Brad Hall

For other people with the same name, see Brad Hall (bobsledder) and Brad Hall (politician).

William Bradford Hall (born March 21, 1958) 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 (then rebranded as Saturday Night News) anchor desk on the show.

Brad Hall
Hall at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival
Born	William Bradford Hall (1958-03-21) March 21, 1958 (age 67) Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Education	Northwestern University (BA)[1]
Occupations	Actor comedian filmmaker
Years active	1982–present
Spouse	Julia Louis-Dreyfus ​ (m. 1987)​
Children	2, including Charlie Hall
Relatives	Gérard Louis-Dreyfus (father-in-law) Lauren Bowles (half sister-in-law)

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.^[2] 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.^[3] He also has guest-starred on series such as Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.^[4]

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."^[5]

Hall is married to actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, whom he met while both were attending Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.^[6] They met in a comedy troupe that Hall started, called The Practical Theater.^[5] They both performed on Saturday Night Live 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).^[6]

Hall serves on the US Board of Directors of SurfAid International.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Troll	William Daniels
1989	Worth Winning	Eric
	Limit Up	Marty Callahan
1990	The Guardian	Ned Runcie
1995	Bye Bye Love	Phil	Also writer and producer
1998	A Bug's Life	Grasshopper	Voice
2005	Must Love Dogs	Stanley	Also executive producer
2010	Love Shack	Dr. Alan Rudnick
2012	Picture Paris		Short film Writer and director
2023	First Time Female Director	Miles Paris

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982–1984	Saturday Night Live	Himself/various characters	Series regular (39 episodes)
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 (Gary Kroeger)
• 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
• John Hinckley
• Noel Paul Stookey
• Pete Best
• William F. Buckley
• John Lennon