Fred Wolf is an American

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, television writer, and former stand-up comedian.

Career

Wolf began his career performing stand-up in

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in the 1980s, and landed his first major television role as co-host (with

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) on the

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variety series ''Comics Only'' in the early 1990s. In 1992, Wolf joined the writing staff of ''

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'' and also served for several years as head writer up until 1996. In 1996, he joined the ''SNL'' cast as a featured player, before leaving the show in October of that same year. Since leaving ''SNL'', he has collaborated with many of his former ''SNL'' co-workers, writing and directing films for ''SNL'' stars such as

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, and

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Filmography

Film

Television

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'' (1989–1990) *'' 1993 MTV Movie Awards'' (1993) *''

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'' (1993) *''

''* (1992–1996)

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