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 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.
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Nimrods
as Jim
We're Back! With Brian Williams
as Self - Guest
Lorne
as Self
5 Things with Jay Mewes
as Self - Guest
Dear Shop Girl
as Landlord
Downey Wrote That
as Self
Fixed
as Fetch (voice)
Netflix Tudum 2025
as Self
DIY: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk
as Self
Lubach
as Unknown
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
as Self - Guest
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
as Self
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
as Self - Musical Guest
Deli Boys
as Max Sugar
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
G*ve a F*ck LA: A Benefit for LA Fire Relief
as Unknown
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - SNL Cast Member 2002 - 2013
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Self
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary
as Self
Age of Audio
as Self
Will & Harper
as Self
Universal Basic Guys
as David (voice)
Never Mind
as Manager Cat
Thelma the Unicorn
as Danny Stallion (voice)
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
as Self
Unfrosted
as Mike Puntz
Come and Save Me
as Hugo
Fallout
as DJ Carl
Resynator
as Self
Carol & the End of the World
as (voice)
Melomaniac
as Self
The Contestant
as Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)
Royal Crackers
as Brent (voice)
Unstable
as Leslie
Digman!
as Dr. Sigmund Freud (voice)
Agent Elvis
as Charles Manson (voice)
History of the World: Part II
as Glorp
Resurgence
as Record shopper 2
Clerks III
as Auditioner
Spin Me Round
as Ricky
This Fool
as Richard Rowell
The Bubble
as Darren Eigen
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
as Self
Our Flag Means Death
as Geraldo
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
as Erich England
Toast of Tinseltown
as Russ Nightlife
Saturday Morning All Star Hits!
as (voice)
Baking It
as Self
That's My Jam
as Self - Guest
Do, Re & Mi
as Juan Peacock (voice)
Centaurworld
as Splendib / Bimbam (voice)
Centaurworld
as Splendib / Kittentaur / Malandrew (voice)
Centaurworld
as Malandrew (voice)
Centaurworld
as Splendib / Message Bird / Teacher Birdtaur (voice)
Centaurworld
as Splendib / Malandrew / Message Bird (voice)
Centaurworld
as Message Bird (voice)
Centaurworld
as Splendib / Guard / Human Man (voice)
How It Ends
as Manny
Schmigadoon!
as Reverend Howard Layton
The Sparks Brothers
as Self
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
as Deborahbot 5000 (voice)
Cinema Toast
as Unknown
Too Late
as Fredo Muñoz
Moonbase 8
as Skip
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
as Scooter
All Together Now
as Mr. Franks
Central Park
as Esposito (voice)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
as Robert Durst / Robertina Durst
Magnum Dopus
as Self
The Second City Presents: The Last Show Left on Earth
as Self - Guest
The Imminent Expiration of Seth Dodson
as Dr. Greengrass
Yo La Tengo: Hanukkah 2019 - Night One
as Unknown
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
as Self
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
as Merkin
Adams
as Adams
Lights Out with David Spade
as Self - Panelist
The House of Tomorrow
as Tour Video Narrator (voice)
Los Espookys
as Uncle Tico
Los Espookys
as Tico
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
as Unknown
What We Do in the Shadows
as Tom 'Doctor Tom' Schmidt
Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero
as Self
Miracle Workers
as Percival Forthwind
My View: Clem Burke
as Self
Star Wars Resistance
as Lechee (voice)
Fortune Rookie
as Fred
Forever
as Oscar
You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys
as Unknown
Barry
as Nestor
Game Over, Man!
as Fred Armisen
Final Space
as KVN (voice)
Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers
as The Drummer
A Christmas Story Live!
as Elf
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Self
Big Mouth
as Elliot Birch (voice)
Battle of the Sexes
as Rheo Blair
The Lego Ninjago Movie
as Cole (voice)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
The Little Hours
as Bishop Bartolomeo
The Gong Show
as Self - Judge
Band Aid
as Dave
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
as Peter Salanz
Take the 10
as The Driver
Man in the Camo Jacket
as Self
Ordinary World
as Gary
Party Legends
as Unknown
Match Game
as Self - Panelist
Zoolander 2
as VIP
Long Live the Royals
as Gavin, Brody
Superstore
as Kyle
Addicted to Fresno
as Gerald
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Documentary Now!
