Fred Willard

The famous American actor, writer, voice actor and comedian, Fred Willard was born on 18th September 1939. He is best known for his humor. He is best known for the role in the Rob Reiner mockumentary; This is Spinal Tap. Willard was born and raised in Ohio. Willard’s father was also named Fred Willard. He worked in a bank. Willard graduated from Kentucky Military Institute and Virginia Military Institute and thus Fred is a former US Military soldier. In 1962, after completing his army tour, Willard, and his friend, Vic Greco formed a funny act that led them to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. Willard portrayed the role of nightclub manager in The Second City. He also appeared in the Off-Broadways. He appeared in Little Murders directed by Alan Arkin Alan Arkin is a multidimensional personality born >> Read More... and produced by Jules Feiffer. After working in some Off-Broadways, he debuted in the movie Teenage Mother in the year 1967. Willard was criticized for his role in the movie, especially by the viewers. In 1997, Willard played the role of Martin Mull’s sidekick.

The movie brought him real success and fame. After that, he appeared in many successful Television comic series, namely Fernwood 2-Night and America 2-Night. He played the role of Tom Osbourne in the short film, Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall. He also guest-voiced a character in the famous Cartoon series, The Simpsons The Simpsons is a funny, highly popular American s >> Read More... . He also guest-voiced in the movie Transformers and a Playstation Portable game, Hot Brain. In 2001, he did May be It’s Me, a comedy series where he played the father of five children. Willard’s acting skills can be seen in the movie, A Mighty Wind, which is a Christopher Guest Christopher Guest is an English-American screenwri >> Read More... movie, where he played the role of Mike LaFontaine. He played the role of Frank Dunphy in Modern Family. He was even nominated for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actor in a comedy series. At the Burbank International Film Festival, Willard was honored as the Pioneer in Comedy. Willard last appeared in the movie The Birthday Boys. Willard is also known for his Charitable work. He contributes to a various non-profit organization like Big Brothers/ Big Sisters. Willard even received a commendation for his charity work from the Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.