
Fred Armisen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 4, 1966 (age 59)
- Birthplace
- Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fred Armisen, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
Fred Armisen's Guide to Music and SXSW
Movie
Untitled 'Wednesday' spin-off about Uncle Fester
TV · as Uncle Fester · 1 ep

Nimrods
Movie · as Jim

Lorne
Movie · as Self

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: The Getaway
Movie · as Director of Fun (voice)

SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of
Movie · as Self

5 Things with Jay Mewes
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

We're Back! With Brian Williams
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Fixed
Movie · as Fetch (voice)

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie · as Self - SNL Cast Member 2002 - 2013

G*ve a F*ck LA: A Benefit for LA Fire Relief
Movie

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie · as Self

DIY: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk
Movie · as Self

Netflix Tudum 2025
Movie · as Self

Downey Wrote That
Movie · as Self

Dear Shop Girl
Movie · as Landlord

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
TV · as Self, Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps

Lubach
TV · 1 ep

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Deli Boys
TV · as Max Sugar · 6 eps

Good Hang with Amy Poehler
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

Thelma the Unicorn
Movie · as Danny Stallion (voice)

Unfrosted
Movie · as Mike Puntz

Come and Save Me
Movie · as Hugo

Never Mind
Movie · as Manager Cat

Will & Harper
Movie · as Self

Resynator
Movie · as Self

Age of Audio
Movie · as Self

Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary
Movie · as Self

Fallout
TV · as DJ Carl · 1 ep

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Universal Basic Guys
TV · as David (voice) · 40 eps

The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Movie · as Cranky Kong (voice)

The Contestant
Movie · as Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)

Melomaniac
Movie · as Self

Resurgence
Movie · as Record shopper 2

Unstable
TV · as Leslie · 10 eps

Agent Elvis
TV · as Charles Manson (voice) · 1 ep

Royal Crackers
TV · as Brent (voice) · 1 ep

Carol & the End of the World
TV · as (voice) · 1 ep

History of the World: Part II
TV · as Glorp · 1 ep

Digman!
TV · as Dr. Sigmund Freud (voice) · 1 ep

The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
Movie · as Self

Clerks III
Movie · as Auditioner

The Bubble
Movie · as Darren Eigen

Spin Me Round
Movie · as Ricky

Toast of Tinseltown
TV · as Russ Nightlife · 5 eps

Our Flag Means Death
TV · as Geraldo · 3 eps

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
TV · as Erich England · 1 ep

Wednesday
TV · as Uncle Fester · 4 eps

This Fool
TV · as Richard Rowell · 1 ep

How It Ends
Movie · as Manny

The Sparks Brothers
Movie · as Self

The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Movie · as Deborahbot 5000 (voice)

Too Late
Movie · as Fredo Muñoz
Bob Mould & Fred Armisen: Come What May - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Movie

Schmigadoon!
TV · as Reverend Howard Layton · 6 eps

Centaurworld
TV · as Splendib / Bimbam (voice), Splendib / Guard / Human Man (voice), Splendib / Kittentaur / Malandrew (voice), Splendib / Message Bird / Teacher Birdtaur (voice), Message Bird (voice), Splendib / Malandrew / Message Bird (voice) · 1 ep

Saturday Morning All Star Hits!
TV · as (voice) · 8 eps

Do, Re & Mi
TV · as Juan Peacock (voice) · 23 eps

Baking It
TV · as Self · 1 ep

That's My Jam
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Cinema Toast
TV · 10 eps

All Together Now
Movie · as Mr. Franks

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
Movie · as Robert Durst / Robertina Durst

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Movie · as Scooter

The Imminent Expiration of Seth Dodson
Movie · as Dr. Greengrass

Magnum Dopus
Movie · as Self

The Second City Presents: The Last Show Left on Earth
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Moonbase 8
TV · as Skip · 6 eps

Central Park
TV · as Esposito (voice) · 1 ep

Yo La Tengo: Hanukkah 2019 - Night One
Movie

My View: Clem Burke
Movie · as Self

The House of Tomorrow
Movie · as Tour Video Narrator (voice)

Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero
Movie · as Self

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Movie · as Merkin

The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
Movie · as Self

Adams
Movie · as Adams

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
TV · 1 ep

Miracle Workers
TV · as Percival Forthwind · 1 ep

What We Do in the Shadows
TV · as Tom 'Doctor Tom' Schmidt · 1 ep

Lights Out with David Spade
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

Los Espookys
TV · as Uncle Tico · 1 ep

Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers
Movie · as The Drummer

You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys
Movie

Game Over, Man!
Movie · as Fred Armisen

Barry
TV · as Nestor · 1 ep

Final Space
TV · as KVN (voice) · 36 eps

Forever
TV · as Oscar · 8 eps

Fortune Rookie
TV · as Fred · 2 eps

Star Wars Resistance
TV · as Lechee (voice) · 1 ep

The Lego Ninjago Movie
Movie · as Cole (voice)

The Little Hours
Movie · as Bishop Bartolomeo

Band Aid
Movie · as Dave

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Movie · as Peter Salanz

Take the 10
Movie · as The Driver

Battle of the Sexes
Movie · as Rheo Blair

Man in the Camo Jacket
Movie · as Self

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Movie · as Self

A Christmas Story Live!
Movie · as Elf

The Gong Show
TV · as Self - Judge · 2 eps

Big Mouth
TV · as Elliot Birch (voice) · 81 eps

Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
Movie · as Terry Dudley

Zoolander 2
Movie · as VIP

Ordinary World
Movie · as Gary

Match Game
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

Party Legends
TV · 1 ep

7 Days in Hell
Movie · as Edward Pudding

Addicted to Fresno
Movie · as Gerald

Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
Movie · as Self

Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run
Movie · as Speedy Gonzales (voice)

