Fred Armisen

Actor

Male

Born Dec 4, 1966

Age 46

Hometown Hattiesburg, Miss...

Genres Character comedy ...

Nationality American

Fred Armisen is an American comedian, musician, and actor best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and portraying off-color foreign characters in various comedy films including EuroTrip, Anchorman, and Cop Out. With his comedy… Read More

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17th Annual Webby Awards

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May 21, 2013

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Fred Armisen talks about his Peabody Award

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Feb 25, 2013

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2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Press Room

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Feb 24, 2013

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2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach - Arrivals

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Feb 23, 2013

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Abby Elliott
Dated 2010 - 2011
Elisabeth Moss
Married 2009 - 2011
Martha Plimpton
Dated 2005 - 2006
Janeane Garofalo
Dated 2004
Sally Timms
Married 1998 - 2004

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Arts Beat: Ifc Orders Two More Seasons Of ‘portlandia’
NYTimes - 6 days ago

“Portlandia,” the popular IFC sketch comedy series with Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, will continue with new episodes in 2014 and 2015.
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The Highs And Lows Of Fox's New Shows
Huffington Post - 13 days ago

We've seen the pilots of Fox's new shows, and while they're not for review (things often change drastically before the shows are set to premiere), we do want to share our first reactions to what's coming in the fall and midseason. This quick guide is designed to get you excited for some new shows ... and to warn you to curb your enthusiasm for others. Just keep in mind that we'll have full reviews of the final pilots closer to airdate. For now, here are our snap judgments of Fox'...
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Even Jason Sudeikis Doesn't Know If He's Leaving 'Snl'
Huffington Post - May 23, 2013

Even Jason Sudeikis doesn't know if he's leaving "Saturday Night Live." During a visit to "The View" to promote his new movie "Epic," Sudeikis was pressed about his future with the show by Barbara Walters. He gave a non-answer, but Walters continued asking for a real answer. "I sincerely don't know at this point," Sudeikis said. Rumors flew that Sudeikis would leave "Saturday Night Live" at the end of this season with Bill Hader and Fred Armisen
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Fred Armisen Bids 'Snl' Goodbye Punk Rock Style
Yahoo News - May 21, 2013

By Lee Hernandez LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - If the reports are true that Fred Armisen is following in the footsteps of his friend and fellow cast member Bill Hader and leaving "SNL," then we may have just seen the comedian's last performance on the NBC comedy sketch show's May 18th season finale. In the final minutes of Saturday night's season-ender, Armisen reprised his role as punk-rock star Ian Rubbish, the British pink rock character he introduced just...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1966 Birth Born on December 4, 1966.

TEENAGE

1984 17 Years Old In 1984, Armisen played drums in a local band along with his high school friends in Valley Stream, New York, but the group ended soon after.

TWENTIES

1988 21 Years Old Armisen began his career in 1988 when he moved from New York to Chicago to play drums for the punk rock band Trenchmouth. … Read More

THIRTIES

1998 31 Years Old 1 More Event

In 1998 he posed as a music journalist for the short film Fred Armisen’s Guide to Music and South by Southwest. … Read More

2001 34 Years Old Armisen has directed music videos for bands like The Helio Sequence. Armisen also had a role in the Wilco documentary I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, which featured footage from his stint opening for front man Jeff Tweedy's 2001 solo tour. … Read More

FORTIES

2007 40 Years Old Fred appeared as Jens Hannemann on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on October 19, 2007, promoting a 28-minute DVD called Fred Armisen presents Jens Hannemann: "COMPLICATED DRUMMING TECHNIQUE". … Read More

2009 42 Years Old Armisen became engaged to actress Elisabeth Moss in January 2009. The two had met in October 2008 when Moss' fellow Mad Men star Jon Hamm hosted Saturday Night Live, and Moss joined Hamm in onstage sketches. The couple married on October 25, 2009 in Long Island City, New York.

2010 43 Years Old 2 More Events

On August 13, 2010, the trade press reported that Moss and Armisen had separated earlier that year.

2011 44 Years Old 1 More Event

Armisen stars in the IFC sketch series Portlandia alongside Carrie Brownstein (formerly of Sleater-Kinney); the first season debuted on January 21, 2011. … Read More

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