Ed Helms
Ed Helms | |
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Born | Edward Parker Helms January 24, 1974 |
Education | Oberlin College (BA) |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1998–present |
Children | 1 |
Edward Parker Helms
Helms has also starred in dramatic films and comedic films such as
He has received six
Early life
Helms was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia.[3] He is of English, Irish, German, Dutch and French descent. He had open-heart surgery at age 13 to correct a severe congenital heart defect involving supravalvular aortic and pulmonic stenosis.[4][5] According to Helms, his surgery lasted nine hours, and he was kept in an intensive care unit for one week after.[6]
He attended Interlochen Center for the Arts as a youth and graduated in 1992 from The Westminster Schools, one year after The Office castmate Brian Baumgartner.[7] Helms entered Oberlin College as a geology major, but graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts in film theory and technology. He spent a semester as an exchange student at New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[8][9][6] During his college years, he turned down a summer internship with Late Night with Conan O'Brien because he had committed to an internship with WNBC's press and publicity department.
Career
Early work
After graduating from Oberlin, Helms began his comedy and acting career as a writer and performer with New York City
Television
Helms was performing comedy in New York City when, as he recalled in a 2005 interview, "The Daily Show had a sort of open audition with a casting company that I had dealt with. I read for the part, and got it".[12]
In his April 2002 to mid-2006 tenure on the satirical news program, Helms contributed "field reports" in addition to hosting various segments of the show such as "
Helms left the show in 2006, but occasionally returned for brief appearances over the next two years. On July 21, 2008, he returned for "Obama Quest"—a segment covering Senator
In February 2007, NBC announced that Helms had been promoted to series regular on The Office, and in February 2010 Helms was added to the show's opening credits. He quickly became a solidifying part of the cast, and one of the show's producers. In June 2009, in an interview with
Helms has also appeared on such television shows as
He co-created the Peacock sitcom Rutherford Falls with Sierra Teller Ornelas (now showrunner) and Michael Schur. Together with Ornelas, the series has a total of five indigenous writers.
Film
Helms has had minor roles in numerous films including Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story, Meet Dave, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, I'll Believe You, Evan Almighty, Semi-Pro, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard.
Helms co-starred in the blockbuster
In 2012 he voiced the Once-ler in
Other work
Helms is in a
He and Amy Reitnouer co-founded a music blog also titled The Bluegrass Situation. It summarizes its mission as "Creating and covering content across every level of the international scene, ranging from timeless traditional bluegrass, blues, and old-time to contemporary singer/songwriter, Americana, folk, and everything rootsy beyond and in between."[21] On April 22, 2020, The Bluegrass Situation debuted The Whiskey Sour Happy Hour, a weekly music and comedy program benefiting the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund and Direct Relief.
Helms features in the video for
Helms launched his own production company, Pacific Electric Picture Company, in 2013. The company had a two-year development deal with Universal Television.[24]
In 2013, Helms co-wrote, produced, and starred in the Yahoo! Screen web series Tiny Commando, about a former Navy SEAL who is accidentally shrunken in a military experiment to four inches in height. Subsequently, he is deployed to places that his unique size enables him to infiltrate.[25]
Civic life
Helms is a board member at RepresentUs,[26] a non-profit group that works to pass anti-corruption laws in the United States.
