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Frederick Charles Willard (born September 18, 1939)〔(Fred Willard Interview | Archive of American Television )〕 is an American actor, comedian, voice actor and writer, best known for his improvisational comedy. He is known for his roles in the Rob Reiner mockumentary film ''This Is Spinal Tap'', the Christopher Guest mockumentary films ''Waiting for Guffman'', ''Best in Show'', ''A Mighty Wind'', and ''For Your Consideration'', and the ''Anchorman'' films. He is an alumnus of The Second City. He received three Emmy nominations for his recurring role on the TV series ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' as Robert Barone's father-in-law, Hank MacDougall. In 2010, he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role on the ABC TV series ''Modern Family'' as Phil Dunphy's father, Frank Dunphy. He also received a Daytime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Talk Show Host for ''What's Hot, What's Not''. One of his earliest jobs was at The Second City, Chicago, where he shared the stage with Robert Klein and David Steinberg. He was a founding member of the improvisational comedy group Ace Trucking Company. Fellow members of Ace included Michael Mislove and Bill Saluga. They performed sketches on ''The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson'' over 50 times and appeared regularly on ''This is Tom Jones''. ==Early life== Willard was born in 1939 and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio. His father, also named Fred Willard,〔 worked at the financial department of a bank.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Available at Ancestry.com )〕 His father died in 1951.〔Tad Friend (July 3, 2006). (Fred Willard, tourist ). ''The New Yorker''. Accessed 2009-06-06.〕 Willard is a former U.S. soldier, having graduated from the Kentucky Military Institute and the Virginia Military Institute. After his tour in the Army, in 1962, Willard and pal Vic Greco formed a comedy act that was funny and successful enough to earn them an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. The duo appeared at the Hungry-I in San Francisco. Willard auditioned alongside Robert Klein for The Second City, portraying a nightclub manager and his employee. The audition helped the two secure the job. He starred off-Broadway in Jules Feiffer's ''Little Murders'', directed by Alan Arkin. He was a founding member of the improvisational comedy group Ace Trucking Company. Fellow members of Ace included Michael Mislove, Bill Saluga, George Memmoli, and Patti Deutsch. They appeared regularly on ''This is Tom Jones''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fred Willard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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