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Fred Willard as Marsh McGinley on "Back to You"
Fred Willard as Marsh McGinley on "Back to You" - © FOX
Fred Willard stars as Marsh McGinley on FOX's "Back to You."

Born and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio, Fred Willard began his career by spending a year at Chicago's famed Second City.

Fred Willard's improvisational performance as "Buck Laughlin" in the film "Best in Show" earned him the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor, the American Comedy Award for Funniest Performance by a Supporting Actor, nominations for Best Supporting Actor from the New York Film Critics and The National Film Critics Society and the Official Selection Award from AFI.

Fred Willard also appeared in the Christopher Guest film "Waiting for Guffman," which earned him an American Comedy Award nomination and a Screen Actors Guild nomination for Funniest Supporting Actor. Additional film credits for Fred Willard include "This Is Spinal Tap," "Roxanne," "The Wedding Planner," "How High," "American Pie 3," "A Mighty Wind" and "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" with Will Ferrell.

Fred Willard has received three Emmy Award nominations for his role as Martin Mull's lover on "Roseanne" and his recurring role on "Everybody Loves Raymond." Fred Willard also co-starred with Martin Mull in Norman Lear's innovative cult classic talk-show satire, "Fernwood 2Night." Fred Willard had recurring roles on "Ally McBeal," "The Simpsons" and "Mad About You." In addition, Fred Willard has made more than 50 appearances on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."

Fred Willard has numerous stage roles to his credit, including off-Broadway performances in "Little Murders," directed by Alan Arkin, and "Arf," directed by Richard Benjamin. Fred Willard's regional roles include "Call Me Madam" in Chicago and the musicals "Promises, Promises" with Jason Alexander and "Anything Goes" with Rachel York, both in Los Angeles. Fred Willard starred in Wendy Wasserstein's "Isn't It Romantic" and "Elvis and Juliet," which was written by his wife, Mary. Fred Willard completed a sold-out run of his one-man show, "Fred Willard: Alone at Last!" (which was actually a sketch show with a cast of 12) and received two Los Angeles Artistic Director Awards for Best Comedy and Best Production.

Fred Willard lives in Los Angeles with his wife and is a huge baseball fan, especially when it comes to the Cleveland Indians.






FRED WILLARD: FACTS

How tall is Fred Willard? How old is Fred Willard? Where was Fred Willard born? Where does Fred Willard live? Find out here.

Age: 70 years old
Birthday: September 18, 1939
Height: 6' 2"
Birthplace: Shaker Heights, OH
Current Residence: Los Angeles, CA
Wife: Mary Willard
 
 
 
 
FRED WILLARD: TWEETS

Celebrity duo on my flight to O'Hare: Al Michaels and Fred Willard!
5 hours ago
Having flashbacks of Fred Willard in Wall-E - what was with that?
18 hours ago
@Spidey004 Fred Willard in any form is superior to all!
1 day ago
@Caissie My Twitter is asking me, "Wha' happened?" If I find out Twitter is Fred Willard, I'm going to be super-psyched!
1 day ago
seeing twitter changed 'what are you doing' to 'what's happening?' only makes me think of A Mighty Wind and 'WHA HAPPENED?' oh fred willard!
1 day ago
@ColleenKane Is he an ironic version of Fred Willard on Fernwood 2night, who was an ironic pimp of Ed McMahon, or an unironic, clueless one?
1 day ago
@jasontda they're casting Fred Willard to appear as Phil's dad....how awesome is that?!? #modernfamily
1 day ago
- "It's easy playing yourself because you don't have to try and you're making money" Fred Willard about playing multiple versions of himself
2 days ago
- Fred Willard plays Fred Willard in upcoming sitcom Fred Willard's Will Yard, a sitcom about a guy helping people write wills on his lawn
2 days ago
Just read that the great Fred Willard has been cast as Phil's dad on Modern Family-an inspired choice!!
2 days ago
Fred Willard joins Modern Family. I couldn't think of a more perfect person to play Phil's dad.
2 days ago
@tomwilson23 Fred Willard fits perfectly as Phil's dad. I can't wait. #modernfamily
2 days ago
Fred Willard to appear on Modern Family as Phil's Dad. This should be good...
2 days ago
@SteveLevitan congrats on getting Fred Willard to guest star, can't wait to see his ep
2 days ago
just heard that fred willard is going to be playing the father to the phil character on modern family. perfect casting!
2 days ago