Arnett, Will 1970–

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Arnett, Will 1970–

PERSONAL

Born 1970, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; son of E. James Arnett (a corporate lawyer); married Amy Poehler (an actress and comedian), August 29, 2003.

Addresses: Agent—United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Principato/Young Management, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 880, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actor. Did voice work for commercials and promotional spots including GMC Trucks, CBS TV, film trailers, and Lamasil tablets, 2004–.

Awards, Honors: Screen Writers Guild Award nominations (with others), outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series, 2005, 2006, both for Arrested Development.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Himself/On-air personality, Woodstock '94 (documentary), PolyGram Diversified Entertainment, 1995.

Dave, Close Up (also known as 16mm), The Asylum, 1996.

Weather video guy, Ed's Next Move, Orion Classics, 1996.

Ezra Caton, The Broken Giant, Blue Guitar Films, 1998.

Chuck, Weekend Getaway (short film), 1998.

Whitey, Southie, Lions Gate Films, 1998.

Lenny, The Waiting Game, Seventh Art Releasing, 1999.

Will Bennett, The Acting Class, 2000.

Narrator, Series 7: The Contenders, USA Films, 2001.

Danny, The Great New Wonderful, First Independent Pictures, 2005.

Kit, Monster-in-Law, New Line Cinema, 2005.

Messiah, Wristcutters: A Love Story, 2006.

Ice Age: The Meltdown (animated), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006.

Todd, R.V., Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2006.

Let's Go to Prison, Universal, 2006.

Blades of Glory, DreamWorks SKG, 2006.

Most Likely to Succeed, Universal, 2006.

Get 'Em Wet, Paramount, 2007.

Dad Can't Lose, Paramount, 2007.

Jeff the Demon, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Jimmy, The Mike O'Malley Show, NBC, 1999.

George "Gob" Bluth II, Arrested Development, Fox, 2003–2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Scott Green's assistant, Undefeated, HBO, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Narrator, 100 Greatest Songs of Rock & Roll, VH1, 2000.

Presenter, The 2005 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 2005.

Presenter, Moving Image Salutes Ron Howard, Bravo, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Jack, "La Douleur Exquise!," Sex and the City, HBO, 1999.

Kenny, "Spring Forward, Fall Back," Third Watch, NBC, 2000.

Hand salesman, "Chapter Twenty-Nine," Boston Public, Fox, 2001.

Bobby, "Johnny Appleseed," Yes, Dear, CBS, 2002.

Mike Waldrup, "For All Debts Public and Private," The Sopranos, HBO, 2002.

Mike Waldrup, "No Show," The Sopranos, HBO, 2002.

Tony Damon, "Angels," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 2002.

The Sharon Osbourne Show, syndicated, 2004.

Himself, "Tournament 3, Game 3," Celebrity Poker Showdown, Bravo, 2004.

The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2004.

Artemis Johnson, "Back Up, Dancer," Will & Grace, NBC, 2004.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2004, 2005, 2006.

Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2005.

Tiberius McKorkindale, "The Biggest Bang," Odd Job Jack, Comedy Central, 2005.

Tiberius McKorkindale, "Close Encounters of the Uncomfortable Kind," Odd Job Jack, Comedy Central, 2005.

Voice of Ghost Writer, "The Fright Before Christmas," Danny Phantom (animated), Nickelodeon, 2005.

Himself, Weekend at the DL, Comedy Central, 2005.

Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2005.

Himself, Mad TV, Fox, 2005.

The Daily Show (also known as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition), Comedy Central, 2006.

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