Fred Melamed

Fred Melamed
Melamed in 2013
Born	(1956-05-13) May 13, 1956 (age 68) New York City, New York, U.S.
Education	Hampshire College (BA) Yale University (MFA)
Occupations	Actor writer comedian
Years active	1981–present
Spouse	Leslee Spieler ​ (m. 1999)​
Children	2

Fred Melamed (born May 13, 1956) is an American actor, comedian and writer. After spending most of his early career primarily as a renowned voice over artist, and occasionally playing small roles in films, notably in seven films directed by Woody Allen, he established himself as a revered character actor, with his role as Sy Ableman in the Coen Brothers' A Serious Man (2009). Other notable film credits have included In a World... (2012), Hail, Caesar! (2016), and Shiva Baby (2020).

His television roles include Bruce Ben-Bacharach in Lady Dynamite (2016–2017), Gumbald in Adventure Time (2017–2018), Arthur Hart in WandaVision (2021), and Tom Posorro in Barry (2022–2023). Vulture named him one of the greatest character actors working today.^[1]