Brad Hall
William Bradford Hall is an American actor, comedian, director and writer. He is best known as a Weekend Update news anchor on Saturday Night Live and for creating the sitcoms The Single Guy and Watching Ellie.
Hall was a producer, writer, and director on the Golden Globe winning sitcom Brooklyn Bridge, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He has appeared in various motion pictures, most notably the 1986 cult classic Troll and as Nancy Allen's boyfriend in 1990's Limit Up. In 2012, he directed Picture Paris, which appeared at the Tribeca Film Festival. In addition, he has guest-starred on series such as Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Personal life
Hall was born in Santa Barbara, California. He was an avid surfer as a child, saying that he "learned how to surf as soon as I could walk."Hall is married to actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, whom he met while both were attending Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. They met in a comedy troupe that Hall started, called The Practical Theater. They both performed on Saturday Night Live from 1982 to 1984 and guest-starred together on two episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm. They have two sons, Henry and Charles.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1982–1984 | Saturday Night Live | Himself/ Various characters | Series Regular |
| 1986 | 9 to 5 | Devlin | Episode: "Even Super Women Get the Blues |
| 1988 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Montanna | Episode: "Mad Avenue" |
| 1989 | Empty Nest | Chuck | Episode: "Full Nest" |
| 1989 | Day by Day | Charlie | Episode: "The Music Man" |
| 1990 | American Dreamer | Writer Episode: "Flight of the Dodo" | |
| 1991–1993 | Brooklyn Bridge | Writer – 32 Episodes Supervising Producer – 13 Episodes Director – 1 Episode | |
| 1993 | Frasier | Writer Episode: "Here's Looking at You" | |
| 1995–1997 | The Single Guy | 44 episodes Creator, Writer, and Executive Producer | |
| 2000–2001 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2002–2003 | Watching Ellie | 19 episodes Creator, Writer, and Executive Producer | |
| 2006 | Saturday Night Live | Audience Member | Episode: "Julia Louis-Dreyfus/Paul Simon" |
| 2012 | Parks and Recreation | Wreston St. James | Episode: "Pawnee Commons" |
| 2016 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | John William Weichselbraun | Episode: "House Mouses" |
| 2016 | Veep | Director; Episode: "C**tgate" | |
| 2019 | Undone'' | Charlie |
Recurring characters on ''SNL''
- Mike Phillips, friend of El Dorko
- The Human Stapler, a superhero who uses his hands to bind his victims
- Larry Rolans, the host of Larry's Corner
Celebrity impersonations
- John DeLorean
- John Hinckley
- Noel Paul Stookey
- Pete Best
- William F. Buckley
- John Lennon