Do you know Fred Armisen?

I don’t mean, ‘Have you seen him on TV?’ or something. I mean, do you know him personally?

Here’s the thing. Through some weird browsing pathway, I read about Fred, a very popular cast member on Saturday Night Live. But, even with all the sites out there dedicated to him, I couldn’t figure out some specific details about him.

Y’see, the thing is, I once knew a kid named Freddie Armisen. Turns out that the famous Fred looks like the kid I knew and is the right age. I don’t think it’s a coincidence.

The Freddie I knew:

- Lived in Brasil in the early 70s.

- Lived in Copacabana near me.

- Was, like me at the time, really into the Beatles (SNL’s Fred is a musician!).

I’ll leave out some of the funnier and more embarrassing things we did as kids, but I remember some great time playing together. And the Beatles were a big part of my childhood because of Freddie.

Too bad I have no recollection of his folks, since, as a cultural hybrid like me, that would have been a give-away. But then again, 7 year-olds usually don’t pay attention to their friends’ parents (who?).

Alas, he left the country and I never heard of him again.

So, if you know more about SNL’s Fred than I do and he matches up with what I said, comment here (don’t post his email address, d’oh!) or let him know he should place a comment here. NBC makes it hard to actually get to the cast members (or at least, I wrote something and never got a response), that I think this post might be more effective.