Beloved Actor, Comedian Fred Willard Dead At 86
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Beloved Actor, Comedian Fred Willard Dead At 86
Actor, comedian and "Anchorman" star Fred Willard died in his sleep on Friday night.
He was 86.
According to Business Insider, Willard made his television debut more than fifty years ago in 1966.
A native of Shaker Heights, Ohio, Willard was a member of legendary improv theater The Second City.
In the 1970s, he portrayed sidekick Jerry Hubbard to Martin Mull's Barth Gimble in the spoof talk show 'Fernwood Tonight.
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