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Fred Willard
Born September 18[1]
Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
Years active 1963 — present
Spouse(s) Mary Willard
(1972 — present)

Fred Willard (born September 18[1]) is an American comedian and character actor, known for his improvisational comedy skills. Shaker Heights is a City in the US state of Ohio. As of the 2000 Census, the city population was 29405 and was the tenth-largest city in The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh A character actor is an Actor who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones

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Biography

Early life

Willard was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, an only child. Shaker Heights is a City in the US state of Ohio. As of the 2000 Census, the city population was 29405 and was the tenth-largest city in His father died unexpectedly when Willard was 11, and by mutual consent with his new stepfather, Willard was sent to military school. He graduated from Kentucky Military Institute, where he played varsity baseball. The Kentucky Military Institute ( KMI) was a military preparatory school in Lyndon Kentucky and Venice Florida, in operation from 1845 to 1973 He then attended the Virginia Military Institute with a B. The Virginia Military Institute ( VMI) located in Lexington Virginia, is the oldest state-supported military college and one of six senior A. in English. His childhood ambition was to be a professional baseball player, and he played the sport both in college and in the U.S. Army, where he served for two years. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. After the Army, he enrolled in acting school, in New York, and in due time started a comedy team with a classmate, Vic Grecco.

In a 2006 appearance as a guest critic on the television show Ebert & Roeper, he credited the 1956 Danny Kaye film The Court Jester as inspiring him to become a comedic actor. Danny Kaye ( January 18, 1913 – March 3, 1987) was an American award-winning Actor, Singer and Comedian The Court Jester is a 1956 Comedy film starring Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, and Angela Lansbury.

Career

Willard auditioned alongside Robert Klein for The Second City, which consisted of a nightclub manager and his employee. Robert Klein (born February 8, 1942) is an American Stand-up comedian and Actor. The audition helped the two secure the job. He is an alumnus of The Second City and currently heads a sketch comedy workshop, The MoHo Group. He was a founding member of the improvisational comedy group, Ace Trucking Company. Fellow members of Ace included, Bill Saluga and Patti Deutsch, among others. Bill Saluga (born 1938 in Youngstown Ohio) is an American Comedian. Patti Deutsch (born December 16, 1945 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is a comic actress who was a frequent panelist on Match Game.

Willard achieved wider fame as Martin Mull's impossibly dense sidekick, "Jerry Hubbard," on the television shows Fernwood 2 Night, Forever Fernwood, and America 2-Night, which parodied the nighttime talk shows of the day. Martin Mull (born August 18, 1943) is an American actor who has starred in his own TV sitcom and acted in prominent films Fernwood 2 Night (or Fernwood Tonight) is a comedic Television program created by Norman Lear as a Spin-off America 2-Night was the continuation of the Talk-show Parody series Fernwood 2 Night. Willard also had a short role on Roseanne as "Leon" (Martin Mull)'s husband. Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from 1988 to 1997 starring Stand-up comedian Roseanne From 2001 to 2002, he played the father of five children on Maybe It's Me. Maybe It's Me is an American Television Comedy series on The WB Network.

His most recent notable work has been in Christopher Guest films, such as A Mighty Wind, in which he played "Mike LaFontaine," a character known for his catch phrase, "Wha' happened?"; Best in Show, in which he portrayed "Buck Laughlin," a dog show announcer who offered up an unending stream of bad jokes and off-color comments; Waiting for Guffman, in which he played "Ron Albertson," a travel agent who performs in amateur stage productions with his wife; This Is Spinal Tap, in which he played a lieutenant on the military base where Spinal Tap play; and For Your Consideration, as an obnoxious entertainment television show anchor. Christopher Guest (born February 5 1948 is an Emmy Award-winning writer Grammy Award-winning composer/musician director and comic actor A Mighty Wind is a 2003 pseudo-documentary about a Folk music reunion concert and the three groups that must come together to perform on national television Mike LaFontaine is a fictional character played by Fred Willard in the Christopher Guest film A Mighty Wind. A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance Best in Show ( 2000) is a Mockumentary that follows five entrants in a prestigious dog show. In a conformation show, judges familiar with specific Dog breeds evaluate individual Dogs for how well they conform to published Breed standards See also Mathematics of humor A joke is a short story or ironic depiction of a situation communicated with the intent of being humorous. Waiting for Guffman is a musical Mockumentary starring co-written and directed by Christopher Guest that was released in 1997 This Is Spın̈al Tap (officially spelled with a non-functional umlaut over the letter 'n' and dotless 'i' is a 1984 mock Rockumentary For Your Consideration is a 2006 comedy film directed by Christopher Guest. [2] He also appeared as KVWN news director "Ed Harken" in, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, and in American Wedding as Michelle Flaherty’s father, "Harold". Anchorman The Legend of Ron Burgundy is a Comedy film which was released on July 9, 2004. American Wedding (also known as American Pie The Wedding outside of America or American Pie 3) is a 2003 Sequel

