Entertainment's Swiss Army Knife THIS... is Fard Muhammad

Fard Muhammad smiling in a plaid overshirt against a blue and red background

Hey! It’s Fard. You might know me as Fred. You can call me either one.

Welcome to my professional webpage.

Yes, that is my real hair. It’s called the FROVID-19.

In this page, you’ll see that I’ve…

…done some really cool stuff recently.

…acted in movies, TV shows, and web media.

…worked as a voice-over artist and audio editor.

…animated intro sequences and logos using motion graphics and 3D animation.

…got the World’s Best Laugh for TV and live comedy album audiences.

…performed on stage in many forms, including stand-up comedy, sketch, and improv.

You can also check out my casting/social media links in the about me section.

Thanks for stopping by.

Headshot by Jared Kahn Studios
Background: Drone photo and tilt-shift effect by me

Acting & On-Screen Performance The camera likes me... I think.

Trained by The Takeda Technique, Chelltoine Productions, and McKay Arts for on-screen acting, I’ve been in many on-camera productions.

I’m currently non-union, and I am represented for commercial work by Tim O’Shea at Feral Talent, Inc.

You can see me in movies like Jesus, Bro! and Another Cinema Snob Movie.

I’ve also hosted trivia and word puzzle games broadcasted on the HQ Trivia mobile app throughout 2024.

In online media, I was the co-lead on the ClickHole video 500 lb. Man, garnering almost 20M views across YouTube and other social media platforms.

More recently, I was in a video on Kevin Langue’s YouTube channel, where Kevin along a panel of comedians determine which guy in a green morph suit is the “secret black guy”. Spoiler alert… it’s me. The video has over 2M views on YouTube, and clips of it have attained millions of additional views on TikTok.

Additionally, I’ve been a part of the on-screen ensemble for the Nostalgia Critic web series and have made several guest appearances in the web series Atop the Fourth Wall.

Background: Still from Jesus, Bro! by Walkaway Entertainment

Voice-Over & Audio Editing From Beautiful Downtown Burbank

Trained by Acting Studio Chicago, I’ve lent my dulcet tones and audio editing skills to many projects and roles over the years— including:

“Voice of God” announcing for Peacock screening events
Announcer and intro/outro audio producer of the Dennis Miller Option podcast
Announcer for the livestreamed talk show IsoLate Night with Scott Rogowsky (using a Bill Wendell impression)
Announcer for the livestreamed comedy series Saturday Night Quarantine (using a Don Pardo impression— seen below)
One of the on-air live station announcers for MAG-TV, the TV/streaming channel for the Music and Gaming Festival
Various roles on the sketch comedy album The Essential Trevor Martin
Performance of TV station announcer William Farris in the analog horror series Winter of ’83
Live announcer for the Chicago stand-up comedy showcase The Comedy Bowl with Mona Aburmishan
Announcer for other podcasts, including The Bladtcast and Another Day Above Ground

If you’d like to book Fard for VO work, reach out to Big Mouth Talent at 312-421-4400.

Check out the commercial voice-over demo below!

Background: Photo by Dave Kresl

Motion Graphics & Video Editing Over 25 years of experience.

I’ve always had a strong interest in motion graphics and title sequences for television and film.

When I was 17, I animated my first computer-generated sequence commemorating the 25th anniversary of Atari. That was followed up two years later with an animation commemorating the 5th anniversary of the Atari Jaguar that was shown at the Classic Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, and it was later the subject of a humorous story on the Chicago morning TV show Fox Thing In The Morning.

At 23, I worked as an animator for VisualCast, where I became familiar with working with After Effects. My work for them was shown on huge video billboards across the Chicago area.

Since then, I’ve produced animations for commercials and title sequences that have been shown on many platforms. I’ve also designed logos— including the logos for Chicago Movieoke and The Twin Towers Alliance. For the last several years, I’ve been the animator of the intro sequences to the Nostalgia Critic web series and the logo animation for Channel Awesome. Most recently, I animated and designed the 80s-era TV graphics for the analog horror series Winter of ’83.

