Changes: Fred Willard

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Fred Willard (born September 18, 1933 - May 15, 2020) was an American comedic actor. He first attained fame as lunkheaded straight man Jerry Hubbard on the '70s talk show spoof Fernwood 2 Night, and played a number of recurring roles on sitcoms, including Roseanne, Mad About You, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Modern Family. On film, he has appeared in Anchorman, American Wedding, and all of Christopher Guest's mockumentaries, including This is Spinal Tap, Best in Show, and A Mighty Wind, as well as a live action appearance in the Disney-Pixar film WALL-E. He's also a frequent guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and also made a few guest appearances on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!.

In the realm of voice acting, Willard made memorable appearances on Kim Possible, King of the Hill, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, G.I. Joe: Renegades, The Loud House, Family Guy and in the Rifftrax for Missile to the Moon.

He pulled off the best sleazy con-man voice EVER.

Willard passed away at the age of 86 due to cardiac arrest.

Voice roles[]

Transformers Animated[]

Swindle

External links[]

Fred Willard at the Internet Movie Database

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+[[File:Fred Willard.jpg|thumb]]'''Fred Willard''' (born September 18, 1933 - May 15, 2020) was an American comedic actor. He first attained fame as lunkheaded straight man Jerry Hubbard on the '70s talk show spoof ''Fernwood 2 Night'', and played a number of recurring roles on sitcoms, including ''Roseanne'', ''Mad About You'', ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', and ''Modern Family''.  On film, he has appeared in ''Anchorman'', ''American Wedding'', and all of Christopher Guest's mockumentaries, including ''This is Spinal Tap'', ''Best in Show'', and ''A Mighty Wind'', as well as a live action appearance in the Disney-Pixar film ''WALL-E''.  He's also a frequent guest on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' and also made a few guest appearances on ''Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!''.
-[[Image:FWillard.jpg|right|250px|thumb|This is an awesome image of an awesome man.]]
+In the realm of voice acting, Willard made memorable appearances on ''Kim Possible'', ''King of the Hill'', ''The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy'', ''G.I. Joe: Renegades'', ''The Loud House'', ''Family Guy'' and in the Rifftrax for Missile to the Moon.
-'''Fred Willard''' (born September 18, 1939 - May 15, 2020) is an American comedic actor.  He first attained fame as lunkheaded straight man Jerry Hubbard on the '70s talk show spoof ''Fernwood 2 Night'', and has played a number of recurring roles on sitcoms, including ''Roseanne'', ''Mad About You'', and ''Everybody Loves Raymond''.  On film, he has appeared in ''Anchorman'', ''American Wedding'', and all of Christopher Guest's mockumentaries, including ''This is Spinal Tap'', ''Best in Show'', and ''A Mighty Wind'', as well as a live action appearance in the Disney-Pixar film ''WALL-E''.  He's also a frequent guest on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno''.
-In the realm of voice acting, Willard has made memorable appearances on ''Kim Possible'', ''King of the Hill'', and ''The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy''.[[G.I. Joe Renegades]]. and in the Rifftrax for Missile to the Moon.
 He pulled off the best sleazy con-man voice EVER.
-Willard passed away at the age of 86 due to natural causes.
+Willard passed away at the age of 86 due to cardiac arrest.
 ==Voice roles==
-===Transformers Animated===
+===''[[Transformers Animated]]''===
-* [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]
+*[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0929609/ Fred Willard at the Internet Movie Database]
+*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0929609/ Fred Willard at the Internet Movie Database]
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