Fred Armisen

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

The Simpsons

American Dad!

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Modern Family

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Late Night with Seth Meyers

All Movies (127)

• Nimrods2026
• Lorne2026 · as Self
• Dear Shop Girl2025 · as Landlord
• Downey Wrote That2025 · as Self
• Fixed2025 · as Fetch (voice)
• Netflix Tudum 20252025 · as Self
• DIY: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk2025 · as Self
• SNL50: The Homecoming Concert2025 · as Self
• G*ve a F*ck LA: A Benefit for LA Fire Relief2025
• Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music2025 · as Self - SNL Cast Member 2002 - 2013
• Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary2024 · as Self
• Age of Audio2024 · as Self
• Will & Harper2024 · as Self
• Never Mind2024 · as Manager Cat
• Thelma the Unicorn2024 · as Danny Stallion (voice)
• Unfrosted2024 · as Mike Puntz
• Come and Save Me2024 · as Hugo
• Resynator2024 · as Self
• Melomaniac2023 · as Self
• The Contestant2023 · as Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie2023 · as Cranky Kong (voice)
• Resurgence2023 · as Record shopper 2
• Clerks III2022 · as Auditioner
• Spin Me Round2022 · as Ricky
• The Bubble2022 · as Darren Eigen
• The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks2022 · as Self
• Bob Mould & Fred Armisen: Come What May - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass2021
• How It Ends2021 · as Manny
• The Sparks Brothers2021 · as Self
• The Mitchells vs. the Machines2021 · as Deborahbot 5000 (voice)
• Too Late2021 · as Fredo Muñoz
• Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine2020 · as Scooter
• All Together Now2020 · as Mr. Franks
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend2020 · as Robert Durst / Robertina Durst
• Magnum Dopus2020 · as Self
• The Imminent Expiration of Seth Dodson2020 · as Dr. Greengrass
• Yo La Tengo: Hanukkah 2019 - Night One2019
• The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show2019 · as Self
• Jay and Silent Bob Reboot2019 · as Merkin
• Adams2019 · as Adams
• The House of Tomorrow2019 · as Tour Video Narrator (voice)
• Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero2019 · as Self
• My View: Clem Burke2019 · as Self
• You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys2018
• Game Over, Man!2018 · as Fred Armisen
• Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers2018 · as The Drummer
• A Christmas Story Live!2017 · as Elf
• Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs2017 · as Self
• Battle of the Sexes2017 · as Rheo Blair
• The Lego Ninjago Movie2017 · as Cole (voice)
• Cabiria, Charity, Chastity2017 · as Aldo the Instructor
• The Little Hours2017 · as Bishop Bartolomeo
• Band Aid2017 · as Dave
• Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special2017 · as Peter Salanz
• Take the 102017 · as The Driver
• Man in the Camo Jacket2017 · as Self
• Mr.Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid2016 · as Enzo Entolini
• Ordinary World2016 · as Gary
• Final Transmission2016 · as Lee Smith
• Globesman2016 · as Tom O'Halloran
• Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque2016 · as Terry Dudley
• Zoolander 22016 · as VIP
• Addicted to Fresno2015 · as Gerald
• Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee2015 · as Gene Allen
