Fred Armisen

The Rocker [Born to Rock Edition] [Blu-ray]

Fred Armisen Presents Jens Hannemann: Complicated Drumming Technique

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters [Limited Edition]

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Biography: A comedic actor whose legacy is deeply intertwined with his long-standing involvement as a performer on NBC's Saturday Night Live, Fred Armisen graduated to on-camera work via an unlikely and wholly circuitous route. He studied film production at New York City's School of Visual Arts, then enjoyed a stint as a drummer in several punk bands including Trenchmouth and Those Bastard Souls, and performed with the Chicago production of the Blue Man Group. Shortly thereafter, Armisen authored a comedic short, Fred Armisen's Guide to Music and SXSW, which found him tooling through the South by Southwest Music Festival and conducting Sacha Baron Cohen-style parodistic interviews with legitimate musicians (most fully unaware of the joke being played). Upon playing at underground film festivals, that short turned the heads of HBO executives and prompted the network not only to sign Armisen as a regular correspondent on their music seires Reverb (a look at blossoming talent in the world of music), but to give him comedic interstitial segues in between regular programs, entitled Fred. From there, it was only a short leap to SNL stardom, and executive producer/creator Lorne Michaels brought Armisen in for a multi-season tenure beginning in 2002. On that program, as in his comedy shorts and standup acts, Armisen displayed a proclivity for sinking so completely into character that it became frequently difficult to separate the actor from the role; recurring characterizations included Martin Scorsese, Liberace, Tony Danza, Vicente Fox, and others. Armisen also landed supporting roles and cameo appearances in big-screen comedies; these included Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), the same year's Eurotrip (in a memorable bit as a creepy gay Italian), Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006), and Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007). In 2008, Armisen tackled a supporting role in the workplace comedy The Promotion, starring Seann William Scott, John C. Reilly, and Jenna Fischer. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

DVDs that Fred Armisen appeared in...

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01/27/2009 - The Rocker [Born to Rock Edition] [Blu-ray]
09/09/2008 - Baby Mama [Blu-ray]
09/02/2008 - The Promotion
11/06/2007 - Deck the Halls
10/23/2007 - Fred Armisen Presents Jens Hannemann: Complicated Drumming Technique
08/21/2007 - The Ex [Widescreen] [Unrated]
08/14/2007 - Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters [Limited Edition]
06/26/2007 - Griffin & Phoenix
02/27/2007 - Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
10/24/2006 - Kiss Me Again