Willard also had a recurring role as "Hank MacDougall" on the later seasons of CBS' Everybody Loves Raymond. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Everybody Loves Raymond is an Emmy Award -winning American Television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13 He was nominated for an Emmy Award for this role in 2003, 2004 and 2005. The year 2003 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2003. The year 2004 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2004. The year 2005 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2005. Willard was also the host of a VH1 documentary series called Totally Obsessed about people obsessed with their hobbies. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television He appears as "Captain Ribmanman" in Episode 21 of Channel Frederator, a podcast from Kansas. Channel Frederator was launched November 1, 2005, as the world's first cartoon video Podcast network Willard also landed a role on Family Guy as Jeff Campbell, the father of a nudist family (first appearing in" From Method to Madness"). Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other "From Method to Madness" is the 18th episode of the 3rd season of the American television show Family Guy. It is unclear whether or not the role will be reprised. Willard also voices "Officer Brown" in King of the Hill. King of the Hill is an American animated series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company

Willard frequently appears in sketches on The Tonight Show, with Jay Leno, typically as a government official, businessman, or other authority figure named Willard J. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as appropriate --> The Tonight Show is a long-running James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno (born April 28 1950 is an Emmy Award -winning American Stand-up comedian and Television host Fredericks, who is always drinking. He also hosted, Saturday Night Live in 1978 (musical guest: Devo) and appeared twice on SNL's rival show, MADtv. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City MADtv, is an American Sketch comedy television series based on the humor magazine Mad. Two years prior to this, he made a minor appearance in the movie Silver Streak as a bemused railway station worker. Silver Streak is a 1976 comedy, action and Mystery film about murder on a Los Angeles -to- Chicago train journey

He was the voice of a clueless companion to a lazy robot (Martin Mull) in one episode of the series Dexter’s Laboratory, and guest-starred on the Adult Swim cartoon, Tom Goes to the Mayor. Adult Swim, (usually stylized swim with its signature square Brackets, is an adult-oriented Television network sharing channel space with Cartoon Tom Goes to the Mayor is an American Animated television series on Cartoon Network 's Adult Swim. He acted in the Cartoon Network movie Re-Animated and played Vala Mal Doran's "father" in an episode of Stargate SG-1 in 2007. Re-Animated is a live-action / animated television film that aired on Cartoon Network on December 8, 2006 Vala Mal Doran is a Fictional character in the American Sci-Fi Channel television series Stargate SG-1, a science fiction show about a military He appeared in an episode of the Adult Swim program Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!. Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! is an American Television series, created by and starring Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, which He has also starred as the "Boogie Man" in an episode of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy and reprised his role in the movie, Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure. The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy is an award-winning American Animated television series that originally aired on Cartoon Network. This is a list of episodes of the Animated television series The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. His final appearance as "Boogey" occurred in Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen. This is a list of episodes of the Animated television series The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. In 2007, he made a guest appearance on the children's TV series Come on Over. Come on Over is a children's television series produced by the Grand Rapids Children's Museum in association with Enthusiastic Productions He's also guest-starred on an episode of The Boondocks providing the voice of "Joe Petto. The Boondocks is an American animated series created by Aaron McGruder for the Adult Swim programming block of Turner Broadcasting " In 2008, he guest starred as Swindle in Transformers Animated

