Fred Armisen

Fred Armisen (born December 4, 1966 in Valley Stream, New York) is a multiracial American comedian and actor.

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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 drums with Blue Man Group in Chicago. His 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. In 2004, he appeared in the film Eurotrip.

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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.

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He is currently a repertory player on Saturday Night Live.

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1966: 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar)...

Valley Stream, New York: Valley Stream is a village located in Nassau County, New York in the USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 36,368....

Multiracial: The terms multiracial, biracial, and mixed-race describe people whose ancestors are not of a single race. (Biracial strictly refers to those with ancestors from exactly two races). One example might be a person with a white mother and African father. Another might be the Mestizo people of Mexico (an...

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