• Sandy Passage2015 · as Vivienne 'Big Vivvy' Van Kimpton
• Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run2015 · as Speedy Gonzales
• 7 Days in Hell2015 · as Edward Pudding
• Staten Island Summer2015 · as Victor
• George and the Vacuum2015 · as George
• Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)2015 · as Self
• The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead2015 · as Self
• Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas2014 · as Chadwick (voice)
• The Maya Rudolph Show2014 · as Self
• My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)2014 · as Pill Bottle (voice)
• The Celery Incident2014 · as Various characters
• Revenge of the Mekons2013 · as Self
• The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow2013 · as Brainy Smurf (voice)
• The Smurfs 22013 · as Brainy Smurf (voice)
• AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend2013 · as Ian Rubbish
• Blackout2013 · as Various Characters
• Brunch Village2012 · as Various Characters
• The Dictator2012 · as Waiter / Minister
• The Secret Policeman's Ball2012 · as Self
• The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol2011 · as Brainy (voice)
• Inside Portlandia2011 · as Self
• The Smurfs2011 · as Brainy Smurf (voice)
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'102011 · as Barack Obama
• The Women of SNL2010 · as Various (archive footage)
• Easy A2010 · as Pastor
• Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore2010 · as Freidrich
• Saturday Night2010 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again2010 · as Self
• Presidential Reunion2010 · as Barack Obama
• Cop Out2010 · as Russian Lawyer
• Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole2010 · as Self (archive footage)
• Post Grad2009 · as Guacanator Pitchman
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler2009 · as Various (archive footage)
• Confessions of a Shopaholic2009 · as Ryan Koenig
• Christmas on Mars2008 · as Philosophical and Hymn-Singing Astronaut
• The Rocker2008 · as Kerr
• The Promotion2008 · as Scott Fargas
• Baby Mama2008 · as Stroller Salesman
• Largo2008 · as Self
• The Shooting AKA Dear Sister2007 · as Cop #2
• Fred Armisen Presents: Complicated Drumming Technique Jens Hannemann2007 · as Jens Hannemann
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters2007 · as Time Lincoln (voice)
• Goodbye Baby2007 · as Comic
• The Ex2006 · as Manny
• Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny2006 · as Security Guard
• Deck the Halls2006 · as Gustave
• Griffin & Phoenix2006
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse2006 · as Self
• Kiss Me Again2006 · as Professor Szabo
• Laser Cats!2006 · as The Bad Guy
• Book Club2006 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade2005
• Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo2005 · as Frenchman (uncredited)
• Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration2005 · as Self
• Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie2004 · as Tino
• The Frank International Film Festival2004 · as Frank
• Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy2004 · as Tino
• EuroTrip2004 · as Creepy Italian Guy
• Melvin Goes to Dinner2003 · as Vesa
• Like Mike2002 · as New Age Dad
• I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco2002 · as Self
• Fred Armisen's Guide to Music and SXSW—
• Untitled Donkey Kong Film— · as Cranky Kong (voice)

