Bill Hader
Bill Hader | |
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Art Institute of Phoenix Scottsdale Community College | |
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Years active | 1999–present |
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Children | 3 |
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William Thomas Hader Jr.
Hader co-created the
Hader has had supporting roles in the films (2019).
Early life and education
Hader was born in
Hader grew up with writer Duffy Boudreau, with whom he later collaborated. He says he "had a hard time focusing in class" and "was always joking around". Feeling he did not fit in, Hader filled his time watching movies and reading. He appreciated
Career
1999–2004: Early career
Hader's aspirations of becoming a filmmaker eventually led him to drop out of college and move to Los Angeles in 1999.[7][11] His parents supported his decision, and let him use the money they had saved for his education for his living expenses.[12] He found work as a production assistant (PA) while scouring the back pages of The Hollywood Reporter,[17] and hoped to become an assistant director.[17] He spent much of his life as a young man "lonely and underemployed" and large amounts of his time watching movies.[17] He regularly worked 18-hour days as a PA, leaving little time to pursue his creative ambitions.[12] He was a PA on the documentary Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004) and the feature films James Dean (2001), Spider-Man (2002) and Collateral Damage (2002).[7][18] He was also a post-production assistant on the VH1 reality show The Surreal Life (2003–2006).[19] He was briefly a PA and stage manager on Playboy TV's sexual fantasy show Night Calls,[20][21][22] but soon quit as he feared it would disappoint his parents.[15] He eventually quit being a PA altogether after a bad experience while shooting The Scorpion King (2002).[17]
Hader subsequently got a job as a night-time assistant editor at the post-production facility Triage Entertainment.
2005–2013: Breakthrough and Saturday Night Live
Hader was hired as a featured player and made his debut on the show on October 1, 2005. His first role was as a
Among the characters Hader played was Stefon, Weekend Update's flamboyant New York City correspondent, whose recommendations consisted solely of bizarre nightclubs involving nightmarish characters, and was in love with and married to Seth Meyers.[31][32] Stefon was originally a one-shot character on a season-34 sketch where a screenwriter named David Zolesky (played by Ben Affleck) invited his estranged brother Stefon over to pitch a family-friendly sports drama about a college student who bonded with his grandfather so he could try out for the college football team.[33] He was based on two people SNL writer John Mulaney and Hader met: a wannabe club owner who always invited Mulaney to weird underground clubs, and a barista Hader met who looked, spoke and dressed like Stefon.[34]
Hader made his film debut in the comedic film
Hader worked as a
In 2008, Hader starred in, and cowrote with
Hader and SNL castmate
Hader took on the voice role of Professor Impossible on the fourth season of
From 2011 to 2014, Hader hosted Essentials, Jr. on Turner Classic Movies.[45] Hader received the gig after he was a guest programmer with host Robert Osborne who was impressed by Hader's eclectic choices, such as Billy Wilder's 1943 Five Graves to Cairo (1943), Robert Altman's 1970 Brewster McCloud (1970), and Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon (1950).[46] TCM asked him if he would like to host its summer Essentials Jr. showcase that introduces younger audiences to seminal movies from the golden age of Hollywood and international cinema. He was chosen because Hader has a "certain energy and appeal to younger people. He is very passionate about the subject. He isn't just reading a teleprompter. He really cares and knows the movies."[46] During the Essentials, Jr. program, Hader handpicked 13 films (one a week) to screen for the whole family each of those four years. The films he chose included Singin' in the Rain (1952), Bringing Up Baby (1938), The Band Wagon (1953), and The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) and King Kong (1933) .[47]
Hader was the guest star in the series premiere of the comedy series
2014–present: Film roles and Barry
Hader starred in a dramatic role in the 2014 film
In December 2015, Drew McWeeny of
In 2018, Hader co-created (with
In June 2023, Hader was invited to become a member of
Influences
Hader has said that his comedy influences included Woody Allen,[64][65][66] Monty Python, Alan Alda, Mel Brooks and Eddie Murphy.[14]
Personal life
Marriage and relationships
Hader married writer and director Maggie Carey in 2006;[67] they have three daughters.[68][69] They divorced in 2018.[70] Hader later dated actress Rachel Bilson, with whom he had co-starred in The To Do List,[71][72] and actress Anna Kendrick.[73][74] As of April 2023, he has been in a relationship with comedian and actress Ali Wong.[75]
Interests
Hader is an avid reader who has said that he "didn't really go to college, which is probably why [he] enjoy[s] reading the classics". He named works by
Health issues
Hader has an anxiety disorder.[78] During his tenure on Saturday Night Live, he had anxiety and sleep problems.[11] He never felt "truly comfortable" during his first four seasons.[17] He worried that he had less comedy experience than his peers, would often not sleep on Fridays before the show, and felt lightheaded before broadcasts.[11] He was neurotic about his performances, and he called his early appearances "rigid".[17] During the final show of 2010, he began having a panic attack, live on air, while impersonating Julian Assange. He recalled: "It felt like someone was sitting on my chest. I couldn't breathe, I started sweating. I thought, This is not good—abort! abort!" [17] Hader is prone to migraines. When he suffered one live on air, Jason Sudeikis had to guide him on and offstage as he could not see anything. Lorne Michaels tried to put him at ease after the incident by telling him, "You can work here as long as you want."[17] He has a severe peanut allergy.[79]
Acting credits and accolades
References
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- ^ a b McGlynn, Katla (July 14, 2014). "Bill Hader Got Fired For Spoiling The End Of 'Titanic' & 10 More Facts You Didn't Know". The Huffington Post. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
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- ^ Arnold, Amanda (January 5, 2020). "Now This Is an Unexpected Couple". The Cut. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ Dugan, Christina; Stone, Natalie (July 10, 2020). "Bill Hader and Rachel Bilson Split 6 Months After Going Public". People. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ Brody, Lanae; VanHoose, Benjamin (January 20, 2022). "Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader Have Been 'Quietly' Dating for Over a Year: 'She's Really Happy'". People.
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- ^ "Bill Hader and Ali Wong Have Rekindled Their Relationship After Brief Split". Peoplemag. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
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- ^ Keegan, Rebecca (March 30, 2022). "Bill Hader Created a Killer to Cope". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ "Comedian Bill Hader Talks Peanut Allergy Scare (Video)". January 30, 2015.
External links
- Bill Hader at IMDb