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Article: Conversation with a clown: Five minutes with Fred Willard.(Entertainment)(From `Fernwood 2Night' to `Best of Show' to `Anchorman,' he is the brightest of the dim bulbs)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- January 28, 2005
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Byline: The Register-Guard
Fred Willard, a 65-year-old native of Shaker Heights, Ohio, is famous for many things.
His resume is extensive, and includes roles in "Anchorman," "Spinal Tap," "Best in Show," "Waiting for Guffman" and many more. He's been nominated for two Emmys - one for playing Martin Mull's lover on "Roseanne" and another as Robert's father-in-law on "Everybody Loves Raymond."
He even managed, as clueless announcer Buck Laughlin, to score one of the best lines in "Best in Show" when he turned to his British broadcasting partner and asked, `How much do you think I can bench-press?'
On Saturday night, he'll bring his ...