Willard has been cast as a sportscaster in the television series Back to You, which premiered on the Fox Network on September 19, 2007. Transformers Animated is an American Animated television series based on the ''Transformers'' toy line. Back to You is an American Situation comedy series created and executive produced by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He also made an appearance in the 2007 sci-fi comedy I'll Believe You. I'll Believe You is a 2007 American Comedy film, starring David Alan Basche, Patrick Warburton and Siobhan Fallon He has been cast to play the president of the "Buynlarge Corporation" in the Pixar animated film WALL-E, scheduled for release in 2008. Pixar Animation Studios is a CGI animation production company based in Emeryville California.

Willard recently completed a sold-out run of Fred Willard: Alone At Last!, advertised as a one-man show but actually featuring a cast of 10, and received Los Angeles Artistic Director Awards for Best Comedy and Best Production. He has also completed a RiffTrax with Michael J. Nelson for the movie Missile to the Moon. RiffTrax are downloadable audio commentaries featuring comedian Michael J Michael John Nelson (born October 11, 1964 in St Charles Illinois) is an American Comedian and Writer, most famous for Missile to the Moon is a 1958 Black and white Science fiction film directed by Richard E [3]

He was also seen roasting William Shatner in the Comedy Central special The Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner on August 12, 2006. William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian double Emmy - Golden Globe - and Saturn Award -winning Comedy Central is an American Cable television and Satellite television channel that carries predominantly Comedy programming Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Also at the roast was George Takei with whom Willard performed in the improv show Thank God You're Here. George Hosato Takei (born April 20, 1937) is an American actor of Japanese descent best known for his role in the TV series Star Trek Improvisational theatre (also known as improv or impro) is a form of Theatre in which the Actors use Improvisational acting techniques Thank God You're Here was a partially improvised comedy television program based on the Australian TV show, broadcast by NBC.

Willard is the voice of the character "Ed Warmer" in the Playstation Portable game Hot Brain. The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated PSP) is a Handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.

In 2007, Willard took the role of "Aslo" in Epic Movie. Epic Movie is a 2007 American Film directed and written by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer

Personal life

Willard has been married since 1972 and has one daughter (b. 1974) and a grandson (b. 1998). He is friends with voice actor Richard Steven Horvitz, and along with Richard is a member of the Fred Willard Players. Richard Steven Horvitz, sometimes credited as Richard S Horvitz, Richard Horvitz or Richard Wood (born on July 29, 1966 in

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Year of birth often stated or implied as 1939, eg Yagoda, "Unscripted And Unleashed". How to Beat the High Co$t of Living is a 1980 Comedy Film, starring Jane Curtin, Susan Saint James and Jessica Lange. Salem's Lot is a 1979 horror Television mini-series directed by Tobe Hooper, from the Paul Monash Teleplay, and starred former Americathon (also known as Americathon 1998) is a 1979 comedy starring John Ritter, Fred Willard, Peter Riegert Fun with Dick and Jane is a 1977 romantic comedy film starring George Segal and Jane Fonda as an upper-middle class couple who turn to crime Silver Streak is a 1976 comedy, action and Mystery film about murder on a Los Angeles -to- Chicago train journey Chesty Anderson USN is a 1976 R-rated comedy film featuring Shari Eubank in one of her two movies Hustle is a 1975 film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Burt Reynolds, Catherine Deneuve, Ben Johnson, Paul
  2. ^ Ben Yagoda (November 21, 2006) "Unscripted And Unleashed" Philadelphia Inquirer. The Philadelphia Inquirer is a morning daily Newspaper that serves the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area of the United Accessed 2008-03-27.
  3. ^ Missile to the Moon. Rifftrax. Accessed 2007-10-23.

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NAME Willard, Fred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actor, comedian
DATE OF BIRTH September 18
PLACE OF BIRTH Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh Shaker Heights is a City in the US state of Ohio. As of the 2000 Census, the city population was 29405 and was the tenth-largest city in The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
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