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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1978-06-07 (46 years old)

Place of Birth

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Bill Hader

Biography:

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

Acting

2026

The Cat in the Hat as The Cat in the Hat (voice)

2025

2024

Hendrie as Self
IF as Banana (voice)

2023

2022

Lightyear as Featheringhamstan (voice)
Toast of Tinseltown as Dwight Difference

2021

The Addams Family 2 as Cyrus Strange (voice)

2020

Beastie Boys Story as "Crazy Shit" Voice
Belushi as John Belushi (voice)

2019

Noelle as Nick Kringle
It Chapter Two as Richie Tozier
The Angry Birds Movie 2 as Leonard (voice)
Toy Story 4 as Axel the Carnie (voice)
Desus & Mero as Self - Illustrious Guest
Lights Out with David Spade as Self - Panelist
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as urGoh (The Wanderer) (voice)

2018

2017

2016

Sausage Party as Firewater / Tequila / El Guaco (voice)
The Angry Birds Movie as Leonard (voice)
The BFG as Bloodbottler
Finding Dory as Husband Fish (Stan) (voice)
To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist

2015

Inside Out as Fear (voice)
Trainwreck as Dr. Aaron Conners
Accidental Love as Doctor Turnstall
Mind Candy as Fear (voice)
Riley's First Date? as Fear / Jordan's Joy (voice)
Documentary Now! as Various Characters
Star vs. the Forces of Evil as Additional Voices (voice)
Man Seeking Woman as Adolf Hitler

2014

2013

Monsters University as Referee / Slug (voice)
Turbo as Guy Gagné (voice)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 as Flint Lockwood (voice)
Her as Chat Room Friend #2 (voice)
Star Trek Into Darkness as Additional Voices (voice)
Here Comes the Night Time as Captain Bill the Astronaut
The Awesomes as Dr. Malocchio (voice)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Captain Seth Dozerman
Drunk History as John Pemberton

2012

Men in Black 3 as Andy Warhol
Escape from Planet Earth as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
This Is 40 as Desi's Store Pickup (uncredited)
The Mindy Project as Tom McDougall

2011

Paul as Haggard
Bob's Burgers as Mickey (voice)
Bob's Burgers as Big Bob Belcher (voice)
Portlandia as Birdman

2010

Freaknik: The Musical as Tad (voice)
The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as The Voice (voice)
Conan as Self
Ugly Americans as William Dyer (voice)

2009

2008

2007

The Brothers Solomon as Recumbent Biker
Hot Rod as Dave
Knocked Up as Brent
Superbad as Officer Slater
The Shooting as Keith
Purple Violets as Bill - Bookstore Fan
Human Giant as Little Kevin

2006

2005

2004

The Venture Bros. as Professor Impossible / Phage (voice)
The Venture Bros. as Professor Impossible (voice)
The Venture Bros. as Professor Impossible / Alien villain (voice)

2003

Punk'd as Field Agent

2002

Collateral Damage as Pilot (deleted scene)

2000

Curb Your Enthusiasm as Igor, Gregor, & Timor

1999

1997

South Park as Alec Baldwin
South Park as Plex the robot

1996

The Ambiguously Gay Duo as Flame Eye / Flatside (voice)

1993

1989

The Simpsons as Manacek (voice)
The Simpsons as Slava (voice)

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live as Talent Scout
Saturday Night Live as Self / Nitro
Saturday Night Live as Life Coach
Saturday Night Live as Illiterate Genie
Saturday Night Live as Indiana Jones
Saturday Night Live as Frankenstein's Monster
Saturday Night Live as Self / Stefon
Saturday Night Live as Self (archive footage)

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Crew

2023

Beau Is Afraid as Thanks

2015

Inside Out as Additional Dialogue

2002

Collateral Damage as Actor's Assistant

Production

2018

Barry as Executive Producer

2015

Documentary Now! as Executive Producer

2013

The To Do List as Executive Producer

2002

The Scorpion King as Production Assistant
Collateral Damage as Production Assistant
Spider-Man as Production Assistant

2001

James Dean as Production Assistant

2000

Little Heroes 2 as Production Assistant

1997

South Park as Producer

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Bill Hader HBO Comedy Series as Executive Producer

Writing

Directing

2018

Barry as Director

Creator

2018

Barry as Creator

2015

Documentary Now! as Creator