Fred Armisen life and biography

Fred Armisen is an American actor, comedian and musician best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and portraying off-color foreigners in various comedy films such as EuroTrip, Anchorman, and Cop Out. With Carrie Brownstein, he is the co-creator and co-star of the IFC sketch series Portlandia.

Armisen was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and moved to Manhattan, New York City as a baby. He was raised in Valley Stream, New York, on Long Island. His mother is Venezuelan and his father is of German and Japanese descent. He attended the School of Visual Arts (NYC) before dropping out to begin a career as a rock drummer.

Armisen was married to English singer and songwriter Sally Timms from 1998 to 2004.

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. On August 13, 2010, the trade press reported that Moss and Armisen had separated earlier that year. Moss filed for divorce from Armisen on September 20, 2010; the court papers specified June 26, 2010 as the date of separation, making the marriage eight months long. Moss is a Scientologist; Armisen is not.

In August 2010, media outlets reported Armisen was dating fellow Saturday Night Live cast member Abby Elliott.

Discography:

1996 The Broadcasting System
1994 Trenchmouth Vs. the Light of the Sun
1993 Inside the Future
1991 Construction of New Action: Volume 1: First There Was Movement

Filmography:

2009 Confessions of a Shopaholic Ryan Koening
2009 Post Grad Guacanator Pitchman
2010 Cop Out Russian Lawyer
2010 Our Family Wedding Phillip Gusto
2010 Easy A Pastor
2011 The Smurfs

Television :

2009 Parks & Recreation
2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2011- Portlandia
2011 Conan
2011 The Looney Tunes Show
2011 America's Got Talent

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