Fred Asparagus

American comedian and actor

Fred Asparagus

Born|

Fred Reveles

(1947-06-10)June 10, 1947

Los Angeles County, California, U.S.

Died| June 30, 1998(1998-06-30) (aged 51)

Panorama City, California, U.S.

Occupation(s)| Comedian, actor
Spouse| Sandy Acord

Fred Asparagus (born Fred Reveles; June 10, 1947 – June 30, 1998)[1][2] was an American comedian[3] and film and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing the Bartender in the 1986 film Three Amigos!.

Born in Los Angeles County, California, Asparagus guest-starred in television programs like Roseanne, Who's the Boss?, Cheers, The John Larroquette Show, CHiPs, Falcon Crest, Something Wilder and Wiseguy.[1][4] He also appeared in films, such as This Is Spinal Tap, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, The Five Heartbeats, Dragnet, Beverly Hills Cop III, Just the Ticket and Fatal Beauty.[1][4]

Asparagus died in June 1998 of a heart attack in Panorama City, California, at the age of 51.[4]

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1983 | Surf II | Fat Boy #1 |
1984 | This Is Spinal Tap | Joe 'Mama' Besser |
1984 | Night Patrol | Fat Mexican |
1984 | Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo | Hispanic Man |
1986 | 8 Million Ways to Die | Mundo |
1986 | Three Amigos! | Bartender |
1987 | Dragnet | Tito Provençal |
1987 | Fatal Beauty | Delgadillo |
1987 | Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge | Additional Improviser | TV movie
1988 | Colors | Cook |
1989 | Terminal Force |  |
1989 | The Lords of Magick | Theatre Performer |
1990 | Havana | Baby Hernadez |
1991 | The Five Heartbeats | Big Red's Guys |
1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III | Bobby |
1995 | Galaxis | Victor Menendez |
1995 | Steal Big Steal Little | Angel |
1996 | The Class Cage | Waiter |
1998 | Slappy and the Stinkers | Dockhand |
1998 | Just the Ticket | Zeus |

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1983 | CHiPs | Weasel | 1 episode
1987 | Hunter | Max Santiago | 1 episode
1988 | Wiseguy | Willie Jesus | 1 episode
1988 | Cheers | Pepe | 1 episode
1989 | Falcon Crest | Chalo | 3 episodes
1990 | Who's the Boss? | Del Moore | 1 episode
1993 | Danger Theatre | Security Guard | 1 episode
1994 | The John Larroquette Show | Tarok | 1 episode
1995 | Something Wilder | Escobar | 1 episode
1995 | Land's End | Mr. Chavez | 1 episode
1995 | Roseanne | Jerry Garcia | 1 episode

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Fred Asparagus". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
2. ^ "Fred Asparagus". Variety. September 28, 1998. p. 193. Retrieved July 11, 2021 - via Wayback Machine.
3. ^ Rivers, Victor (April 29, 2006). A Private Family Matter: A Memoir. Simon and Schuster. p. 30\. ISBN 1416534687 - via Google Books.
4. ^ a b c Lentz, Harris (July 1999). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1998. McFarland. pp. 12–13\. ISBN 9780786407484 - via Google Books.12-13&rft.pub=McFarland&rft.date=1999-07&rft.isbn=9780786407484&rft.aulast=Lentz&rft.aufirst=Harris&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fw-4MQEACAAJ&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Fred+Asparagus" class="Z3988">

## External links

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* Fred Asparagus at IMDb
* Fred Asparagus at the TCM Movie Database
* Rotten Tomatoes profile

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