Staten Island Summer
Movie · as Victor

The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead
Movie · as Self

George and the Vacuum
Movie · as George

Man Seeking Woman
TV · as Jesus, Tanaka (voice) · 1 ep

Documentary Now!
TV · as Various Characters · 27 eps

The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

The Last Man on Earth
TV · as Karl · 3 eps

Long Live the Royals
TV · as Gavin, Brody · 4 eps

Superstore
TV · as Kyle · 1 ep

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
TV · as Robert Durst, Robertina Durst · 4 eps

Difficult People
TV · as Garry Epstein · 3 eps

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
Movie · as Chadwick (voice)

My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
Movie · as Pill Bottle (voice)

The Maya Rudolph Show
Movie · as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self, Self - Guest, Richie Cornish, Self - Musical Guest · 7 eps

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps

Deadbeat
TV · as Janitor · 1 ep

Broad City
TV · as David the baby · 1 ep

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV · as Sweet Potato (voice) / Tomatillo (voice) · 1 ep

Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
Movie · as Brainy Smurf (voice)

Revenge of the Mekons
Movie · as Self

The Smurfs 2
Movie · as Brainy Smurf (voice)

AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend
Movie · as Ian Rubbish

Fame or Shame Season 14
Movie · as Hugh Harrison (Voice)

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV · as Melipnos · 4 eps

Hollywood Game Night
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Super Fun Night
TV · as Brian Headfoot · 1 ep

Out There
TV · as Terry Rosachristas · 10 eps

The Secret Policeman's Ball
Movie · as Self

The Dictator
Movie · as Waiter / Minister

Brunch Village
Movie · as Various Characters

Finding Your Roots
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Unsupervised
TV · as Martin (voice) · 6 eps

House of Lies
TV · as Vincent · 1 ep

The Smurfs
Movie · as Brainy Smurf (voice)

The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
Movie · as Brainy (voice)
Inside Portlandia
Movie · as Self

Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
Movie · as Barack Obama

The Looney Tunes Show
TV · as Speedy Gonzales (voice) · 52 eps

Portlandia
TV · as Various Characters · 77 eps

New Girl
TV · as Brandon · 1 ep

Bob's Burgers
TV · as Tommy (voice) · 1 ep

Up All Night
TV · as Gideon Kirk · 1 ep

Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Saturday Night
Movie · as Self

Cop Out
Movie · as Russian Lawyer

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Movie · as Freidrich

Easy A
Movie · as Pastor

The Women of SNL
Movie · as Various (archive footage)

Presidential Reunion
Movie · as Barack Obama
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Movie · as Self

Ugly Americans
TV · as Larry King (voice) · 1 ep

Conan
TV · as Self · 3 eps

Confessions of a Shopaholic
Movie · as Ryan Koenig

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Movie · as Various (archive footage)

Post Grad
Movie · as Guacanator Pitchman

Papa Nogood
Movie · as Wisher (voice)

Archer
TV · as Gustavo Calderón (voice) · 5 eps

Modern Family
TV · as Langham · 1 ep

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

Parks and Recreation
TV · as Raul · 1 ep

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep

The Rocker
Movie · as Kerr

Baby Mama
Movie · as Stroller Salesman

The Promotion
Movie · as Scott Fargas

Christmas on Mars
Movie · as Philosophical and Hymn-Singing Astronaut

Largo
Movie · as Self

Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
TV · 9 eps

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
Movie · as Time Lincoln (voice)
The Shooting AKA Dear Sister
Movie · as Cop #2

Goodbye Baby
Movie · as Comic

Fred Armisen Presents: Complicated Drumming Technique Jens Hannemann
Movie · as Jens Hannemann

Laser Cats 2
Movie · as Scientist

Human Giant
TV · as Dr. Marker · 1 ep

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
TV · as K.J. Nutt, Sal & Al's Customer, Self · 1 ep

Tim and Eric Nite Live!
TV · as Dr. Pat Gordon Hall · 1 ep

The Sarah Silverman Program
TV · as Taylor Magenheim · 1 ep

Yo Gabba Gabba!
TV · 1 ep

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Movie · as Security Guard

Kiss Me Again
Movie · as Professor Szabo

Deck the Halls
Movie · as Gustave

The Ex
Movie · as Manny

Griffin & Phoenix
Movie

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
Movie · as Self

Book Club
Movie · as Self

Laser Cats!
Movie · as The Bad Guy

Freak Show
TV · 2 eps

30 Rock
TV · as Raheem Haddad, Various Characters · 1 ep

Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration
Movie · as Self

Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade
Movie

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Movie · as Frenchman (uncredited)

Squidbillies
TV · as Miguel · 85 eps

Robot Chicken
TV · as Archie Andrews (voice) · 1 ep

American Dad!
TV · as Derrick (voice) · 1 ep

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Movie · as Tino

EuroTrip
Movie · as Creepy Italian Guy

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Movie · as Tino

The Frank International Film Festival
Movie · as Frank
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Tom Goes to the Mayor
TV · as Phillip Priest (voice) · 1 ep

Melvin Goes to Dinner
Movie · as Vesa

I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco
Movie · as Self

Like Mike
Movie · as New Age Dad
Next Caller
TV · 2 eps

Next!
TV · 2 eps

Aqua Teen Hunger Force
TV · as Poncho (voice), Robot Husband (voice) · 1 ep

Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Wally · 1 ep

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

The Simpsons
TV · as Terrence (voice) · 2 eps

Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Various Characters, Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 220 eps