All TV Shows (123)

• Lubach2025
• Everybody's Live with John Mulaney2025 · as Self
• Everybody's Live with John Mulaney2025 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Deli Boys2025 · as Max Sugar
• SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night2025 · as Self
• Universal Basic Guys2024 · as David (voice)
• John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.2024 · as Self
• Fallout2024 · as DJ Carl
• Carol & the End of the World2023 · as (voice)
• Royal Crackers2023 · as Brent (voice)
• Unstable2023 · as Leslie
• Digman!2023 · as Dr. Sigmund Freud (voice)
• Agent Elvis2023 · as Charles Manson (voice)
• History of the World: Part II2023 · as Glorp
• Wednesday2022 · as Uncle Fester
• This Fool2022 · as Richard Rowell
• Our Flag Means Death2022 · as Geraldo
• Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber2022 · as Erich England
• Toast of Tinseltown2022 · as Russ Nightlife
• Saturday Morning All Star Hits!2021 · as (voice)
• Baking It2021 · as Self
• That's My Jam2021 · as Self - Guest
• Do, Re & Mi2021 · as Juan Peacock (voice)
• Centaurworld2021 · as Splendib / Bimbam (voice)
• Centaurworld2021 · as Splendib / Kittentaur / Malandrew (voice)
• Centaurworld2021 · as Malandrew (voice)
• Centaurworld2021 · as Splendib / Message Bird / Teacher Birdtaur (voice)
• Centaurworld2021 · as Splendib / Malandrew / Message Bird (voice)
• Centaurworld2021 · as Message Bird (voice)
• Centaurworld2021 · as Splendib / Guard / Human Man (voice)
• Schmigadoon!2021 · as Reverend Howard Layton
• Cinema Toast2021
• Moonbase 82020 · as Skip
• Central Park2020 · as Esposito (voice)
• The Second City Presents: The Last Show Left on Earth2020 · as Self - Guest
• Lights Out with David Spade2019 · as Self - Panelist
• Los Espookys2019 · as Uncle Tico
• Los Espookys2019 · as Tico
• I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson2019
• What We Do in the Shadows2019 · as Tom 'Doctor Tom' Schmidt
• Miracle Workers2019 · as Percival Forthwind
• Star Wars Resistance2018 · as Lechee (voice)
• Fortune Rookie2018 · as Fred
• Forever2018 · as Oscar
• Barry2018 · as Nestor
• Final Space2018 · as KVN (voice)
• Big Mouth2017 · as Elliot Birch (voice)
• Carpool Karaoke: The Series2017 · as Self
• The Gong Show2017 · as Self - Judge
• Party Legends2016
• Match Game2016 · as Self - Panelist
• Long Live the Royals2015 · as Gavin, Brody
• Superstore2015 · as Kyle
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Documentary Now!2015 · as Various Characters
• Difficult People2015 · as Garry Epstein
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self - Guest
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt2015 · as Robert Durst
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt2015 · as Robertina Durst
• The Last Man on Earth2015 · as Karl
• Man Seeking Woman2015 · as Jesus
• Man Seeking Woman2015 · as Tanaka (voice)
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014 · as Sweet Potato (voice) / Tomatillo (voice)
• Deadbeat2014 · as Janitor
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Richie Cornish
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• Off Camera with Sam Jones2014 · as Self
• Broad City2014 · as David the baby
• Super Fun Night2013 · as Brian Headfoot
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine2013 · as Melipnos
• Hollywood Game Night2013 · as Self
• Out There2013 · as Terry Rosachristas
• Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee2012 · as Self
• Comedy Bang! Bang!2012 · as Self
• Finding Your Roots2012 · as Self
• Unsupervised2012 · as Martin (voice)
• New Girl2011 · as Brandon
• Up All Night2011 · as Gideon Kirk
• The Looney Tunes Show2011 · as Speedy Gonzales (voice)
• Portlandia2011 · as Various Characters
• Bob's Burgers2011 · as Tommy (voice)
• Conan2010 · as Self
• Ugly Americans2010 · as Larry King (voice)
• Modern Family2009 · as Langham
• Archer2009 · as Gustavo Calderón (voice)
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Parks and Recreation2009 · as Raul
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon2009 · as Self
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon2009 · as Self - Guest
• Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday2008
• Tim and Eric Nite Live!2007 · as Dr. Pat Gordon Hall
• Yo Gabba Gabba!2007
• Human Giant2007 · as Dr. Marker
• Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!2007 · as K.J. Nutt
• Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!2007 · as Sal & Al's Customer
• Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!2007 · as Self
• The Sarah Silverman Program.2007 · as Taylor Magenheim
• 30 Rock2006 · as Raheem Haddad
• 30 Rock2006 · as Various Characters
• Freak Show2006
• Squidbillies2005 · as Miguel
• Robot Chicken2005 · as Archie Andrews (voice)
• American Dad!2005 · as Derrick (voice)
• Tom Goes to the Mayor2004 · as Phillip Priest (voice)
• The Tony Danza Show2004 · as Self - Guest
• Next Caller2001
• Next!2001
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force2000 · as Poncho (voice)
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force2000 · as Robot Husband (voice)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm2000 · as Wally
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• The Simpsons1989 · as Terrence (voice)
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Various Characters
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self
• Rhona Who Lives by the River— · as Mr. Kortle / Remi's Mom
• Untitled 'Wednesday' spin-off about Uncle Fester— · as Uncle Fester