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American film actors, American television actors, American voice actors, American comedians, Ohio actors

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Fred Willard (born September 18, 1939) is an American comedian and character actor, known for his improvisational comedy skills. He is best known for his roles in the Christopher Guest mockumentary films This is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, and A Mighty Wind. He is also an alumnus of The Second City comedy troupe.

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Early life

Willard was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, September 18, 1939, an only child. His father died unexpectedly when Willard was 11, and by mutual consent with his new stepfather, Willard was sent to military school. He graduated from Kentucky Military Institute, Class of 1951, where he played varsity baseball. He then attended the Virginia Military Institute, Class of 1955, with a B.A. in English. His childhood ambition was to be a professional baseball player, and he played the sport both in college and in the U.S. Army, where he served for two years. After the Army, he enrolled in acting school, in New York, and in due time started a comedy team with a classmate, Vic Grecco.

In a 2006 appearance as a guest critic on the television show Ebert & Roeper, he credited the 1956 Danny Kaye film The Court Jester as inspiring him to become a comedic actor.
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