"Fido Awards": Star Pooches Vie for Glory Oct 31, 2009
In this Oct. 3, 2008 file photo, actor and host Fred Willard, right, Gabe, winner of the Top Dog award, center, and Gabe's owner, left, pose backstage during the First Annual Worldwide Fido Awards in Santa Monica, California. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file). (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Schedule revealed for Osborne festival Oct 29, 2009
Previous festivals have brought guests Jane Powell, Louise Fletcher, Maximilian Schell, Pia Lindstrom, Patricia Neal, Parker Posey, Mickey Rooney, Talia Shire and Fred Willard to Athens to discuss their films on stage with Osborne, who also will preside over a panel discussion expected to include UGA scholars, festival guests, artists, critics and others. The panel discussion is free and open to the public. (Athens Banner-Herald)
TV Land Loves 'Raymond' Oct 7, 2009
The eight seasons were filled with hilarious appearances by guest stars including Kevin James, Fred Willard, Georgia Engel and Chris Elliott. TV Land paid its own special tribute to "Everybody Loves Raymond" in 2005, when the series wrapped its eighth and final season. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Celebrity birthdays for Sept. 13-19 Sep 10, 2009
Actor Fred Willard is 70. Singer-actor Frankie Avalon is 69. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
E-MAILING IT IN: BCS picks, BoSox's hopes, Paula Abdul Aug 12, 2009
Rubenstein: I see her more in a Fred Willard Best in Show role if she were to join a broadcast team. Just randomly using words she hears in play-by-play sentences: "Stole a base? Why? Oh, no!!". (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Bateman: Sen. Jim DeMint vs. healthcare Jul 23, 2009
Rabbit Bites interviews Fred Willard. The actor talks about the best shows on television and gives the some career advice. (Salon)
FedEx Enlists Fred Willard, Bob Odenkirk for 'Infomercial' Campaign Jul 21, 2009
The videos, which star Fred Willard (Waiting for Guffman, Spinal Tap) and were directed by Bob Odenkirk (Mr ... In each of the five videos, which can be seen at , Fred Willard plays the cheesy, clueless host of "1,2,3 Succeed," an approximately three-minute "show" in which he shows his daughter or a friend how to use various Fed Ex services, such as FedExMobile, FedEx International or FedEx Office Print Online, in front of an artificially enthusiastic audience. (Multichannel News)
FedEx Launches Infomercial on YouTube Jul 20, 2009
The long form informercials are five, three-minute videos featuring the actor Fred Willard. Details in the campaign are published in in. (Multichannel News)
Critic's Corner Jun 23, 2009
Look at "Back to You," which wasn't terrible, but wasn't nearly good enough for the likes of Kelsey Grammer and Fred Willard. For me, though, the most painful recent example is "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," which had so much talent on and off the screen and yet just never found its footing. (USA Today -- Life)
Theater casting for Octomom musical Apr 28, 2009
According to Bang s Web site, noted actors who have performed at the improv theater include Fred Willard, Sarah Silverman, Margaret Cho and Rainn Wilson, now a regular on The Office. RECENT HEADLINES. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Prison Break Series Finale Set Apr 9, 2009
In other Fox news, the network said the May 16 series finale of late-night series Mad TV will feature a guest appearance by Fred Willard, while alums Alex Borstein, Mo Collins, Will Sasso and Debra Wilson Skelton will return to reprise their best-known characters. Talkshow With Spike Feresten will air its second-season finale the same night. (TVweek.com)
Q & A with 'mockumentary' man Michael Hitchcock Mar 21, 2009
Hitchcock, who has a number of relatives in the Atlanta area, will be on hand today to discuss the film (along with fellow Guest alum Fred Willard, who's co-hosting today's screenings). "For Your Consideration" screens at 4:30 today. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Director put the 'Bond' into the blockbusters (with VIDEO) Mar 19, 2009
Details: Coffee and light refreshments with guest host and actor Fred Willard and other guests. Originally published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Thursday, March 19, 2009. (Athens Banner-Herald)
FALLBROOK: Nonprofit film group dabbles in commercials Mar 18, 2009
The second commercial is an ad for the upcoming film festival, where 80 films from around the globe will be screened and comedian Fred Willard is scheduled to receive a lifetime achievement award. The first commercial came about when a local merchant approached the group two years ago. (North County Times)
Expert says 'Sunset Blvd.' a good example of movie style Mar 16, 2009
Rode, who will join actor Fred Willard in a post-screening discussion of "Sunset Blvd." on Saturday at the fifth annual Robert Osborne's Classic Film Festival at the Classic Center, says that perhaps the movie's most notable characteristic is Wilder's treatment of 1950s Hollywood, when the vaunted studio system began to unravel. "At one level, you've got Billy Wilder's acid satire on Hollywood," says Rode. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Film festival enters fifth year (with VIDEO) Mar 15, 2009
Fred Willard will share the hosting duties with Robert Osborne during the film festival this year ... Cloris Leachman with join co-hosts Robert Osborne and Fred Willard in a post-film discussion on Barbra Streisand;s ;Funny Girl; on Friday ... "So we've got a departure from the norm in that we'll have (actor) Fred Willard take over the host's mantle for Robert.". (Athens Banner-Herald)
Osborne's special guests announced Feb 19, 2009
Actors Talia Coppola Shire, Fred Willard and Michael Hitchcock are among the special guests at this year's Robert Osborne Classic Film Festival, set for March 19-22 at the Classic Center. Other guests for this year's festival include director Guy Hamilton, film restoration expert James C. Katz, film noir expert Alan Rode and Turner Classic Movies' vice president Tom Brown. (Athens Banner-Herald)
