Fred Stoller
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Stoller in 2012
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| Born | (1958-03-19) March 19, 1958 (age 66)
New York City, U.S.
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| Years active | 1982–present |
| Notable work | Everybody Loves Raymond |
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| Genres | Observational comedy |
| Website | www |
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 wrenchonPlayhouse Disney's Handy Manny.
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]
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]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | 2 episodes | |
| 1997 | Alright Already | Gary | Episode: "Again with the Sexual Harassment" |
| Cow and Chicken | Loneley 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" |
Born March 19, 1958 in New York, NY.
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