Fred Wolf(II)
- Writer
- Actor
- Director
Fred began work as a stand-up comedian in the early days of the "comic
boom" in Los Angeles, and after more than 100 TV appearances and a two
year stint co-hosting the popular Comedy Central show "Comics Only"
with Paul Provenza, Fred began submitting jokes to Johnny Carson, Joan
Rivers, and many others, propelling him from performing into writing.
After a series of TV writing assignments, Fred's big break came when he
was asked to be a staff writer for SNL in the 90s. His success there
spring boarded into a series of plum movie writing jobs, including his
work on the movies Tommy Boy and Black Sheep, starring fellow SNL alums
Chris Farley and David Spade. After SNL re-structured their staff in
the late 90's, Fred was asked to come back as head-writer and to
perform as a Feature Player. Since then, Fred has been the key writer
or secondary writer on 4 #1-at-the-box-office movies, and has written
and/or directed many more, including The House Bunny, starring Anna
Faris and Emma Stone, and Grown Ups, which he co-wrote with Adam
Sandler, winning a People's Choice award for Best Comedy. Fred splits
his time between Carmel and Santa Fe.