Helms partnered with VoteRiders in 2022 to encourage volunteers to write letters and send texts to registered voters to let them know how to overcome voter ID barriers that could prevent them from casting a ballot.[27]
Personal life
Helms is married and has a daughter.[28]
Honors
- Helms received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from Knox College, where he delivered the 2013 Commencement.[29]
- In May 2014, Helms gave the convocation speech at
- In May 2015, Helms gave the commencement speech at the University of Virginia.[32]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story
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Bunker McLaughlin | Film debut |
2006 | Everyone's Hero | Hobo Louie | Voice |
Night at the Museum | Dentist | Scene deleted | |
2007 | Evan Almighty | Ark Reporter / Ed Carson | |
I'll Believe You | Leon | ||
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Stage Manager | ||
2008 | Semi-Pro | Turtleneck Reporter | |
Confessions of a Shopaholic | Garret E. Barton | Uncredited | |
Meet Dave | Number 2 | ||
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay | Interpreter | ||
Lower Learning | Maurice Bunting | ||
2009 | The Smell of Success | Chet Pigford | |
The Hangover
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Stuart Price | ||
Monsters vs. Aliens | News Reporter | Voice | |
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Larry Daley's Assistant | Uncredited | |
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | Paxton Harding | ||
2011 | Cedar Rapids | Tim Lippe | Also executive producer |
The Hangover Part II | Stuart Price | ||
Jeff, Who Lives at Home | Pat | ||
High Road | Barry | Uncredited | |
2012 | The Lorax | The Once-ler | Voice |
2013 | We're the Millers | Brad Gurdlinger | |
The Hangover Part III | Stuart Price | ||
2014 | Someone Marry Barry | Ben | |
They Came Together | Eggbert | ||
Stretch | Karl-with-a-K | ||
2015 | Vacation | Russell "Rusty" Griswold | |
Love the Coopers | Hank Cooper | ||
2016 | Central Intelligence | — | Executive producer |
Kevin Hart: What Now? | Bartender | ||
2017 | The Clapper | Eddie Krumble | Also producer |
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie | Benjamin Krupp / Captain Underpants | Voice | |
Mune: Guardian of the Moon | Spleen | Voice | |
I Do... Until I Don't | Noah Brewing | ||
Chappaquiddick | Joseph Gargan | ||
Father Figures | Peter Reynolds | ||
2018 | A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Tom Snyder | Also executive producer |
Tag | Hogan "Hoagie" Malloy | ||
2019 | Corporate Animals | Brandon | Also producer |
Penguins[33] | Narrator | Voice | |
2020 | Coffee & Kareem | Officer James Coffee | |
2021 | Together Together | Matt | |
Ron's Gone Wrong | Graham Pudowski | Voice | |
2023 | Family Switch | Bill Walker |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002–2009 | The Daily Show | Correspondent | 207 episodes |
2002 | Premium Blend | Himself | Episode: "6.2" |
2004 | Cheap Seats | Bradley Wallace | 2 episodes |
2004, 2013 | Arrested Development
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James Carr | 3 episodes |
2005 | Sunday Pants | Neil the Angel (voice) | "Weighty Decisions" segments |
2006 | The Colbert Report | Narrator – The On Notice Board: A Wonder of the Modern Age | Episode: "Linda Hirshman" |
2006 | Samurai Love God | Samurai Love God (voice) | Miniseries |
2006–2013 | The Office | Andy Bernard | Main cast (seasons 3–9); 163 episodes |
2008 | Upright Citizens Brigade | Guest Monologist | Uncredited |
2008 | American Dad! | Mr. Buckley (voice) | Episode: " Stanny Slickers II: The Legend of Ollie's Gold "
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2008 | Wainy Days | Doctor | Episode: "Angel" |
2008–2010 | Childrens Hospital | Doctor / TV Announcer | 5 episodes |
2009 | Family Guy | Al Gore (voice) | Episode: " FOX-y Lady "
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2010 | Funny or Die Presents | Cast (Holdup) | 4 episodes |
2011 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | Episode: "Ed Helms/Paul Simon" |
2011 | Wilfred | Daryl | Episode: "Acceptance" |
2011 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Eddie | 2 episodes |
2012 | The Mindy Project | Dennis | 2 episodes |
2012 | Ugly Americans | Dennis | Episode: "Mark Loves Dick" |
2012 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Himself | Episode: "Ed Helms Wears A Grey Shirt & Brown Boots" |
2013 | Kroll Show | Sex in the City Dude | Episode: "San Diego Diet" |
2013 | Saturday Night Live | Ted Pelms | Uncredited Episode: "Zach Galifianakis/Of Monsters and Men" |
2014 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Jack Danger | Episode: "USPIS" |
2015–2020 | BoJack Horseman | Kyle (voice) | 3 episodes |
2015 | The Muppets | Himself | Episode: "Pig Out" |
2015 | Running Wild with Bear Grylls | Himself | Episode: "Ed Helms" |
2016 | Drunk History | William McMasters | Episode: "Scoundrels" |
2017 | Angie Tribeca | Dr. Clive Mister | Episode: "Germs of Endearment" |
2017 | The Fake News with Ted Nelms | Ted Nelms | TV special; also creator, writer, and executive producer[34] |
2020 | Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun | Ed Helms/Egg Helms | Also executive producer |
2021–2022 | Rutherford Falls | Nathan Rutherford | 18 episodes; also co-creator, writer, executive producer |
2022 | Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock | Lyle Craggle (voice) | 2 episodes |
2022 | Big Mouth | Bros 4 Life Member #1 (voice) | Episode: "Dadda Dia!" |
Music videos
Year | Title | Artist |
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2013 | "Hopeless Wanderer" | Mumford & Sons |
"Clouds" (Celebrity Music Video) | Zach Sobiech[35] | |
2015 | "The Wolf" | Mumford & Sons |
2016 | "Don't Wanna Know" | Maroon 5 |
2017 | "Wanna Do Day"[36] | Lisa Loeb |
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Jake and Amir | Mickey | Episode: "The Auditions" |
References
- ^ Hangover Part III Set Visit : Ed Helms – Moviehole Archived April 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Moviehole.net. Retrieved on February 10, 2014.
- Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- ^ [1]. Retrieved on February 2, 2024.
- ^ 5 Facts About Me: Ed Helms – Ed Helms. People.com. Retrieved on February 10, 2014.
- ^ Goldman, Andrew. (May 27, 2011) Hangover 2 Star Ed Helms Interview. ELLE. Retrieved on February 10, 2014.
- ^ YouTube, May 16, 2017. Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- ^ "High-Performing Alumni".
- ^ Phipps, Keith (June 3, 2009). "Ed Helms". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
- ^ "Ed Helms: Biography". TVGuide.com. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
- ^ "The Office Cast Biographies – Ed Helms". NBC.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
- ^ Sternbergh, Adam (September 14, 2008). "The Jerk: Daily Show alum and The Office star Ed Helms on the highs (and lows) of being obnoxious". New York. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
- ^ "Ed Helms on Politics, The Media and The Daily Show". TheComical.com. 2005. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008.
- ^ Rudolph, Ileane (July 27, 2015). "Alumni Association: A roundup of The Daily Show's coolest Graduates". TV Guide. pp 21-22.
- ^ Snierson, Dan (June 28, 2006). "Ed Helms joins the cast of The Office". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
- ^ Itzkoff, Dave (March 11, 2012). "Ambitious, but in a Polite Sort of Way". The New York Times. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
- ^ Elizabeth, Stormy (August 3, 2015). "Running Wild with Bear Grylls Recap 8/3/15: Season 2 Episode 4 "Ed Helms"". celebdirtylaundry.com. Celeb Dirty Laundry. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ Ed Helms' Bluegrass Situation Superjam with special guests. lineup.bonnaroo.com
- ^ The Lonesome Trio. Facebook (April 21, 2013). Retrieved on February 10, 2014.
- ^ Bluegrass Situation festival: Banjo, comedy unite Steve Martin, Ed Helms, Los Angeles Times. Articles.latimes.com (April 26, 2011). Retrieved on February 10, 2014.
- ^ Bienstock, Richard (April 22, 2013). "Better Off Ed: Ed Helms of 'The Hangover' and 'The Office' Talks Guitars, Banjos and Bluegrass". Guitar Aficionado. Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ "Roots Culture Redefined". The Bluegrass Situation. July 30, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "Mumford and Sons release hilarious Hopeless Wanderer video". Music Blogged. August 4, 2013. Archived from the original on August 30, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "Watch Mumford & Sons Take Over Bonnaroo in 'The Wolf' Video". Rolling Stone. July 30, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (September 16, 2013) "Ed Helms Launches Production Company, Inks Overall Deal With Universal TV". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Rothman, Lily (September 17, 2013). "Ed Helms' Three Favorite Web Series". Time.
- ^ "Unbreaking America: Drowning in Student Debt". RepresentUs' YouTube Channel. February 2, 2021. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021.
- ^ "Celebrities Are Rallying Volunteers to Help Voters Overcome ID Barriers: 'It's Not as Easy as It Should Be'". Peoplemag. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ Anna Faris (January 9, 2018). "Ed Helms". Anna Faris is Unqualified (Podcast). Simplecast. Retrieved July 11, 2020. Helms: "I've been married a couple years, and she's fabulous, and she enjoys a lot more anonymity than I do."
- ^ "Knox College Announces 2013 Honorary Degrees". Knox.edu. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
- The Huffington Post.
- ^ "2014 Senior Convocation featuring Ed Helms, TV's 'Andy Bernard'". Cornell University. May 24, 2014.
- ^ Prakash, Neha (May 17, 2015). "Ed Helms eviscerates 'Rolling Stone' in UVA commencement address". Mashable. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ Kylie Hemmert (February 26, 2019). "Penguins: Ed Helms to Narrate Disneynature's Feature Film". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (December 8, 2017). "Ed Helms Returns to Comedy Central With a Mission: Making 'Fake News' Fake Again". IndieWire. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ^ "30 Celebrities Lip-Sync Hearthelt Song By Dying Teen". Business Insider. May 9, 2013. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "Official Lisa Loeb Channel". YouTube. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
External links
- Ed Helms at IMDb