Fred Armisen: Biography in Details
Who is Fred Armisen?
Fred Armisen is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician. He has portrayed characters in comedy films, including EuroTrip, Anchorman, and Cop Out. With his comedy partner Carrie Brownstein, he is the co-creator and co-star of the IFC sketch comedy series Portlandia.
He also has a website that features the comedy sketches created with Brownstein and is the bandleader and frequent drummer for the Late Night with Seth Meyers house band, The 8G Band.
Fred Armisen: Age, Parents, Ethnicity
Fred Armisen was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the United States on December 4, 1966, at age (56). He is the son of Fereydun Armisen (father) and Hildegardt Mirabal (mother). His father worked for IBM and his mother was a schoolteacher Hildegard. His ethnicity is mixed(Korean, German, Venezuelan) and his nationality is American.
There is no information about his siblings. His birth sign is Sagittarius. He loved dancing and choreography from his school days.
In which school did Fred Armisen attend?
On talking about his education, firstly, he attended the School of Visual Arts. Then, he attended Valley Stream High School.
Fred Armisen: Professional Life Career
On talking about his profession, while growing up, his ambition was to be a musician. He fell in love with rock music at an early staged and hoped to end up as a drummer in a rock band.
Unfortunately, he dropped out of the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan to pursue his dream and was a member of various rock bands in the 1980s and 1990s. One such band was Trenchmouth.
He joined the cast of Saturday Night Live as a day player in 2002 and was made a regular cast member in 2004, a role he played until 2013, making him one of their longest-lasting cast member. On Saturday Night Live, Fred played several regular characters and did impressions of scores of notables personalities such as Prince, Steve Jobs, Michael Bloomberg, Hosni Mubarak, Elvis Presley, Hugo Chavez.
He has also featured in several comedy movies including Easy A (2010), Baby Mama (2008), and Will Ferrel’s Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Besides that, one of his notable works to date is critically acclaimed.
Though all this, he has not forgotten his first love which is music. He has also worked with many musicians including Joanna Newsom, in different capacities. He also regularly played musical instruments on his comedy shows and also plays characters that are musicians. Recently, Armisen is a member of the in-house band of the comedy show, Late Night with Seth Meyers.
Awards
Fred Armisen was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series for Portlandia (2011), and Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special (2015).
Additionally, he won the Peabody Award for Portlandia (2011). In addition, he won WGA Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series for Saturday Night Live (1975), Portlandia (2011).
How much is the net worth of Fred Armisen?
As of 2023, Fred Armisen’s net worth was $10 million. He earned a huge amount of salary from his career and maintained such a huge net worth.
Fred Armisen: Rumors and Controversy/ Scandal
Fred Armisenhas maintained his celebrity status and there is no information regarding his rumors and controversies to date in his career or personal life.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight
On talking about Fred Armisen’s body measurements, he has a height of 5 feet 9 inches and he weighs 68Kg. Furthermore, his eye color is dark brown and his hair color is dark brown.
Social Media
Fred Armisen has around 489K followers on Instagram, more than 3k followers on Facebook, and around 729 followers on Twitter.
Fred Armisen’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | December | Wednesday |
| 2025 | December | Thursday |
| 2026 | December | Friday |
| 2027 | December | Saturday |
| 2028 | December | Monday |