YouTube playlist of Motion Graphics Work

YouTube playlist of Video Editing Work

Background: Intro to the Nostalgia Critic web series
Logo designed by Doug Walker, modeled and animated by Fard Muhammad

World's Best Laugh I've got Big Laugh Energy.

I have a distinct and ebullient laugh that has been a welcomed sound for comedians, show producers, and TV audience warm-ups.
The Laugh is heard in over a dozen comedy albums and specials– including ones by:

Dennis Miller
Steve Byrne
Joe Kilgallon
Sam Norton
Prateek Srivastava
Sean White
Kristen Toomey

The Laugh has also been heard on TV shows through the years, including This is Not Happening on Comedy Central, Night Court (2023) on NBC, as well as Sullivan and Son and multiple episodes of Conan on TBS. During one particular Conan taping, host Conan O’Brien heard the Laugh from the back of his audience during the opening monologue and incorporated as a running gag in the show (as seen in the video below.)

I am working on delivering the Laugh to more comedy specials and television series audiences in the Los Angeles area. If you are a studio audience coordinator, casting company, warm-up comic, or comedy album/special producer looking to add a little “natural sweetener” to your audience responses, feel free to contact me.

Conan O’Brien noticing and featuring The Laugh

Background: Photo at “CAMP: A Comedy Show” taken by Sarah Elizabeth Larson

On-Stage Performances Enter, stage right.

I’ve performed stand-up comedy in open mics and showcases all over Chicago since 2010- from the Hideout to the legendary Zanies Old Town. I’ve also co-hosted, hosted, and produced comedy shows- including hosting and producing the 2019 and 2023 Music and Gaming Festival’s Comedy Showcases and co-hosting the Late Night Open Mic at The Comedy Bar in Chicago.

Trained in improv and sketch comedy performance by Antoine McKay, I’ve performed with Antoine’s inaugural troupe in two sketch comedy shows, “The Recession of Wisdom” and “Natural Selection: The Burden of Being Alive”, which had some successful runs at the Athenaeum Theatre in Chicago.

In addition, I’ve written and performed with the live movie riffing club Down in Front, which performed live MST3K-style commentary on feature-length movies— including Congo, Ghost, The Mummy, Wild Wild West, and Reefer Madness.

Lastly, I’ve hosted movie-scene karaoke (or “Movieoke“) events— from bars to theatres to conventions– for almost a decade. Movieoke is like karaoke except that instead of getting in front of a mic and singing a song, one performs a scene from a movie (with the sound down and the captions on).

Yes, it is a great idea. You should try it sometime.

I’ve hosted Movieoke events in venues including the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, MAGFest and MAGLabs in the Washington DC area, and ConBravo! in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It’s my goal to bring Movieoke to the Los Angeles area.

Background: Screens from HQTV Trivia and Words

(More) About Fard Like this whole website wasn't about me to begin with...

I was born and raised in Chicago. I have a bachelors degree in computer science from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and a masters degree in computer graphics & animation from DePaul University… and now, I’m auditioning for insurance commercials— putting those degrees to their ultimate potential. Seriously, though, my day job is in web development for CNBC.

In my spare time, I talk a bit too much about late night TV talk show history, see stand-up comedy performances, attend TV tapings, fly camera drones, attend pop culture conventions, and play all sorts of video games— from classic Atari games, to VR.

I live in Los Angeles with my wife and zero cats.

If you wish to contact me for voiceover projects, contact Big Mouth Talent.

For commercial booking, contact Tim O’Shea at Feral Talent, Inc.

For all other inquiries, shoot me a line!

You can find more of my credits and acting resumes in the links below.

IMDB | Actors Access | Backstage | Casting Frontier | Casting Networks

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Background: Photo at CONAN set taken by Gary Cannon
Headshot by Sarah Elizabeth Lawson