William Bradford Hall (born March 21, 1958) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is best known as a ''

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'' news anchor on ''

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'' and for creating the sitcoms ''

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'' and ''

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''. 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

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. He also has guest-starred on series such as '' Parks and Recreation'', '' Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', and '' Curb Your Enthusiasm''.

Personal life

Hall was born in

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. 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

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, whom he met while both were attending

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in Evanston,

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. They met in a comedy troupe that Hall started, called ''The Practical Theater''. They both performed on ''

'' from 1982 to 1984, appeared together in ''Troll'' (1986), and guest-starred together on two episodes of '' Curb Your Enthusiasm''. They have two sons, Henry (b. 1992) and Charles (b. 1997).

Filmography

Recurring characters on ''SNL''

*Mike Phillips, friend of El Dorko (

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) *The Human Stapler, a superhero who uses his hands to bind his victims (a member of The Interesting Four) *Larry Rolans, the host of Larry's Corner

Celebrity impersonations

* John DeLorean *

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* Noel Paul Stookey *

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* William F. Buckley *

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