as Various Characters
Difficult People
as Garry Epstein
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
7 Days in Hell
as Edward Pudding
Staten Island Summer
as Victor
George and the Vacuum
as George
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead
as Self
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Robert Durst
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Robertina Durst
The Last Man on Earth
as Karl
Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run
as Speedy Gonzales (voice)
Man Seeking Woman
as Jesus
Man Seeking Woman
as Tanaka (voice)
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
as Chadwick (voice)
The Maya Rudolph Show
as Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Sweet Potato (voice) / Tomatillo (voice)
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
as Pill Bottle (voice)
Deadbeat
as Janitor
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Unknown
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Richie Cornish
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest/Musical Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Musical Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
Broad City
as David the baby
Revenge of the Mekons
as Self
Super Fun Night
as Brian Headfoot
Fame or Shame Season 14
as Hugh Harrison (Voice)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Melipnos
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs 2
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
Hollywood Game Night
as Self
AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend
as Ian Rubbish
Out There
as Terry Rosachristas
Brunch Village
as Various Characters
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Self
The Dictator
as Waiter / Minister
Finding Your Roots
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
Unsupervised
as Martin (voice)
House of Lies
as Vincent
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
as Brainy (voice)
New Girl
as Brandon
Up All Night
as Gideon Kirk
The Smurfs
as Brainy Smurf (voice)
The Looney Tunes Show
as Speedy Gonzales (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
as Barack Obama
Portlandia
as Various Characters
Bob's Burgers
as Tommy (voice)
Conan
as Self
The Women of SNL
as Various (archive footage)
Easy A
as Pastor
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
as Freidrich
Saturday Night
as Self
Ugly Americans
as Larry King (voice)
Presidential Reunion
as Barack Obama
Cop Out
as Russian Lawyer
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
as Self (archive footage)
Modern Family
as Langham
Archer
as Gustavo Calderón (voice)
Post Grad
as Guacanator Pitchman
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
as Various (archive footage)
Parks and Recreation
as Raul
Papa Nogood
as Wisher (voice)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
Confessions of a Shopaholic
as Ryan Koenig
Christmas on Mars
as Philosophical and Hymn-Singing Astronaut
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
as Unknown
The Rocker
as Kerr
The Promotion
as Scott Fargas
Baby Mama
as Stroller Salesman
Largo
as Self
Tim and Eric Nite Live!
as Dr. Pat Gordon Hall
Fred Armisen Presents: Complicated Drumming Technique Jens Hannemann
as Jens Hannemann
Yo Gabba Gabba!
as Unknown
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
as Time Lincoln (voice)
Human Giant
as Dr. Marker
Goodbye Baby
as Comic
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as K.J. Nutt
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Sal & Al's Customer
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Self
The Sarah Silverman Program
as Taylor Magenheim
Laser Cats 2
as Scientist
The Ex
as Manny
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
as Security Guard
Deck the Halls
as Gustave
30 Rock
as Raheem Haddad
30 Rock
as Various Characters
Freak Show
as Unknown
Griffin & Phoenix
as Unknown
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
as Self
Kiss Me Again
as Professor Szabo
Laser Cats!
as The Bad Guy
Book Club
as Self
Squidbillies
as Miguel
Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade
as Unknown
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
as Frenchman (uncredited)
Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration
as Self
Robot Chicken
as Archie Andrews (voice)
American Dad!
as Derrick (voice)
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Tino
Tom Goes to the Mayor
as Phillip Priest (voice)
The Frank International Film Festival
as Frank
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Tino
Melvin Goes to Dinner
as Vesa
Like Mike
as New Age Dad
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco
as Self
Next!
as Unknown
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
as Poncho (voice)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
as Robot Husband (voice)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Wally
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
The Simpsons
as Terrence (voice)
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
as Self