Actor FRED WILLARD Arrested

 actor fred willard's attorney, paul takakjian, told tmz on thursday that, "with all due respect to the individual officer, our belief is that fred did nothing in any violation of any law.  we have a tendency to  are going to be working vigorously to clear his name  during this matter. "

original story : actor fred willard was arrested on suspicion of  partaking  in an exceedingly lewd act at an adult theater, the los angeles times reported thursday.

uniformed officers arrested willard wednesday night at the tiki theater on santa monica boulevard in hollywood, police told the newspaper. the actor was booked and released on his own recognizance, police sgt. chuck slater told the paper.

while the los angeles times reports willard's age as 72, tmz. com says  he's 78. a website for his high  faculty, the kentucky military institute, would seem to indicate that 78 is  correct,  because it lists willard as a member of the class of 1951.

according to tmz, the theater was showing  3 movies, "follow me  two, " a xxx parody of "the client list, " and "step dad no.  two. "

willard received  3 emmy nominations for his role as ray's brother's father-in-law on "everybody loves raymond" and one for his role on "modern family. "  he's  additionally known for his roles in christopher guest films,  together with "best in show" and "a mighty wind. "

willard currently hosts a comedy improv and talk show on abc, "trust us  together along with your life. "

internet punsters  are merrily pointing out that willard is reportedly scheduled to star in  atiny low film ironically titled "the yank, " a romantic comedy set in ireland.

comedian paul reubens, creator of pee-wee herman, was famously arrested in 1991 in an adult theater. cbs stopped airing reubens' show  once the arrest and ensuing controversy,  however public sympathy fell heavily with the comic, who received a standing ovation for poking fun at the arrest at that year's mtv video music awards.