Fred Stoller

Fred Stoller

Stoller presenting his e-book "My Seinfeld Year" in March 2012
Birth name Frederick Stoller
Born (1958-03-19) March 19, 1958
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Medium Film, television, stand-up
Nationality American
Years active 1982–present
Genres Comedy
Website www.fredstoller.net

Frederick "Fred" Stoller (born March 19, 1958)[1] is an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, writer, and voice artist. He is best known for portraying Gerard on Everybody Loves Raymond. He is also the voice of Stanley in the Open Season franchise, and Rusty the monkey wrench on Disney Jr.'s Handy Manny.

Early life

Stoller was born in Brooklyn, New York on March 19, 1958.

Career

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 later on The Young Comedians Special alongside six other comedians.

He is best known 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").

Stoller is also known as the voices of Stanley in the Open Season franchise, Rusty the Wrench on Handy Manny and Fred the Squirrel in The Penguins of Madagascar.

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. He has since released a book titled Maybe We'll Have You Back: The Life of a Perennial TV Guest Star.

Filmography

Television

Written works by Stoller

References

  1. ↑ Date of birth per Intelius search

External links

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