Fred Armisen
Armisen performing at Webster Hall in 2001. (Photo by Tammy Lo)
Born	December 4, 1966 (1966-12-04) (age 40) Valley Stream, New York
Spouse(s)	Sally Timms (divorced)

Fred Armisen (born December 4, 1966) is an American musician, comedian, and actor, known for his work as a castmember on Saturday Night Live. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 564 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (753 × 801 pixel, file size: 707 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Valley Stream is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. ... This article is about the state. ... Sally Timms (born 29 November 1959 in Leeds, England) is a singer and songwriter. ... is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... This article is about the American television series. ...

Biography

Career

Armisen began his career in 1988 when he moved from New York to Chicago to play drums for the punk rock band, Trenchmouth. In the 1990s, he played background drums with Blue Man Group in Chicago, and in 1997 toured with David Shouse of The Grifters' sideband, Those Bastard Souls, which also featured The Flaming Lips' Steven Drozd. Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Trenchmouth was a Chicago based punk band that dabbled in industrial and funk and included future Saturday Night Live cast-member Fred Armisen on drums. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Bass drum made from wood, rope, and cowskin A drum is a musical instrument in the percussion group that can be large, technically classified as a membranophone. ... Blue Man Group (Blue Man, BMG) is a creative organization founded by Phil Stanton, Chris Wink, and Matt Goldman; it is centered on a trio of mute performers, called Blue Men, who present themselves in blue grease paint, latex bald caps, and black clothing. ... The Grifters were a nationally popular and influential 1990s indie rock band based in Memphis who released albums on Doink, Sonic Noise, Shangri-la Records, and Sub Pop Records. ... History An independent rock band formed in 1995 as a solo side project by Dave Shouse, then of the Grifters, who was looking for an outlet for his own material. ... The Flaming Lips (formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983) are an American alternative rock band. ... Steven Drozd (born June 11, 1969, Houston, Texas) is a multi-instrumentalist and drummer for The Flaming Lips. ...

Armisen's transition from music to comedy occurred with the 1998 short film Fred Armisen’s Guide to Music and South by Southwest. The film featured Armisen's trip to the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas, where he captured reactions while posing as a music journalist. After this, Armisen began doing stand-up comedy. In 2002, he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player. In the 2004 season, he was promoted to a repertory cast member. On SNL, he is noted for hardly ever breaking character. Also in 2004, he appeared in minor but notable roles in the films Eurotrip, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and a European neighbor named Gustave in Deck the Halls South by Southwest (SXSW, Inc. ... Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas, the county seat of Travis County, and home to the University of Texas at Austin. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... This article is about the American television series. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... EuroTrip is a 2004 American comedy film produced by the same people as Road Trip and Old School. ... Categories: Stub | 2004 films | Comedy films ... Deck the Halls is a secular Christmas carol. ...

As of 2007, Armisen continues to star on Saturday Night Live. The same year, he was seen in a supporting role in the comedy The Ex and in a starring role in the comedy Quebec. He has also created a comedy team with former Sleater-Kinney guitarist Carrie Brownstein titled "ThunderAnt". ^[1] This article is about the American television series. ... The Ex is a 2006/2007 comedy film directed by Jesse Peretz and starring Zach Braff and Jason Bateman. ... Quebec is an American comedy film about two grocery store managers. ... Sleater-Kinney are an indie rock trio from Olympia, Washington influenced by the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s. ... Carrie Brownstein (born September 27, 1974), is an American musician and actress. ...

Throughout his comedic rise Armisen has maintained substantial ties with music. Armisen has directed music videos for bands like The Helio Sequence. Armisen also had a memorable role in the Wilco documentary I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, which featured footage from his stint opening for frontman Jeff Tweedy's 2001 solo tour. He also appeared in video segments on Blue Man Group's How to Be a Megastar Tour 2.0.^[2] Armisen occasionally writes for Pitchfork Media, and recently interviewed Cat Power for them.^[3] On SNL, Armisen often plays musical instruments in sketches, has two recurring characters who are musicians (Mackey the drummer from "The Rialto Grande" and Ferecito from "Showbiz Grande Explosion), or impersonates famous figures in the music world such as Liberace, Phil Spector, Lou Reed, and, most notably, Prince, The Helio Sequence is an indie electronica/shoegazer band signed to indie label Sub Pop. ... This article is about the music group. ... I Am trying To Break you Heart: A Film About Wilco is a documentary film by Sam Jones which follows the American Alterna-country rock band Wilco through the creation and distribution of their fourth studio album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. ... Jeffrey Scott Tweedy (born August 25, 1967 in Belleville, Illinois, United States) is an American songwriter, musician, and poet. ... Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork and occasionally shortened to P4K or pfork,[1] is a United States-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... Cat Power is the stage name of American singer/songwriter Charlyn Chan Marshall (born Charlyn Marie Marshall on 21 January 1972). ... Wladziu Valentino Liberace (May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987), better known by only his last name Liberace (LIB-ber-RAH-chee), was an American entertainer. ... Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26, 1939) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. ... Lewis Reed[1] (born March 2, 1942) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... “The Artist” redirects here. ...

Armisen directed the music video for The Helio Sequence's "Don't Look Away". He is noted for his quote, "You gotta get yourself some marble columns!" A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... The Helio Sequence is an indie electronica/shoegazer band signed to indie label Sub Pop. ...

Armisen is the second Latin-American Saturday Night Live castmember, after Horatio Sanz (Sanz is Chilean while Armisen is Venezuelan on his mother's side). Armisen, being part Japanese (and German) is also the second Asian-American castmember of SNL after Rob Schneider who is part Filipino. Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... This article is about the American television series. ... Horatio Sanz (born June 4, 1974[1]) is an American comedian and actor, known as a former cast member of Saturday Night Live. ... An Asian American is generally defined as a person of Asian ancestry and American citizenship,[2][3][4] although may also be extended to include non-citizen resident Asians as well. ... This article is about the American actor/comedian. ...

Saturday Night Live

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Filmography

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Television

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Discography with the band Trenchmouth

See also: 1996 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1996 Record labels established in 1996 // January 8 - Madonnas stalker, Robert Hoskins is found guilty and convicted on five charges of assault, stalking, and threatening to kill the singer. ... See also: 1994 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1994 Record labels established in 1994 // January 29 - The Supremes Mary Wilson is injured when her jeep hits a freeway median and flips over just outside of Los Angeles, California. ... See also: 1993 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1993 Record labels established in 1993 // Date Unknown- Christian Rock label Tooth and Nail Records is formed. ... See also: 1991 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels established in 1991 // 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ...

References

External links

• Official website
• Fred Armisen at the Internet Movie Database
• Fred Armisen at NNDB
• Fred Armisen at MySpace
• Episode 1 of DOS & DON'Ts & Friends on VBS
• Episode 2 of DOS & DON'Ts & Friends on VBS
• Episode 3 of DOS & DON'Ts & Friends on VBS
• Episode 4 of DOS & DON'Ts & Friends on VBS
• 2006 Interview with Fred Armisen on Cult Cargo
• Fred Armisen interviews Cat Power
• 2006 Interview with The Onion's AV Club
• 2007 Interview with WickedInfo.com

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