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DIF - Sunday Afterglow 9:30 PM (Motor City Java House)
Afterglow with: Fred Willard & The MoHos
FRED WILLARD
Five time Emmy nominee Fred Willard, radiates a unique charm that has established him as one of our generation's most gifted comic actors. A master of sketch comedy, Fred is most heralded for his quick wit and improvisational expertise which he has exemplified in over 100 appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
For his performance in Best in Show, he won the Boston Film Critics Award, the American Comedy Award, The Sierra Award and a tribute from AFI. Waiting For Guffman earned him an American Comedy Award nod for Funniest Supporting Actor. Some of his other film work includes; This Is Spinal Tap, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration, the Academy Award nominated Monster House, and the Academy Award winning short film, Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall.
Fred starred as the only human in the Academy Award winning film, WALL-E and was honored by AFI for contributing to America's Cultural legacy. The New York Times named WALL-E the best film of the decade.
Fred has appeared in over a thousand TV episodes. From Get Smart to his recent appearances on Modern Family. He co-starred with Martin Mull in the cult classic, Fernwood 2 Night. Fred garnered three Emmy nominations for his performance as Amy's Dad on Everybody Loves Raymond. For What's Hot, What's Not he received a daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Talk Show Host. He received his fourth prime time Emmy nomination for his performance as Phil's dad on ABC's Emmy winner, Modern Family.
Fred can currently be seen in Anchorman 2 The Legend Continues and heard as the voice The Secretary of The Interior in Disney's PLANES! Fire and Rescue.
MARY WILLARD
Mary is an award winning playwright best known for Elvis and Juliet and the musical Moon Shine! with music and lyrics by Marty Stuart. She has been a Televison writer and television host. Mary is the producer/director of the MoHo Group, a sketch writing and performing group, in 1995. They meet weekly and regularly perform at the Second City Hollywood.
RICHARD HORVITZ
Fans of animation will recognize Richard Horvitz as the voice of many iconic characters, including INVADER ZIM, Billy from THE GRIM ADVENTURES OF BILLY AND MANDY, Daggett from THE ANGRY BEAVERS and Alpha 5 from the original MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS. In addition to Richard's animation work, gamers will recognize him from his many video game roles in such classics as PSYCHONAUTS (RAZ), RATCHET AND CLANK series (Zoni, Pollyx ,Zurgo) DESTROY ALL HUMANS (Orthopox) and SKYLANDERS(Kaos) to name a few.
Richard continues to work on screen as well. Most recently he was seen in THE INFORMANT with Matt Damon and CRAZY, STUPID LOVE along side Steve Carell. Many will remember Richard as the nerdy Alan Eakian in Paramount Pictures 1980's cult classic SUMMER SCHOOL, directed by Carl Reiner. Richard is a proud member of Fred Willard's sketch comedy group the MOHO's . Richard has made several appearances with Fred on the Jimmy Kimmel show. Richard has also appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and on SNL. www.richardhorvitz.com
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LocationMotor City Java House (View)
17336 Lahser Rd
Detroit, MI 48219
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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