Fred Wolf
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, television writer, comedian

Fred Wolf is an American film director, screenwriter, television writer, and former stand-up comedian.

Career

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 1992, 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

Film

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
1995 Tommy Boy No Uncredited No
1996 Black Sheep No Yes No Also Actor: Ronald Forte
1998 Dirty Work No Yes No Also Actor: Homeless Guy
2000 Little Nicky No No No Actor Only: Fan
2001 Joe Dirt No Yes No Also Actor: Freddy the Producer (Uncredited)
2003 Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star No Yes Yes Also Actor: Dickie's Corner Man
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 Also Actor: Airplane Tech #1
2017 Mad Families Yes Yes No
2019 Drunk Parents Yes Yes No
2021 40-Love Yes Yes No

Television

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

References

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