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William Thomas Hader Jr. (born June 7, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He 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. Hader's initial success was for his eight-year stint (2005–2013) as a cast member on the long-running NBC variety series Saturday Night Live, 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 Meyers, a flamboyant New York tour guide who recommends unusual nightclubs and parties with bizarre characters with unusual tastes. 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).
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William Thomas Hader Jr. (born June 7, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He 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. Hader's initial success was for his eight-year stint (2005–2013) as a cast member on the long-running NBC variety series Saturday Night Live, 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 Meyers, a flamboyant New York tour guide who recommends unusual nightclubs and parties with bizarre characters with unusual tastes. 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).
Known For
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Saturday Night Live
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Daily Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Simpsons
Bob's Burgers
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
The Office
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Finding Your Roots
Comedy Central Roasts
The Venture Bros.
Drunk History
Good Mythical Morning
Man Seeking Woman
Eli Roth's History of Horror
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Silicon Valley
South Park
The Mindy Project
The Shop
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
Lights Out with David Spade
30 Rock
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Desus & Mero
Xavier: Renegade Angel
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Talking with Chris Hardwick
Mark Twain Prize
Ugly Americans
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Trek Into Darkness
Collateral Damage
22 Jump Street
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Toy Story 4
Beastie Boys Story
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
This Is 40
IF
Monsters University
Pineapple Express
Knocked Up
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Beau Is Afraid
Men in Black 3
Finding Dory
Tropic Thunder
Lightyear
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
The Awesomes
Her
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
You, Me and Dupree
Riley's First Date?
The Addams Family 2
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
Power Rangers
Funny or Die Presents
Turbo
Paul
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
The Angry Birds Movie
Mufasa: The Lion King
The BFG
Adventureland
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Superbad
Sausage Party
Inside Out
Mind Candy
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
It Chapter Two
Hot Rod
6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park
They Came Together
Noelle
Trainwreck
Barry
The Cat in the Hat
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Production Credits
The Scorpion King
Collateral Damage
Saturday Night Live
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Untitled Jonestown Series
The Cat in the Hat
South Park
Barry
James Dean
Inside Out
Beau Is Afraid
Spider-Man
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