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Bill Hader

Born

June 7, 1978

Years on SNL

As Cast Member:2005-2013As Host:October 11, 2014March 17, 2018Cameos:February 1, 2014May 17, 2014November 19, 2016 (vocal only)March 2, 2019April 11, 2020Impersonated:November 11, 2023Impersonator(s):Michael Longfellow William Thomas Hader Jr. (born June 7, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, director, producer and writer. Hader first gained widespread attention for his eight-year stint as a cast member on the long-running NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2005 to 2013, for which he received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Peabody Award. He became known for his impressions and especially for his work on the Weekend Update segments, in which he played Stefon, a flamboyant New York tour guide who recommends unusual nightclubs and parties with bizarre characters with unusual tastes.

Hader is the creator, producer, writer, director and star of the HBO dark comedy series Barry (2018–2023), for which he has been nominated for eight Emmy Awards, winning two. He is also the star and producer of the IFC mockumentary comedy series Documentary Now! (2015–present) which he co-created along with Fred Armisen and Seth Meyers.

Hader has had supporting roles in the films You, Me and Dupree (2006), Hot Rod (2007), Superbad (2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, (2009), Paul (2011), This Is 40 (2012), and 22 Jump Street (2014), as well as leading roles in The Skeleton Twins (2014), Trainwreck (2015) and as an adult Richie Tozier in It Chapter Two (2019).

He also is known for his extensive work in voice-over, portraying both leading and supporting characters in films such as the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs franchise (2009–2013), Turbo (2013), Inside Out (2015), The BFG (2016), Power Rangers (2017), Toy Story 4 (2019) and Lightyear (2022).

Contents

• 1 Personal Life
• 2 Career
• 3 Characters/Impressions
  • 3.1 Characters
  • 3.2 Impressions
• 4 SNL Career
• 5 Gallery

Personal Life[]

Bill Hader was born on June 7, 1978, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. He attended the Art Institute of Phoenix and Scottsdale Community College. In 2006, he married actor-director Maggie Carey. They have three daughters: Hannah, born in 2009, Harper, born in 2012, and Hayley, born in 2014.

Career[]

Before SNL, Hader was a comedian in the Upright Citizen's Brigade Los Angeles and in Second City Los Angeles.

Hader joined SNL in 2005 as a featured cast member, joining Jason Sudeikis and Andy Samberg as a Featured Player. He has also acted in many films, such as Superbad, Year One, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, IT Chapter 2, and Skeleton Twins. He was promoted to the main cast as a Repertory Player along with Jason Sudeikis, Andy Samberg and Kristen Wiig.

He won a 2014 American Comedy Award for his work on SNL.

Hader and SNL castmate Seth Meyers penned a Spider-Man one-off entitled The Short Halloween. It was illustrated by Kevin Maguire and came out May 29, 2009. It was given three and a half out of five stars by Benjamin Birdie of Comic Book Resources.[41] He made a small appearance in the 2009 comedy film Year One, with Jack Black and Michael Cera. Hader lent his voice to the Sony Pictures Animation film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, as well as its 2013 sequel, playing the lead role of Flint Lockwood as well as his invention in the films, the FLDSMDFR. He voiced a gazelle in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and appeared in the fantasy film Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian as Major General George Armstrong Custer. In April 2009, Hader was a part of Vanity Fair's list of "Comedy's New Legends".

Hader at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con

Hader took on the voice role of Professor Impossible on the fourth season of The Venture Brothers (2010–2013), a part originated by Stephen Colbert. He voiced the Pod in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "IAMAPOD", as well as Hitler in the episode "Der Inflatable Fuhrer". Hader played Kevin, Matt Damon's copilot, in the live episode of 30 Rock, recorded October 14, 2010. He portrayed "The Voice" in the action-comedy film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), the disembodied voice that pops up during certain moments of the film's video game-inspired fight scenes. He also had a small cameo as the voice of the USS Vengeance computer in the science fiction film Star Trek Into Darkness (2013).

From 2011 to 2014, Hader hosted Essentials, Jr. on Turner Classic Movies. Hader received the gig after he was a guest programmer with host Robert Osborne who was impressed by Hader's eclectic choices, such as Billy Wilder's 1943 Five Graves to Cairo (1943), Robert Altman's 1970 Brewster McCloud (1970), and Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon (1950). TCM asked him if he would like to host its summer Essentials Jr. showcase that introduces younger audiences to seminal movies from the golden age of Hollywood and international cinema. He was chosen because Hader has a "certain energy and appeal to younger people. He is very passionate about the subject. He isn't just reading a teleprompter. He really cares and knows the movies." During the Essentials, Jr. program, Hader handpicked 13 films (one a week) to screen for the whole family each of those four years. The films he chose included Singin' in the Rain (1952), Bringing Up Baby (1938), The Band Wagon (1953), and The Lavender Hill Mob (1951).

Hader was the guest star in the series premiere of the comedy series The Mindy Project, where he played as Mindy's ex-boyfriend Tom McDougall. His character returned later in the first season. Hader voiced Dr. Malocchio in the Hulu animated comedy series The Awesomes. In 2013, Hader replaced Robert Downey, Jr., as the voice of Mr. Peanut.

