Harland Williams
| Harland Williams | |
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 Williams at the 34th Annie Awards, 2007. Photo by John B. Mueller[1] |
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| Born | November 14, 1962 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor/Comedian |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | |
| HarlandWilliams.com | |
Harland Williams (born November 14, 1962) is a Canadian actor, comedian, author, artist, musician and radio personality.
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[edit] Personal life
Harland Reesor Williams was born on November 14, 1962, in Toronto, Ontario, to Lorraine (née O'Donnell), a social worker, and John Reesor Williams, who worked as a member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament. He was the middle child of four sisters. Harland holds dual citizenship with Canada and the United States.
He is an accomplished author and illustrator of his own series of children's books involving a little brontosaurus named Lickety Split. Williams' love of art drove him to create the series, in which the curious, young dinosaur embarks on a series of amazing adventures and learns important life lessons in the process. The artistically inclined Williams had refined his passion for drawing and painting at Canada's Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario. Finding a creative outlet in poetry and painting while working as a forest ranger for five years after dropping out of Sheridan College, Williams set his goals to leave the forest as a stand-up comic and actor, soon moving to Los Angeles to pursue his new found calling.
Harland's cousin is Barenaked Ladies keyboardist Kevin Hearn and together they have a hobby band called The Cousins.
[edit] Career
Harland Williams is known for his movie roles and comedy. His roles include films such as Dumb and Dumber, Freddy Got Fingered, There's Something About Mary, Half Baked, RocketMan, Sorority Boys, Down Periscope and Employee of The Month. Williams was featured as a security guard in the music video for Barenaked Ladies "Falling For The First Time". He has performed his stand-up comedy routines on Late Night with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, HBO, Comedy Central and at comedy clubs throughout the country.
Harland's improvisational skills led to him winning the award for 'Best Improviser' on an episode of NBC's prime time series Thank God You're Here in 2007.
Harland's latest ventures include voicing 'Monster' on Nickelodeon's new animated series Robot and Monster and starring as Warwick the Warlock in Disney's upcoming movie Spooky Buddies.
Harland has a free, tri-weekly podcast called The Harland Highway. Since its debut in December 2009, The Harland Highway has been receiving positive reviews and is quickly becoming one of the top downloaded podcasts on the internet. The Harland Highway can be downloaded on iTunes or streamed live from your mobile device on Stitcher Radio.
Rocker Parry Gripp of the rock band Nerf Herder wrote a song in homage to Williams, entitled "I Wanna Be Your Harland Williams".[2]
He has appeared on Tom Green's House Tonight and on the Adam Carolla Podcast numerous times.[3]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1994 | Dumb And Dumber | State Trooper | |
| 1996 | Down Periscope | E.T. "Sonar" Lovacelli | |
| 1997 | RocketMan | Fred Z. Randall | |
| Wag The Dog | Pet Wrangler | ||
| 1998 | Half Baked | Kenny Davis | |
| There's Something About Mary | Hitchhiker (uncredited) | ||
| Dog Park | Callum | ||
| 1999 | Superstar | Slater | |
| 2000 | The Whole Nine Yards | Special Agent Steve Hanson | |
| Big Money Hustlas | Officer Harry Cox | ||
| 2001 | Freddy Got Fingered | Darren | |
| 2002 | Back by Midnight | Sheriff Hubbard | |
| Sorority Boys | Doofer/Roberta | ||
| 2003 | Family Tree | Jake | |
| Kart Racer | Zee | ||
| 2005 | Lucky 13 | Bleckman | |
| Because of Winn-Dixie | Policeman | ||
| Robots | Lug (voice) | ||
| 2006 | Employee of the Month | Russell Porpis-Gunders | |
| Surf School | Rip | ||
| 2007 | Meet The Robinsons | Carl (voice) | |
| The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning | Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane | ||
| 2008 | Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation | Derek | |
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Giraffe (voice) | ||
| 2009 | Fudgy Wudgy Fudge Face | Elmore P. Fudge | |
| My Life in Ruins | Big Al Sawchuck | ||
| 2011 | Spooky Buddies | Warwick the Warlock | |
| Lloyd The Conqueror | Vulcan | ||
| Dahmer Vs. Gacy | God |
[edit] References
- ^ John B. Mueller Photography
- ^ "Parry Gripp Song Of The Week". Parrygripp.com. http://www.parrygripp.com/. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
- ^ "The Channel". TomGreen.com. 2009-04-13. http://www.tomgreen.com/blog/?post=672. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
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