Fred Armisen

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
December 4, 1966 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
Popular Genres
Comedy Family Animation
Career Span
– Present

Fred Armisen

238 nominations
117 credits

Fereydun "Fred" Armisen (born December 4, 1966) is an American actor, comedian and musician best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and portraying off-color foreigners in various comedy films such as EuroTrip, Cop Out or Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. With Carrie Brownstein, he is the co-creator and co-star of the IFC sketch series Portlandia.

He also recently voices Speedy Gonzales in The Looney Tunes Show on Cartoon Network.

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Personal Info

Born
Dec 4, 1966
From
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
– Present

Known For

The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023
as Cranky Kong (voice)
The Dictator
The Dictator
2012
as Waiter / Minister
EuroTrip
EuroTrip
2004
as Creepy Italian Guy
Easy A
Easy A
2010
as Pastor
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
2021
as Deborahbot 5000 (voice)
The Smurfs
The Smurfs
2011
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004
as Tino
Thelma the Unicorn
Thelma the Unicorn
2024
as Danny Stallion (voice)
The Smurfs 2
The Smurfs 2
2013
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
Unfrosted
Unfrosted
2024
as Mike Puntz
Battle of the Sexes
Battle of the Sexes
2017
as Rheo Blair
Deck the Halls
Deck the Halls
2006
as Gustave

Frequent Collaborators

Chris Pratt
Chris Pratt
1 shared project
in "The Super Mario Bros. Movie"
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Anya Taylor-Joy
Anya Taylor-Joy
1 shared project
in "The Super Mario Bros. Movie"
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Charlie Day
Charlie Day
1 shared project
in "The Super Mario Bros. Movie"
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Jack Black
Jack Black
1 shared project
in "The Super Mario Bros. Movie"
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Keegan-Michael Key
Keegan-Michael Key
1 shared project
in "The Super Mario Bros. Movie"
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Seth Rogen
Seth Rogen
1 shared project
in "The Super Mario Bros. Movie"
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Sebastian Maniscalco
Sebastian Maniscalco
1 shared project
in "The Super Mario Bros. Movie"
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Charles Martinet
Charles Martinet
1 shared project
in "The Super Mario Bros. Movie"
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Kevin Michael Richardson
Kevin Michael Richardson
1 shared project
in "The Super Mario Bros. Movie"
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Khary Payton
Khary Payton
1 shared project
in "The Super Mario Bros. Movie"
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Rino Romano
Rino Romano
1 shared project
in "The Super Mario Bros. Movie"
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John DiMaggio
John DiMaggio
1 shared project
in "The Super Mario Bros. Movie"
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Award Recognition

0
Wins
238
Nominations

Complete Filmography

2025

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self Award
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
Fixed as Fetch (voice)
DIY: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk as Self
G*ve a F*ck LA: A Benefit for LA Fire Relief

2024

Thelma the Unicorn as Danny Stallion (voice) Award
Unfrosted as Mike Puntz Award
Will & Harper as Self
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary as Self
Age of Audio as Self
Never Mind as Manager Cat
Resynator as Self
Hang On a Second as Self
Come and Save Me as Hugo

2023

The Super Mario Bros. Movie as Cranky Kong (voice) Award
The Contestant as Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)
Resurgence as Record shopper 2
Melomaniac as Himself

2022

The Bubble as Darren Eigen
Clerks III as Auditioner
Spin Me Round as Ricky
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks as Self

2021

The Mitchells vs. the Machines as Deborahbot 5000 (voice) Award
The Sparks Brothers as Self
How It Ends as Manny
Too Late as Fredo Muñoz
Bob Mould & Fred Armisen: Come What May - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

2020

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend as Robert Durst / Robertina Durst
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine as Scooter
All Together Now as Mr. Franks
Magnum Dopus as Self
The Imminent Expiration of Seth Dodson as Dr. Greengrass

2019

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot as Merkin Award
The House of Tomorrow as Tour Video Narrator (voice)
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show as Self
Adams as Adams
My View: Clem Burke as Self
Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero as Himself
Yo La Tengo: Hanukkah 2019 - Night One

2018

Game Over, Man! as Fred Armisen
Final Space as KVN
Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers as The Drummer
You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys

2017

Battle of the Sexes as Rheo Blair Award
The Little Hours as Bishop Bartolomeo Award
The Lego Ninjago Movie as Cole (voice) Award
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Self
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special as Peter Salanz
Band Aid as Dave
A Christmas Story Live! as Elf
Take the 10 as The Driver
David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
Man in the Camo Jacket as Self
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity as Aldo the Instructor

2016

Zoolander 2 as VIP
Ordinary World as Gary
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque as Terry Dudley

2015

7 Days in Hell as Edward Pudding
Staten Island Summer as Victor
Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run as Speedy Gonzales
Addicted to Fresno as Gerald
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) as Self
The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead as Self
George and the Vacuum as George

2014

Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas as Chadwick (voice)
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It) as Pill Bottle (voice)
The Maya Rudolph Show as Self
The Celery Incident as Various characters

2013

The Smurfs 2 as Brainy Smurf (voice) Award
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow as Brainy Smurf (voice)
AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend as Ian Rubbish
Revenge of the Mekons as Himself

2012

The Dictator as Waiter / Minister Award
The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self

2011

The Smurfs as Brainy Smurf (voice) Award
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol as Brainy (voice) Award
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 as Barack Obama
Inside Portlandia as Self

2010

Easy A as Pastor Award
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore as Freidrich Award
Cop Out as Russian Lawyer
The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
Saturday Night as Self
Tina Fey: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
Presidential Reunion as Barack Obama
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole as Self (archive footage)

2009

Confessions of a Shopaholic as Ryan Koenig
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler as Various (archive footage)
Post Grad as Guacanator Pitchman

2008

Baby Mama as Stroller Salesman
The Rocker as Kerr
The Promotion as Scott Fargas
Largo as Self
Christmas on Mars as Philosophical and Hymn-Singing Astronaut

2007

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters as Time Lincoln (voice)
The Shooting AKA Dear Sister as Cop #1
The Shooting as Cop #2
Goodbye Baby as Comic
Fred Armisen Presents: Complicated Drumming Technique Jens Hannemann as Jens Hannemann

2006

Deck the Halls as Gustave Award
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny as Security Guard Award
The Ex as Manny
Griffin & Phoenix
Kiss Me Again as Professor Szabo
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse as Self
Book Club as Himself

2005

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo as Frenchman (uncredited) Award
Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade
Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration as Self

2004

EuroTrip as Creepy Italian Guy Award
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy as Tino Award
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Tino

2003

Melvin Goes to Dinner as Vesa

2002

Like Mike as New Age Dad
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco as Himself

New Year's Rev
Fred Armisen's Guide to Music and SXSW

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Dictator
EuroTrip
Easy A
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
The Smurfs
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Thelma the Unicorn
The Smurfs 2
Unfrosted

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