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Bill Hader
3 FOLLOWERS • 98 CREDITS • JUN 7, 1978 • 46
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
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Saturday Night Live
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gJZ1rhLLFpatuAeylJoUI82DKC7.jpg)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ixcfyK7it6FjRM36Te4OdblAq4X.jpg)
The Daily Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g6MrJxNaHYGYU7Sxo72e5B8gKOV.jpg)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vHqeLzYl3dEAutojCO26g0LIkom.jpg)
The Simpsons
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1dzPN5M6BbT44CTMaXqqkIdhOWK.jpg)
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7DJKHzAi83BmQrWLrYYOqcoKfhR.jpg)
The Office
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d735cGL2G07Tb0ysLHStu8c0uo8.jpg)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Star vs. the Forces of Evil
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Bob's Burgers
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d4CSYByEefe43AXMlMyKEihEPGU.jpg)
Finding Your Roots
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iyp1Db5noOA0G5lXK0VezKnDLuR.jpg)
Comedy Central Roasts
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6zTclFjUEm6aTodjYciYtwzh5tY.jpg)
Drunk History
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Man Seeking Woman
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Good Mythical Morning
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Eli Roth's History of Horror
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
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Silicon Valley
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South Park
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The Mindy Project
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The Shop
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/l8WzbOr7vg3WDlB3hoy32wZDxwj.jpg)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tw673pIwR0fou0fpfjymm52YIKV.jpg)
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hPMKS5wwAIdh6SFcJKq2J2likTx.jpg)
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5AO1sWKOrwHo3Jh5ORcCgozjwng.jpg)
Lights Out with David Spade
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eYYQWACx7ttUzRwTNYuo6zveqpE.jpg)
30 Rock
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hgRMSOt7a1b8qyQR68vUixJPang.jpg)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8dORUJPK1JSprVK8vkfejtZ2HiQ.jpg)
Desus & Mero
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Xavier: Renegade Angel
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The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
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Talking with Chris Hardwick
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The Venture Bros.
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Mark Twain Prize
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Ugly Americans
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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Star Trek Into Darkness
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Collateral Damage
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22 Jump Street
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g5IoYeudx9XBEfwNL0fHvSckLBz.jpg)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
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Toy Story 4
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Beastie Boys Story
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
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This Is 40
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xbKFv4KF3sVYuWKllLlwWDmuZP7.jpg)
IF
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Monsters University
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b4OaXw2MW97VvIiZE0Sbn1NfxSh.jpg)
Knocked Up
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Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
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Pineapple Express
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wgVkkjigF31r1nZV80uV0xNIoun.jpg)
Beau Is Afraid
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/90DdoEStzeObs96fsYf4GG544iN.jpg)
Men in Black 3
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Finding Dory
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zAurB9mNxfYRoVrVjAJJwGV3sPg.jpg)
Tropic Thunder
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b9t3w1loraDh7hjdWmpc9ZsaYns.jpg)
Lightyear
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lEIaL12hSkqqe83kgADkbUqEnvk.jpg)
Her
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/l9yAQn6TyrA3gv5xZZkiMMoZsiw.jpg)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tWEGhSwGGEf1N7SupZsvy7UHdB9.jpg)
The Awesomes
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Riley's First Date?
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You, Me and Dupree
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ld7YB9vBRp1GM1DT3KmFWSmtBPB.jpg)
The Addams Family 2
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/98XGDWPuUBoThT7IVeHirIcDWAD.jpg)
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gqQ1iQG5dps56WNRDvYmPBdn06p.jpg)
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
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Funny or Die Presents
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iRAZIEgfB9N0BObV0QI61Nxh92h.jpg)
Power Rangers
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/inTKQni4YW8syrfgnXHwzmNeSo4.jpg)
Turbo
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e57pNjhWbRos9BTvgeUYUzB8VfO.jpg)
Paul
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cqcBmUvip0CWiYIKaPyBbvBEnac.jpg)
The Angry Birds Movie
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The BFG
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eeSJNAR1aWcgANq26KWIHm3cbyB.jpg)
Adventureland
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d4elOzyhNWVlxpG7BwigrumkFTe.jpg)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fKk4bfnouKEY5iPzYDMcVmtgDEy.jpg)
The Angry Birds Movie 2
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9bXHaLlsFYpJUutg4E6WXAjaxDi.jpg)
Mufasa: The Lion King
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iVCrhBcpDaHGvv7CLYbK6PuXZo1.jpg)
Ralph Breaks the Internet
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Mind Candy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ek8e8txUyUwd2BNqj6lFEerJfbq.jpg)
Superbad
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2H1TmgdfNtsKlU9jKdeNyYL5y8T.jpg)
Inside Out
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Sausage Party
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jRkt03dXCVKnbvcQm3ygU1cjg9Y.jpg)
Hot Rod
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6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park
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They Came Together
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It Chapter Two
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Noelle
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Trainwreck
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ss5NcK2NWFg2YcKKYXLrk8q1myS.jpg)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j1XpwD11f0BAEI7pX6UdMhUVX2F.jpg)
Barry
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The Cat in the Hat
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