William Thomas "Bill" Hader Jr. (born June 7, 1978) is an American comedian, actor, voice actor, producer, and writer best known for his work on SNL from 2005 to 2013.
Personal Life
Bill Hader was born on June 7, 1978 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He attended the Art Institute of Phoenix and Scottsdale Community College. In 2006, he married actor-director Maggie Carey. They have three daughters: Hannah, born in 2009, Harper, born in 2012, and Hayley, born in 2014.
Career
Before SNL, Hader was a comedian in the Upright Citizen's Brigade Los Angeles and in Second City Los Angeles.
Hader joined SNL in 2005 as a featured castmember, joining Jason Sudeikis and Andy Samberg as a Featured Player. He has also acted in many films, such as Superbad, Year One, and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
He won a 2014 American Comedy Award for his work on SNL.
Characters/Impressions
Characters
- Brady Trunk
- Bryce
- Devin
- DJ Frontal Assault
- Dwayne Vogelcheck
- Greg the Alien
- Herb Welch
- Leonard
- Lyle Round
- Merryville Brother Robot
- Stefon
- Tony Dinato
- Vince Blight
- Vinny Vedecci
- Anthony Peter Coleman
Impressions
- Adam Levine
- Alan Alda
- Al Pacino
- Anthony Scaramucci
- Christopher Dodd
- Clint Eastwood
- Conan O'Brien
- Cris Collinsworth
- Daniel Day-Lewis
- Daniel Radcliffe
- Darrell Issa
- Dave Matthews
- David Bowie
- Don Herbert
- Dr. Mehmet Oz
- Eddie Vedder
- Eliot Spitzer
- Ernie Johnson Jr.
- Franklin Roosevelt
- Gabriel Grasso
- Garrison Keillor
- Harvey Fierstein
- Hu Jintao
- Jack Cafferty
- James Carville
- John Barrymore
- John Boehner
- John Ensign
- John Malkovich
- John Mark Karr
- John Mayer
- John Phillips
- Julian Assange
- Keith Morrison
- Lindsey Buckingham
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- Mark Cuban
- Max Baucus
- Michael Klooster
- Michael Richards
- Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino
- Nick Faldo
- Noh Hong-cheol
- Pat Roberts
- Pat Toomey
- Peter Gallagher
- Peter O'Toole
- Phil Spector
- Prince Philip
- Rajinikanth
- Ralph Nader
- Richard Branson
- Rick Perry
- Robert Byrd
- Robert Gibbs
- Robert Pattinson
- Rod Serling
- Ryan Seacrest
- Shepard Smith
- Stephen King
- Steven Seagal
- Steven Tyler
- Stuart Torevell
- Ted Nugent
- Tim Burton
- Tim Gunn
- Tim McCarver
- Tommy Chong
- Tommy Lee Jones
- Tony Blair
- Tony Hayward
- Vincent Price
- Walter Jones
- Willem Dafoe
- Yitzhak Hofi
SNL Career
- 2005-2006: Featured Player
- 2006-2013: Repertory Player