Fred Stoller

Frederick "Fred" Stoller (born March 19, 1965)^[1] is an American stand-up comedian, actor, 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.

Early life

Stoller was born Frederick Stoller in Brooklyn, New York on March 19, 1965.

Career

Stoller had been 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.

Personal life

Filmography

• Dumb and Dumber (1994) – Man Next to the Phone Booth
• Ski Hard (1995) – Mel Horner
• Joe Dirt (2001) – Chemistry Teacher
• The Animal (2001) – Journalist
• Like Mike (2001) - Voice only
• Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) – Melon Guy
• Rebound (2005) – Late Carl
• Little Man (2006) – Richard
• Fall Down a School (2006-2007) - Isac "Ezac" Pine / Maciel
• Open Season 2 (2008) – Stanley
• Open Season 3 (2010) – Stanley
• The Change-Up (2011) - Studio crew member in the Lorno scene
• Fred & Vinnie (2011) – Fred

Television

• Murphy Brown (2 episodes 1991-1993)
• Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (5 episodes, 1995–1997)
• The Drew Carey Show (1 episode, 1995)
• Seinfeld (2 episodes, 1995)
• Alright Already (1997)
• Friends (1997, 2001)
• Cow and Chicken (1997)
• I.M. Weasel (1997)
• The Nanny (4 episodes, 1997-1999 as Fred the Pharmacist)
• Everybody Loves Raymond (8 episodes, 1998–2003)
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1 episode as "CK" in "You Bet Your Family", 1998, and 1 episode as the "Warning Guy" in a cone suit, 1999)
• The Norm Show (3 episodes, 1999)
• The King of Queens (1 episode, 2000)
• Dharma & Greg (1 episode, 2001)
• Raising Dad (3 episodes, 2001–2002)
• Oswald (1 episode, as Steve the Tree, 2001)
• Scrubs (2 episodes, 2002–2005)
• All Grown Up! (3 episodes, as Mister Beeker, 2003–2006)
• Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (8 episodes, 2004-2007 as Mr. Lowe)
• Drake & Josh (1 episode, 2005 as Lenny Spodnick)
• The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (1 episode, 2006)
• Handy Manny (88 episodes, 2006-present) – Rusty the Pipe Wrench
• Word Girl (2007–present; voices Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy)
• Cory in the House (1 episode, 2007)
• Random! Cartoons (episode "Call Me Bessie", 2007)
• My Name Is Earl (1 episode, 2007)
• 2 Girls, 1 Cup: The Show (1 episode, 2008)
• Hannah Montana (1 episode, 2008 as Howard)
• The Penguins of Madagascar (12 episodes, 2009-2011 as Fred the Squirrel)
• The Super Hero Squad Show (1 episode, 2010) – Molecule Man
• Shake It Up (1 episode, 2011 as Sensei Ira)
• Happily Divorced (1 episode, 2011)
• Wizards of Waverly Place (4 episodes, 2011 as Dexter, "Apartment 13B 4 Part Saga")
• Pound Puppies (2 episodes, 2012-2013 as Ralph)
• The Fairly Odd Parents (The Big Superhero Wish!, Others As The Janitor)

Written works by Stoller

• My Seinfeld Year (2012)
• Maybe We'll Have You Back: The Life of a Perennial TV Guest Star (2013)

References

External links

• Official Website
• Fred Stoller at the Internet Movie Database
• Fred Stoller interview about his problem with confidence and self-esteem
• Fred Stoller interview on (re)Search my Trash