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Fred Stoller

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Fred Stoller
Stoller in 2012
Born (1958-03-19) March 19, 1958 (age 66)
New York City, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • stand-up comedian
  • author
Years active1982–present
Notable workEverybody Loves Raymond
Comedy career
Medium
GenresObservational comedy

Fred Stoller (born March 19, 1958)[1] is an American actor, stand-up comedian and author. He is best known for portraying Gerard on Everybody Loves Raymond. He is also the voice of Stanley in the Open Season series, Fred the Squirrel in The Penguins of Madagascar, Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy in WordGirl, Jimbo in Disney Junior's Mickey and the Roadster Racers and Rusty the monkey wrench on Playhouse Disney's Handy Manny.

Early life

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Stoller was born in New York City and grew up in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn.[1][2] He has a sister, Cindy, six years his senior,[2] and is Jewish.[3] Stoller attended Kingsborough Community College before leaving to pursue comedy full time.[4]

Career

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Stoller had worked as a stand-up comedian in nightclubs since the early 1980s at the time of his first television appearance, in 1987, when he appeared on Stand-Up America and in 1989 on The Young Comedians Special alongside six other comedians.[5][6]

He gained recognition for his frequent appearances as Gerard on the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, Mr. Lowe in Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide and as Sheldon Singer, the son of Harold Gould's deli-owning character, on the short-lived sitcom Singer & Sons. He has also made guest appearances on several other TV series. He wrote two episodes of Seinfeld ("The Soup" and the Kramer/chimpanzee subplot of "The Face Painter").[7] He also appeared as Fred in the episode "The Secret Code".[7]

Stoller is also known as the voices of Stanley in the Open Season franchise, Rusty the Monkey Wrench on Handy Manny, Fred the Squirrel in The Penguins of Madagascar, Steve Tree in Oswald, and Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy in WordGirl.

In 2012, Stoller published a successful e-book titled My Seinfeld Year, in which he chronicled his experiences after being hired as a new staff writer.[8] He has since released a book titled Maybe We'll Have You Back: The Life of a Perennial TV Guest Star,[9] and a second e-book, Five Minutes to Kill: How the HBO Young Comedians Special Changed the Lives of 1989’s Funniest Comics, in 2017.[10]

Selected filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1986 Crocodile Dundee Uncredited role
1994 Dumb and Dumber Anxious Man at Phone
1995 Ski Hard Mel Horner
1998 Chairman of the Board Security Guard
2001 Joe Dirt Chemistry Teacher
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember Melon Guy
2004 Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas Security Guard
2005 Rebound Late Carl
2006 Little Man Richard
2008 Open Season 2 Stanley
2009 Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts Fluffernufferman
2010 Open Season 3 Stanley
2011 The Change-Up Studio crew member in the Lorno scene
2013 Paranormal Movie Father Berkowitz
2014 Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys Rich TV movie
2018 Trouble Sleeping Dr. Gilbert TV movie

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1991–1996 Murphy Brown Various roles 6 episodes
1995–1997 Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist Fred Voice; 5 episodes
1995 Coach Mover Episode: Is It Hot in Here, or Is It Me?:
The Drew Carey Show Ed Episode: "The Joining of Two Unlikely Elements Is a Mixture"
Seinfeld Two episodes
1996 Wings Mr. Lutz Episode: "The Team Player"
1997-1999 The Nanny Fred the Pharmacist 4 episodes
1997-2000 Science Court Stenographer Fred Voice; 18 episode
1997-2001 Friends Stuart 2 episodes
1997 Alright Already Gary Episode: "Again with the Sexual Harassment"
Cow and Chicken Lonely Man Voice; Episode: "Disease Fiesta"
I Am Weasel Lonely Man Voice; Episode: "Disease Fiesta"
The Gregory Hines Show Jack Powers Episode: "The Boy's Night In"
1998-1999 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Warning man; C.K. 2 episodes
1998-2003 Everybody Loves Raymond Cousin Gerard 8 episodes
2000 The King of Queens Drive-thru worker Voice; Episode: "Strike One"
2001 Dharma & Greg Barry Episode: "Home Is Where The Art Is"
2001-2002 Raising Dad Bert 3 episodes
2002-2005 Scrubs Mr. Hoffner 2 episodes
2003-2006 All Grown Up! Mister Beeker 3 episodes
2004-2007 Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Mr. Lowe 8 episodes
2005 Monk Greg Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes To The Office"
Drake & Josh Lenny Spodnick Episode: "Foam Finger"
2006-2013 Handy Manny Rusty the Monkey Wrench 88 episodes
2007-2015 WordGirl Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy 43 Episodes
2009-2012 The Penguins of Madagascar Fred the Squirrel Voice; 13 Episodes
2009 Hannah Montana Howard Goldwasser Episode: "You Gotta Lose This Job"
2010-2012 Wizards of Waverly Place Dexter 8 episodes
2012-2015 Bob's Burgers Sal 2 episodes
2014 Anger Management Fred 2 episodes
2014 Over the Garden Wall Fred the Horse 2 episodes
2015-2016 Harvey Beaks Bartleburt 6 episodes
2017 Bones Allen Peppermelt Episode: "The Radioactive Panthers in the Party"
2021 Rick and Morty Ferkus 9 inhabitant Voice; episode: "A Rickonvenient Mort"
2022 Raven's Home Mr. Petracelli Episode: Mr. Petracelli's Revenge
Oddballs Foodball Joe Voice; two episodes
2024 Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Toothgnasher Voice; episode: "The Devil You Know"

Written works by Stoller

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  • My Seinfeld Year (Kindle Single) (2012)
  • Maybe We'll Have You Back: The Life of a Perennial TV Guest Star (2013)
  • Five Minutes to Kill: How the HBO Young Comedians Special Changed the Lives of 1989's Funniest Comics' (Kindle Single) (2017)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Fred Stoller Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". Allmusic. Retrieved October 23, 2022. Born March 19, 1958 in New York, NY.
  2. ^ a b Stoller 2013, p. 10
  3. ^ Stoller 2013, p. 222: "...I'm the skinny neurotic Jewish comedy guy."
  4. ^ Stoller 2013, p. 19
  5. ^ "Programming: Stand Up America". Radio Times. July 1987.
  6. ^ Callaway, Jimmy (May 18, 2017). "The Big Chill of Comedy with Fred Stoller". Vulture.com.
  7. ^ a b ""Seinfeld" writers head to "Fred"". Reuters. October 10, 2008.
  8. ^ Rabin, Nathan (September 25, 2012). "Comedy's most awkward performer, on his uncomfortable year on Seinfeld". The A.V. Club.
  9. ^ Matheson, Whitney (May 16, 2013). "I love this book: 'Maybe We'll Have You Back'". USA Today.
  10. ^ Altucher, James (June 21, 2017). "Fred Stoller – Five Minutes To Kill: A Story About "Making It"". Yahoo! Finance.

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