Bill Hader

Infobox Comedian
name = Bill Hader


imagesize = 250px
caption = Hader outside of NBC Studios, 2007
birth_name = William Hader
birth_date = birth date and age|1978|6|7
birth_place = Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
nationality = American
active = 2005 - Present
notable_work = Various in
"Saturday Night Live"
Dave in "Hot Rod"
Officer Slater in "Superbad"
spouse = Maggie Carey 2006 - Present

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.

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 Bobby Moynihan, Andy Samberg, Kenan Thompson and Casey Wilson, is one of five SNL castmembers who were born after the show's premiere in 1975. Moynihan was born in 1977, Samberg, Thompson, and Hader 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

* Colonel Sanders
* Steven Seagal
* Al Pacino
* Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
* John Mark Karr
* Michael Richards (as Cosmo Kramer)
* Peter Falk (as Columbo)
* James Mason
* Peter Gallagher
* Peter O'Toole
* Daniel Radcliffe
* Dick Van Dyke (as Bert from "Mary Poppins")
* Gregory Peck
* Brian Grazer
* Captain Hook
* John Mayer
* Tony Blair
* Stuart Torevell
* Ryan Seacrest
* Jerry Seinfeld
* Tim McCarver
* Vincent Price (in the TVLand Variety Vault sketches)
* Alvin the chipmunk
* Animal from The Muppets
* Chris Dodd
* Daniel Day-Lewis (as Daniel Plainview from "There Will Be Blood")
* Tim Gunn
* Eliot Spitzer
* Dave Matthews
* Robert Byrd
* Yitzhak Hofi
* Niko Bellic
* Seth Rogen
* Rainn Wilson (as Dwight Schrute)
* James Quall
* Willem Dafoe

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. [ [http://billhaderonline.com/main/2007/10/08/bill-hader-does-interview-with-bill-hader-online "Bill Hader does interview with BHO!"] Accessed October 14, 2007.] 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, Tom Cruise, and Nick Nolte in "Tropic Thunder". He will team back up with "Superbad" director Greg Mottola for the film "Adventureland", which also features fellow "SNL"er 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 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Iw1uEVaQpA "The Jeannie Tate Show"] with "SNL" writer Liz Cackowski and wife Maggie Carey.

outh Park

Hader has recently become a creative consultant on the 12th season of "South Park". The first episode aired October 8, 2008.

Video Games

"Grand Theft Auto IV" - Wilson Taylor Sr (On in-game radio show: "Pacemaker)

Filmography

References

External links

* [http://www.billhaderonline.com Bill Hader Online] - fanpage
* [http://haderwithad.com Haderwithad.com] - fanpage
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* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/movies/23itzk.html Interview with New York Times]
* [http://www.complex.com/CELEBRITIES/Mantras/Bill-Hader Bill Hader on World Domination]