“My father came from Germany. My mom came from Venezuela. My father's culturally German, but his father was Japanese. I was raised in New York and spent two years in Rio. My parents met at the University of Southern Mississippi, and they had me there, and then we moved to New York. I'm not very familiar with Mississippi.”

American comedian, actor, musician, and television writer

Fred Armisen is an American comedian, actor, musician, and television writer. He is known for co-creating and starring in the IFC sketch series Portlandia with Carrie Brownstein. He also co-created and starred in Documentary Now!, the IFC mockumentary series, and in the Showtime comedy series Moonbase 8. His work spans sketch comedy, scripted television, and music-related performance.