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to the hugely successful, animated comedy Horton DANNY MCBRIDE (Fred McDade) first gained
Hears a Who! In 2007, he was seen opposite Will
industry awareness with his
Ferrell and Arnett’s wife, Amy Poehler, in the figure
starring role in David Gordon
skating comedy Blades of Glory, and co-starred
Green’s All the Real Girls,
opposite Will Forte in The Brothers Solomon.
winner of the 2003 Special
In 2006, Arnett earned his first Emmy nomination
Jury Prize at the Sundance
for his work on the critically acclaimed FOX sitcom
Film Festival. However, it
Arrested Development, in which he portrayed Gob Bluth
was when he returned in 2006
for three seasons. From time to time, Arnett guest stars
with the Sundance Film
on NBC’s 30 Rock, in which he plays Devon Banks. Last
Festival’s smash-hit comedy
year, he earned his second Emmy nomination for Outstanding
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for the role. became a known name in Hollywood and desired by
The Foot Fist Way that he
Arnett also lent his voice to FOX’s animated sitcom Sit its top producers and directors. McBride, who starred
Down, Shut Up, from creator Mitchell Hurwitz in and co-wrote the film with longtime friends and
Before Arrested Development, Arnett was a regular college classmates Jody Hill (Observe and Report)
on the NBC comedy series The Mike O’Malley Show. and Ben Best (Superbad), caught the attention of Will
His additional television credits include guest-starring Ferrell and Adam McKay after it debuted at
roles on Parks and Recreation, Sex and the City, The Sundance. The film was supported by Ferrell and
Sopranos, Boston Public, Third Watch and Law & McKay’s banner, Gary Sanchez Productions, and was
Order: Special Victims Unit. Arnett also appeared on released by Paramount Vantage in May 2008. The Los
NBC’s Will & Grace, in which he played Jack’s dance Angeles Times proclaimed the film “the sort of nimble
nemesis while auditioning to become a backup dancer oddball discovery that one wishes would come along
for Janet Jackson.
more often,” while USA Today remarked that “Foot
Arnett’s other feature credits include Ice Age: The Fist is more original and comical than such lowbudget
sleeper hits as Napoleon Dynamite and Hot
Meltdown; RV, opposite Robin Williams; Monster-in-
Law; The Waiting Game; The Broken Giant; Southie; Fuzz.” The Austin Film Critics Association bestowed
and Ed’s Next Move. Additionally, he can be heard in McBride with its 2008 Breakthrough Artist Award for
a variety of commercials, most notably as the voice of his role in the film.
GMC trucks.
McBride continued his success in 2008, starring
Arnett currently resides in Los Angeles, where he opposite Seth Rogen (Knocked Up) and James Franco
lives with his wife, actress Amy Poehler, and son, Archie. in Pineapple Express. The film, which was directed by
Green and co-written by Rogen and Evan Goldberg
(Superbad), centers on two buddies who get mixed up
with a drug gang. The members of the Detroit Film
Critics Society nominated McBride for Best
Newcomer for his role as Red. Sony Pictures released
the film in August and it opened at No. 1 at the box
office, earning more than $100 million worldwide.
Immediately following the success of Pineapple
Express, McBride was back on top of the box office a
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