Bill Hader
Bill Hader
William Thomas "Bill" Hader Jr. is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his work on Saturday Night Live, for which he has received three Emmy nominations, South Park, and his parody series Documentary Now!...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth7 June 1978
CityTulsa, OK
CountryUnited States of America
character italian names
I really enjoyed playing Vinny Vedecci, the Italian talk show host. He was the first character I ever came up with where I gave him a name and a way of dressing.
thinking
My dad's from there, and I have relatives there, but I don't think I've been to Chicago since I was like 9.
things-to-do audience best-things
The best thing to do is to get out in front of an audience as much as you can, and learn from the experience.
long genius like-you
It's not like you get up on stage and you're immediately a genius. It takes a long time. So, don't be discouraged.
girl guy funny-girl
If a guy doesn't like a funny girl, something is wrong with him.
song
The idea of a Chicago band that wanted to sing songs about California is really funny. Having never been to California.
comedy failing not-afraid
Comedy is incredibly hard. You have to be loose. You have to be not afraid to fail.
insane-person world favorites-things
A person being patient with an insane person is my favorite thing in the world.
stories driving emotion
All the stories have to do with emotion. Emotion is driving everything.
kids embarrassed
My kids, they're always embarrassed when my voice shows up in something.
yeah improvising
Yeah, improvising only really works 100% when you're with somebody.
mistake stupid thinking
No one knows anything. You're going to make mistakes and you're going to do things that people think are stupid. You can't sit there and go, "I never want to make a mistake."
nice moving coffee
I move out here, and next thing I know I'm 25, and the only thing I've heard is, 'Can you get a coffee, can you hurry up with the thing, blah blah blah.' It was nice doing something and hearing someone go, 'Hey, you're good at this.'
money sketch
I was in a sketch group in L.A., and we were playing, like, backyards in Glendale and stuff. It was pretty ugly because we didn't have any money.