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Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, television writer, comedian |
Fred Wolf is an American film director, screenwriter, television writer, and former stand-up comedian.
Career
Wolf began his career performing stand-up in Los Angeles in the 1980s, and landed his first major television role as co-host (with Paul Provenza) on the Comedy Central variety series Comics Only in the early 1990s. In 1992, Wolf joined the writing staff of Saturday Night Live and also served for several years as head writer up until 1996.[1] In 1996, he joined the SNL cast as a featured player, before leaving the show in October of that same year. Since leaving SNL, he has collaborated with many of his former SNL co-workers, writing and directing films for SNL stars such as Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, Norm Macdonald, David Spade, and Rob Schneider.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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1995 | Tommy Boy | No | Uncredited | No | |
1996 | Black Sheep | No | Yes | No | Also Actor: Ronald Forte |
1998 | Dirty Work | No | Yes | No | Also Actor: Homeless Guy |
2000 | Little Nicky | No | No | No | Actor Only: Fan |
2001 | Joe Dirt | No | Yes | No | Also Actor: Freddy the Producer (Uncredited) |
2003 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | No | Yes | Yes | Also Actor: Dickie's Corner Man |
2004 | Without a Paddle | No | Yes | No | |
2007 | I Want Candy | No | Yes | No | |
2008 | Strange Wilderness | Yes | Yes | No | |
The House Bunny | Yes | No | No | ||
2010 | Grown Ups | No | Yes | No | |
2013 | Grown Ups 2 | No | Yes | No | |
2015 | Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also Actor: Airplane Tech #1 |
2017 | Mad Families | Yes | Yes | No | |
2019 | Drunk Parents | Yes | Yes | No | |
2021 | 40-Love | Yes | Yes | No |
Television
An asterisk (*) indicates an appearance as an actor.
- The Pat Sajak Show (1989โ1990)
- 1993 MTV Movie Awards (1993)
- The Chevy Chase Show (1993)
- Saturday Night Live* (1992โ1996)
References
- โ "Fred Wolf". Filmbug. 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2013-04-17.