Hey! It's Fard. The Entertainment Swiss Army Knife.

Yes, that is my real hair. I call it the FROVID-19.
Headshot by Sarah Elizabeth Larson
Drone photo background by Fard Muhammad
Recent News The latest projects and fun things...
January 19, 2023– The live mobile game show app HQ Trivia was taken over by a bunch of fans of the app some days prior in the hopes of producing new episodes of Trivia and Words. They were looking for a host, and I signed up. On the night of the 19th, I set up a production studio in my apartment and hosted an episode of HQ Trivia that was seen and played directly on the app- complete with graphic design, music, and even cash winnings. As a fan of the show myself, this was a real treat. The fan response to my hosting was overwhelmingly positive. The video can be seen below.
We were set up to do a game of HQ Words on January 23, but the people who own the HQ app took back control, and I couldn’t host anymore. Aside from this fan takeover, the app has been dormant for months. If the app becomes defunct, it would be quite possible that I will have been the last host of HQ Trivia.
January 2, 2023– I had my network TV debut as a background actor in the reboot of Quantum Leap on NBC. (Season 1, Episode 9)

Acting The camera somewhat likes me.
Trained by Chelltoine Productions and McKay Arts for on-screen acting, I’ve been in front of the camera for many productions.
I’ve acted in the movies Jesus, Bro! and Another Cinema Snob Movie by Walkaway Entertainment.
In online media, I am a part of the ensemble for the Nostalgia Critic movie review series and have made guest appearances in the comic review series Atop the Fourth Wall. Additionally, I shared hosting duties on (and wrote questions for) the Channel Awesome game show Pop Quiz Hot Shot.
I was also the co-lead on the ClickHole video 500 lb. Man, where I played one of the two 250 lb. men that he split into. The video has gained over a million views on YouTube, three million views on Twitter, and fourteen million views on Facebook.
Most recently, I was a featured background actor in the second season of the TV show South Side on HBO Max, and I was in the background for the Quantum Leap 2022 reboot on NBC.
I’m currently non-union, but that could change with a commercial or two…




Still from Jesus Bro, by Walkaway Entertainment
Voice-Over & Audio Editing Just call me "Don Fardo".
Trained by Acting Studio Chicago, I’ve lent my dulcet tones and audio editing skills to many roles over the years- including:
- The announcer and intro/outro audio producer of the Dennis Miller Option podcast
- The intro announcer for the livestreamed talk show IsoLate Night with Scott Rogowsky (using a Bill Wendell impression)
- The intro announcer and intro video editor for the livestreamed comedy show 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 20th Music and Gaming Festival in January 2023.
- Various roles on the sketch comedy album The Essential Trevor Martin
- The live announcer for the stand-up comedy showcase The Comedy Bowl with Mona Aburmishan
- Other podcast intros include The Bladtcast and Another Day Above Ground
Check out his commercial voice-over demo below!
Photo by Dave Kresl
Motion Graphics & Video Editing Making pixels dance for 25 years.
I’ve 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. The animating and modeling was done in Caligari TrueSpace, and editing was done with Adobe Premiere. 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 and was 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 in commercials that have been shown on Hulu and CNN.com.
I’ve also worked on the graphic design for several logos in Photoshop and Illustrator- including the ones 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, using Cinema 4D, After Effects and Video Copilot’s Element 3D.
Most recently, I animated the 80s-style TV graphics for the analog horror series Winter of ’83.
Intro to the Nostalgia Critic web series
World's Best Laugh Big Laugh Energy.
I have a distinct and ebullient Laugh that has been a welcomed sound for comedians, show producers, and TV audience coordinators.
The Laugh is heard in over a dozen comedy albums and specials– including:
- Fake News, Real Jokes by Dennis Miller
- Tell the Damn Joke and The Last Late Night by Steve Byrne
- I Didn’t Say Anything Bad by Joe Kilgallon
- White Noise by Sam Norton (the first 360° VR comedy special)
- Nick and Sheila’s Kid by Prateek Srivastava
- Dead and Gone by Sean White
- Mother. F***er. by Kristen Toomey
During a taping of his late night talk show, 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 clubs and television audiences in the Los Angeles area. If you are a studio audience coordinator, casting company, or comedy album/special producer looking to add a little “natural sweetener” to your audience responses, feel free to contact me.
Photo by Sarah Elizabeth Larson
Stand-Up and On-Stage Performances Enter, stage right.
Zanies photo by Larry Bloom
About Fard Like this whole website wasn't about me to begin with...
If you wish to contact me for voiceover projects, contact Big Mouth Talent.
I am also looking to get into commercial work, and I am currently seeking a commercial agent in LA. If you’d like to represent me, let me know!
You can find more of my credits and resumes in the links below.

Headshot by Sarah Elizabeth Larson
CONAN Set Background Photo by Gary Cannon