red ▁in ▁Fri ends ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁inter views ▁Rach el ▁for ▁G ucci , ▁and ▁later ▁came o ed ▁as ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁spin - off ▁Jo ey . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Sp iner ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁science - f iction ▁television ▁series ▁Th reshold , ▁which ▁was ▁can ce led ▁in ▁November ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁after ▁ 1 3 ▁episodes . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁feature ▁film ▁comedy , ▁Material ▁Girls , ▁with ▁Hil ary ▁and ▁Hay lie ▁D uff . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁situation ▁comedy ▁F ras ier , ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁" L il ith ▁Ne eds ▁a ▁F avor ", ▁Sp iner ▁made ▁two ▁brief ▁came os ▁as ▁a ▁fellow ▁air line ▁passenger ▁with ▁F ras ier ▁C rane ' s ▁ex - w ife , ▁Lil ith ▁Stern in . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Sp iner ▁performed ▁alongside ▁Mau de ▁Mag gart ▁in ▁a ▁radio ▁show / mus ical , ▁Dream land , ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁CD ▁album . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Sp iner ▁played ▁Dr . ▁St rom ▁in ▁the ▁feature ▁film ▁par ody ▁Super h ero ▁Movie . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁played ▁William ▁Quint ▁in ▁" The ▁Jur or ▁# 6 ▁Job ", ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁drama ▁series ▁Le verage