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Fred Wolf (writer)

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Fred Wolf
Born
United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, television writer, comedian, actor

Fred Wolf is an American film director, screenwriter, television writer, comedian and actor.

Career

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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 1993, 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

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Film

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Year Title Director Writer Producer
1995 Tommy Boy No Uncredited No
1996 Black Sheep No Yes No
1998 Dirty Work No Yes No
2001 Joe Dirt No Yes No
2003 Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star No Yes Yes
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
2017 Mad Families Yes Yes No
2019 Drunk Parents Yes Yes No
2021 40-Love Yes Yes No

Acting roles

Year Title Role
1996 Black Sheep Ronald Forte
1998 Dirty Work Homeless Guy
2000 Little Nicky Fan
2001 Joe Dirt Freddy the Producer (Uncredited)
2003 Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star Dickie's Corner Man
2015 Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser Airplane Tech #1

Television

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An asterisk (*) indicates an appearance as an actor.

References

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  1. ^ "Fred Wolf". Filmbug. 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
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