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William Thomas Hader Jr. (born June 7, 1978) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, writer and producer. He is the creator, producer, writer, director, and star of the HBO dark comedy series Barry (2018–2023), for which he has been nominated for eight Emmy Awards, winning two. Hader's initial success was for his eight-year stint (2005–2013) as a cast member on the long-running NBC variety series Saturday Night Live, for which he received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Peabody Award. He became known for his impressions and especially for his work on the Weekend Update segments, in which he played Stefon Meyers, a flamboyant New York tour guide who recommends unusual nightclubs and parties with bizarre characters with unusual tastes. He is also the star and producer of the IFC mockumentary comedy series Documentary Now! (2015–present) which he co-created along with Fred Armisen and Seth Meyers. Hader has had supporting roles in the films You, Me and Dupree (2006), Hot Rod (2007), Superbad (2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, (2009), Paul (2011), This Is 40 (2012), and 22 Jump Street (2014), as well as leading roles in The Skeleton Twins (2014), Trainwreck (2015), and as an adult Richie Tozier in It Chapter Two (2019). He also is known for his extensive work in voice-over, portraying both leading and supporting characters in films such as the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs franchise (2009–2013), Turbo (2013), Inside Out (2015), The BFG (2016), Power Rangers (2017), Toy Story 4 (2019) and Lightyear (2022).
In a sprawling galaxy governed by the Galactic Alliance, Cadet Sera Vance—a top graduate with zero field experience—is thrust into her first live mission: capturing a cunning crime lord whose trail vanishes into the chaotic edges of known space. Assigned an unlikely partner, Kal, a sharp-tongued, street-smart feline alien from the twilight world of Miravai, Sera must leave behind protocol and plunge into the unpredictable underworld of space smugglers, bounty hunters, and rogue AIs. As their mission spirals into a galaxy-wide chase, Sera and Kal uncover a conspiracy that suggests the crime lord is just a pawn in a much larger game—one that threatens the very foundation of the Alliance. Forced to rely on each other, the disciplined cadet and her unconventional companion grow from reluctant allies into an unbreakable team. With fast-paced action, cosmic intrigue, and unexpected heart, Starlight Pursuit is a vivid animated odyssey about courage, loyalty, and the power of unlikely friendships among the stars.
