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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.
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.
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 (1986), and guest-starred together on two episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm. They have two sons, Henry (b. 1992) and Charles (b. 1997).
Hall serves on the US Board of Directors of SurfAid International.
| + Film ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | 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 ! class="unsortable" | 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 |
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