Brad Hall
William Bradford Hall is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He appeared on Saturday Night Live from 1982 to 1984. He was also known for manning the Weekend Update anchor desk on the show.
He also created 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 1989's Limit Up. In 2012, he directed Picture Paris, which appeared at the Tribeca Film Festival. He also has guest-starred on series such as Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Early and personal life
Hall was born William Bradford Hall on March 21, 1958 and raised 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, appeared together in Troll, and guest-starred together on two episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm. They have two sons, Henry and Charles.
Hall serves on the US Board of Directors of SurfAid International.
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 – 3 episodes | |
| 2019 | Undone | Charlie | 3 episodes |
| 2022–2023 | American Auto | Richard Hastings | 4 episodes |
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