Hader decided to leave SNL after eight seasons, informing cast and crew of his decision in February 2013. He came to the conclusion that he needed to leave when his then-wife and he were constantly having to travel to Los Angeles for work, which made it difficult for their children. His final episode was on May 18, 2013. "It was a hard decision, but it has to happen at some point," he told reporters. "It got to a point where I said, 'Maybe it's just time to go.'"

On October 11, 2014, the third episode of Saturday Night Live's 40th season, Hader returned to to Saturday Night Live to host for the first time; premiering on the 40th anniversary of the show's premiere, Hader returned to the show to host for the first time, with musical guest Hozier.

He returned to Saturday Night Live to host for the 2nd time on March 17, 2018, the sixteenth episode of Saturday Night Live's 43rd season, with musical guests Arcade Fire.

Characters/Impressions[]

Characters[]

• Brady Trunk
• Bryce
• Devin
• DJ Frontal Assault
• Dwayne Vogelcheck
• Fiancée of the Maine Fisherman
• Greg the Alien
• Herb Welch
• Husband of the Gay Guy from New Jersey
• Leonard
• Lyle Round
• Merryville Brother Robot
• Stefon
• Tony Dinato
• Vince Blight
• Vinny Vedecci
• Anthony Peter Coleman

Impressions[]

• Adam Levine
• Alan Alda
• Al Pacino
• Anthony Scaramucci
• Christopher Dodd
• Clint Eastwood
• Conan O'Brien
• Cris Collinsworth
• Daniel Day-Lewis
• Daniel Radcliffe
• Darrell Issa
• Dave Matthews
• David Bowie
• Don Herbert
• Dr. Mehmet Oz
• Eddie Vedder
• Eliot Spitzer
• Ernie Johnson Jr.
• Franklin Roosevelt
• Gabriel Grasso
• Garrison Keillor
• Harvey Fierstein
• Hu Jintao
• Jack Cafferty
• James Carville
• John Barrymore
• John Boehner
• John Ensign
• John Malkovich
• John Mark Karr
• John Mayer
• John Phillips
• Julian Assange
• Keith Morrison
• Lindsey Buckingham
• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
• Mark Cuban
• Max Baucus
• Michael Klooster
• Michael Richards
• Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino
• Nick Faldo
• Noh Hong-cheol
• Pat Roberts
• Pat Toomey
• Peter Gallagher
• Peter O'Toole
• Phil Spector
• Prince Philip
• Rajinikanth
• Ralph Nader
• Richard Branson
• Rick Perry
• Robert Byrd
• Robert Gibbs
• Robert Pattinson
• Rod Serling
• Ryan Seacrest
• Shepard Smith
• Stephen King
• Steven Seagal
• Steven Tyler
• Stuart Torevell
• Ted Nugent
• Tim Burton
• Tim Gunn
• Tim McCarver
• Tommy Chong
• Tommy Lee Jones
• Tony Blair
• Tony Hayward
• Vincent Price
• Walter Jones
• Willem Dafoe
• Yitzhak Hofi

SNL Career[]

• 2005-2006: Featured Player
• 2006-2013: Repertory Player
• February 1, 2014: Cameo
• May 17, 2014: Cameo
• October 11, 2014: Host
• November 19, 2016: Voice Cameo Only
• March 17, 2018: Host
• March 2, 2019: Cameo
• April 11, 2020: Cameo

Gallery[]

Hader in the Intro for Season 31 (2005-06; Featured player title card) (his 1st season on the show).Hader in the Intro for seasons 32-34 (2006-2009; First Repertory title card; introduced during his 2nd full season. His 2nd-4th seasons on the show).Hader in the Intro for seasons 35-37 (2009-2012; used for his 5th-7th seasons on the show).Hader in the Intro for Season 38 (2012-13; His 8th/final season on the show. Left at the end of his eighth season).Hader as his impression Al Pacino.Hader as his impression John Mayer.Hader as his impression Steven Seagal.Hader as his impression Conan O'Brien.Hader as his impression Ryan Seacrest.Bill Hader as his character Stefon on Weekend Update.Hader as his impression Tommy Lee Jones.Hader as his impression John Boehner.Hader as his impression The Situation.Hader as his impression Stephen King.Hader as his impression Robert Pattinson.Hader as his impression Clint Eastwood.Hader as his impression Rick Perry.Hader as his impression Adam Levine of Maroon 5.Hader as his character Vince Blight, the host of the game show What's That Name.Hader as his impression Arnold Schwarzenegger.Hader as his impression Cher.Hader as his impression Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.Hader as his impression John Malkovich.Hader as his impression Daniel Radcliffe.Hader as his impression Herb Welch.Hader returned to SNL to host for the first time on October 11, 2014, the third episode of season 40 and the fourth episode to premiering on the show's premiere, with musical guest Hozier.Hader returned to SNL to host for the second time on March 17, 2018, the sixteenth episode of season 43, with musical guests Arcade Fire, a legendary Canadian indie rock band.