Bill Hader

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Bill Hader
Hader outside of NBC Studios, 2007
Hader outside of NBC Studios, 2007
Birth name William Hader
Born June 7, 1978 (1978-06-07) (age 30)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Nationality American
Years active 2005 - Present
Spouse Maggie Carey 2006 - Present
Notable works and roles Various in
Saturday Night Live
Dave in Hot Rod
Officer Slater in Superbad

William "Bill" Hader (born June 7, 1978) is an American actor, writer, comedian, and repertory player on Saturday Night Live. He is also known for playing noted supporting roles in numerous comedy films.

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Biography

Early work

Hader's comedic skills eventually led him to perform at the Los Angeles chapter of the famed Second City, a comedy troupe that has been a training ground for many SNL cast members since the 1970s. He also performed at iO West in Los Angeles. During his time at Second City and iO West, Hader worked as a production assistant on the DVD Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy and Collateral Damage, as well as an assistant on VH1's The Surreal Life. Prior to SNL, Hader was perhaps most known for his work as a "field agent" on MTV's Punk'd.

Saturday Night Live

Hader was "discovered" by Megan Mullally of Will & Grace while working with the Los Angeles-based comedy troupe "Animals from the Future". Mullally brought him to the attention of SNL producer Lorne Michaels. Hader was hired as a "featured player" and made his debut on the show on October 1, 2005 (along with fellow newcomer Andy Samberg). His first role was as a psychologist giving his views about life and death during the emergency landing of Jet Blue Flight 292. Hader is known for his impressions of famous people, such as Vincent Price in the Variety Vault sketches and Al Pacino.

Hader is going into his 4th season on SNL and, along with Andy Samberg, Kenan Thompson and Casey Wilson, is one of four SNL castmembers who was born after the show's premiere in 1975. Samberg, Thompson, and Hader were all born in 1978, and Wilson was born in 1980.

Recurring SNL characters

  • Vinny Vedecci, the Italian talk-show host who speaks little English, even though his guests are English-speakers
  • Nitro (along with Andy Samberg's Admiral Spaceship) in the SNL Digital Short Laser Cats
  • One of the four guys (the others being Will Forte, Jason Sudeikis and the host) who reveal crazy aspects about themselves while singing a song on the jukebox in the Song Memories sketches.
  • One half of the Same Sex Couple from New Jersey (or Connecticut), the other half played by Fred Armisen
  • DJ Frontal Assault on Deep House Dish
  • Danny, a guy who has the mutant Kuato (played by Andy Samberg) living in his stomach
  • Mike Underballs, the director of PSA's who has to deal with the shenanigans of Jeff (Jason Sudeikis), a crew member.
  • Starring in the SNL sketch Taco Town with Andy Samberg and Jason Sudeikis.

Impersonations

Hader has said he did impressions of teachers and friends when he was growing up, but did not do impressions of famous people until his Saturday Night Live audition.[1] His Al Pacino impression came after watching the actor's Emmy acceptance speech for Angels in America. Hader's Vincent Price impression came from his love of Price's Edgar Allan Poe films, such as The Fall of the House of Usher. His Peter O'Toole impression came partly from O'Toole in My Favorite Year and Jack Lemmon's drunken Prince Hapnick from The Great Race.

Film roles

He first appeared alongside Owen Wilson and Matt Dillon in You, Me and Dupree. Since then he's had a wide range of roles such as Katherine Heigl's editor at E! in Knocked Up, the acid-taking mechanic Dave in Hot Rod ( alongside SNL castmate Andy Samberg), a recumbent biker in The Brothers Solomon (which also featured SNL castmate Will Forte in one of the film's co-leading roles) and, most famously, as Officer Slater in the Judd Apatow produced Superbad. His role in Superbad helped boost his public repertoire and allowed him to appear on mainstream programs like TRL, The Tonight Show, and even presenting at MTV's Video Music Awards.

Hader appeared in two other Apatow projects: Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Pineapple Express (with Seth Rogen). He also appeared alongside Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr, Matthew McConaughey, Steve Coogan, and Nick Nolte in Tropic Thunder. He will team back up with Superbad director Greg Mottola for the film Adventureland, which also features fellow SNLer Kristen Wiig. In addition to these films, Hader has also made several short films, including Back in the Day (alongside Derek Waters and wife Maggie Carey), Sounds Good to Me: Remastering the Sting, and The Jeannie Tate Show with SNL writer Liz Cackowski and wife Maggie Carey.

Video Games

GTA:IV -PLR Radio Station-Pacemaker: The Insurance Guy A.K.A. (Wilson Taylor Sr.)

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Sounds Good to Me: Remastering the Sting Barnaby G. Price Short film, also writer
2005 Jenny Clone Father Short film
Hallway Receptionist Short film
2006 You, Me and Dupree Mark
Doogal Soldier Sam Voice
The Pity Card Dick Short film
2007 Knocked Up Brent
Hot Rod Dave
Superbad Officer Slater
The Brothers Solomon Recumbent biker
2008 Forgetting Sarah Marshall Brian Bretter
Pineapple Express Private Greg B. Miller
Tropic Thunder Rob Slolom
Adventureland Bobby post-production
2009 Night at the Museum 2 George Armstrong Custer post-production
2010 Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil Hansel (voice) filming

References

  1. ^ "Bill Hader does interview with BHO!" Accessed October 14, 2007.

External links

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