Looney Tunes Show
2011
as Speedy Gonzales (voice)
Documentary Now!
2015
as Various Characters
Portlandia
2011
as Various Characters
The Last Man on Earth
2015
as Karl
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
Lubach
2025
Miracle Workers
2019
as Percival Forthwind
The Sarah Silverman Program.
2007
as Taylor Magenheim
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012
as Self
Lights Out with David Spade
2019
as Self - Panelist
Ugly Americans
2010
as Larry King (voice)
Final Space
2018
as KVN (voice)
Royal Crackers
2023
as Brent (voice)
History of the World: Part II
2023
as Glorp
Schmigadoon!
2021
as Reverend Howard Layton
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
as Self / Self - Musical Guest
Man Seeking Woman
2015
as Jesus / Tanaka (voice)
Hollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
Party Legends
2016
Up All Night
2011
as Gideon Kirk
Movies (120)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023
as Cranky Kong (voice)
The Dictator
2012
as Waiter / Minister
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
2021
as Deborahbot 5000 (voice)
AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend
2013
as Ian Rubbish
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
EuroTrip
2004
as Creepy Italian Guy
Easy A
2010
as Pastor
Magnum Dopus
2020
as Self
The Smurfs
2011
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
Post Grad
2009
as Guacanator Pitchman
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019
as Merkin
Confessions of a Shopaholic
2009
as Ryan Koenig
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
2005
as Frenchman (uncredited)
Nimrods
2026
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004
as Tino
The House of Tomorrow
2019
as Tour Video Narrator (voice)
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
2011
as Brainy (voice)
Game Over, Man!
2018
as Fred Armisen
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
as Security Guard
Zoolander 2
2016
as VIP
Battle of the Sexes
2017
as Rheo Blair
Netflix Tudum 2025
2025
as Self
Laser Cats!
2006
as The Bad Guy
7 Days in Hell
2015
as Edward Pudding
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010
as Freidrich
Deck the Halls
2006
as Gustave
Thelma the Unicorn
2024
as Danny Stallion (voice)
Clerks III
2022
as Auditioner
Will & Harper
2024
as Self
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
2013
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
The Women of SNL
2010
as Various (archive footage)
The Sparks Brothers
2021
as Self
Spin Me Round
2022
as Ricky
Like Mike
2002
as New Age Dad
Fixed
2025
as Fetch (voice)
Band Aid
2017
as Dave
Brunch Village
2012
as Various Characters
Inside Portlandia
2011
as Self
Cop Out
2010
as Russian Lawyer
The Bubble
2022
as Darren Eigen
A Christmas Story Live!
2017
as Elf
Never Mind
2024
as Manager Cat
Resynator
2024
as Self
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
2020
as Robert Durst / Robertina Durst
How It Ends
2021
as Manny
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
2017
as Peter Salanz
Unfrosted
2024
as Mike Puntz
The Maya Rudolph Show
2014
as Self
Adams
2019
as Adams
Revenge of the Mekons
2013
as Self
Baby Mama
2008
as Stroller Salesman
Too Late
2021
as Fredo Muñoz
Presidential Reunion
2010
as Barack Obama
The Rocker
2008
as Kerr
Book Club
2006
as Self
Staten Island Summer
2015
as Victor
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004
as Tino
Downey Wrote That
2025
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
as Self
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
as Self
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
2017
as Aldo the Instructor
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self - SNL Cast Member 2002 - 2013
Take the 10
2017
as The Driver
Ordinary World
2016
as Gary
All Together Now
2020
as Mr. Franks
Melvin Goes to Dinner
2003
as Vesa
Addicted to Fresno
2015
as Gerald
Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run
2015
as Speedy Gonzales
Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration
2005
as Self
Kiss Me Again
2006
as Professor Szabo
The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012
as Self
Griffin & Phoenix
2006
Melomaniac
2023
as Self
The Ex
2006
as Manny
The Promotion
2008
as Scott Fargas
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary
2024
as Self
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
2019
as Self
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
2014
as Chadwick (voice)
The Celery Incident
2014
as Various characters
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
2016
as Terry Dudley
The Frank International Film Festival
2004
as Frank
My View: Clem Burke
2019
as Self
Goodbye Baby
2007
as Comic
Age of Audio
2024
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
2009
as Various (archive footage)
Man in the Camo Jacket
2017
as Self
Saturday Night
2010
as Self
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
2010
as Self (archive footage)
The Contestant
2023
as Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
2011
as Barack Obama
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
2010
as Self
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
2007
as Time Lincoln (voice)
Dear Shop Girl
2025
as Landlord
Resurgence
2023
as Record shopper 2
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
2020
as Scooter
Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers
2018
as The Drummer
Christmas on Mars
2008
as Philosophical and Hymn-Singing Astronaut
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
2022
as Self
The Shooting AKA Dear Sister
2007
as Cop #2
George and the Vacuum
2015
as George
The Imminent Expiration of Seth Dodson
2020
as Dr. Greengrass
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
2015
as Self
DIY: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk
2025
as Self
G*ve a F*ck LA: A Benefit for LA Fire Relief
2025
The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead
2015
as Self
Largo
2008
as Self
You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys
2018
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
2014
as Pill Bottle (voice)
Bob Mould & Fred Armisen: Come What May - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
2021
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
2006
as Self
Fred Armisen Presents: Complicated Drumming Technique Jens Hannemann
2007
as Jens Hannemann
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco
2002
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade
2005
Come and Save Me
2024
as Hugo
Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero
2019
as Self
Fred Armisen's Guide to Music and SXSW
Yo La Tengo: Hanukkah 2019 - Night One
2019
About Fred Armisen
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… With 222 credits spanning from 1975 to 2026, Fred Armisen has appeared in 120 films and 102 TV shows.
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Most Popular Fred Armisen Movies
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) — as Cranky Kong (voice)
- The Dictator (2012) — as Waiter / Minister
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) — as Deborahbot 5000 (voice)
- AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend (2013) — as Ian Rubbish
- The Smurfs 2 (2013) — as Brainy Smurf (voice)
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