[go: nahoru, domu]
Jump to content

Ed Helms: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
(47 intermediate revisions by 35 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|American actor and comedian (born 1974)}}
{{short description|American comedian and actor (born 1974)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
Line 7: Line 7:
| birth_name = Edward Parker Helms
| birth_name = Edward Parker Helms
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|1|24}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|1|24}}
| birth_place = [[Atlanta, Georgia]]
| birth_place = [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], U.S.
| education = [[Oberlin College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| education = [[Oberlin College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|singer}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Comedian|actor}}
| years_active = 1998–present
| years_active = 1998–present
| children = 1
| children = 2
}}
}}


'''Edward Parker Helms'''<ref>[http://moviehole.net/201364377hangover-part-iii-set-visit-ed-helms Hangover Part III Set Visit : Ed Helms – Moviehole] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413121258/http://moviehole.net/201364377hangover-part-iii-set-visit-ed-helms |date=April 13, 2015 }}. Moviehole.net. Retrieved on February 10, 2014.</ref> (born January 24, 1974)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 24, 2023 includes celebrities Neil Diamond, Aaron Neville|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-24-2023-includes-celebrities-neil-diamond-aaron-neville.html |access-date=January 24, 2023 |website=[[Cleveland.com]]|date=January 24, 2023 }}</ref> is an American actor and comedian. From 2002 to 2006, he was a [[correspondent]] on [[Comedy Central]]'s ''[[The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]]''. He played paper salesman [[Andy Bernard]] in the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]'' (2006–2013), and starred as Stuart Price in [[The Hangover (film series)|''The Hangover'' trilogy]]. He later starred in the comedy series ''[[Rutherford Falls]]'' (2021–2022), which he co-wrote.
'''Edward Parker Helms'''<ref>[http://moviehole.net/201364377hangover-part-iii-set-visit-ed-helms Hangover Part III Set Visit : Ed Helms – Moviehole] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413121258/http://moviehole.net/201364377hangover-part-iii-set-visit-ed-helms |date=April 13, 2015 }}. Moviehole.net. Retrieved on February 10, 2014.</ref> (born January 24, 1974)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 24, 2023 includes celebrities Neil Diamond, Aaron Neville|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-24-2023-includes-celebrities-neil-diamond-aaron-neville.html |access-date=January 24, 2023 |website=[[Cleveland.com]]|date=January 24, 2023 }}</ref> is an American comedian and actor. From 2002 to 2006, he was a [[correspondent]] on [[Comedy Central]]'s ''[[The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]]''. He played paper salesman [[Andy Bernard]] in the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'' (2006–2013), and starred as Stuart Price in [[The Hangover (film series)|''The Hangover'' trilogy]]. He later starred in the comedy series ''[[Rutherford Falls]]'' (2021–2022), which he co-wrote.


Helms has also starred in dramatic films and comedic films such as ''[[Cedar Rapids (film)|Cedar Rapids]]'', ''[[Jeff Who Lives at Home]]'' (both 2011), ''[[We're the Millers]]'' (2013), ''[[Vacation (2015 film)|Vacation]]'' (2015), ''[[Chappaquiddick (film)|Chappaquiddick]]'' (2017), ''[[A Futile and Stupid Gesture (film)|A Futile and Stupid Gesture]]'', ''[[Tag (2018 film)|Tag]]'' (both 2018) and ''[[Together Together]]'' (2021). He provided his voice to the animated films, ''[[Everyone's Hero]]'' (2006), ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]'' (2009), ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]'' (2012), ''[[Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie]]'', ''[[Mune: Guardian of the Moon]]'' (both 2017) and ''[[Ron's Gone Wrong]]'' (2021).
Helms has also starred in dramatic films and comedic films such as ''[[Cedar Rapids (film)|Cedar Rapids]]'', ''[[Jeff Who Lives at Home]]'' (both 2011), ''[[We're the Millers]]'' (2013), ''[[Vacation (2015 film)|Vacation]]'' (2015), ''[[Chappaquiddick (film)|Chappaquiddick]]'' (2017), ''[[A Futile and Stupid Gesture (film)|A Futile and Stupid Gesture]]'', ''[[Tag (2018 film)|Tag]]'' (both 2018) and ''[[Together Together]]'' (2021). He provided his voice to the animated films, ''[[Everyone's Hero]]'' (2006), ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]'' (2009), ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]'' (2012), ''[[Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie]]'', ''[[Mune: Guardian of the Moon]]'' (both 2017) and ''[[Ron's Gone Wrong]]'' (2021).
Line 21: Line 21:


==Early life==
==Early life==
Helms is of English, Irish, German, Dutch and French descent. He had [[open heart surgery|open-heart surgery]] at age 13 to correct a severe [[congenital heart defect]] involving supravalvular [[aortic stenosis|aortic]] and [[pulmonic stenosis]].<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20467576,00.html 5 Facts About Me: Ed Helms – Ed Helms]. People.com. Retrieved on February 10, 2014.</ref><ref>Goldman, Andrew. (May 27, 2011) [http://www.elle.com/pop-culture/celebrities/ed-helmes-hangover-2-intervew Hangover 2 Star Ed Helms Interview]. ELLE. Retrieved on February 10, 2014.</ref> According to Helms, his surgery lasted nine hours, and he was kept in an [[intensive care unit]] for one week after.<ref name= Kimmel/>
Helms was born and raised in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].<ref>[https://etmla.org/ed-helms/]. Retrieved on February 2, 2024.</ref> He is of English, Irish, German, Dutch and French descent. He had [[Cardiac surgery|open-heart surgery]] at age 13 to correct a severe [[congenital heart defect]] involving supravalvular [[aortic stenosis|aortic]] and [[pulmonic stenosis]].<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20467576,00.html 5 Facts About Me: Ed Helms – Ed Helms]. People.com. Retrieved on February 10, 2014.</ref><ref>Goldman, Andrew. (May 27, 2011) [http://www.elle.com/pop-culture/celebrities/ed-helmes-hangover-2-intervew Hangover 2 Star Ed Helms Interview]. ELLE. Retrieved on February 10, 2014.</ref> According to Helms, his surgery lasted nine hours, and he was kept in an [[intensive care unit]] for one week after.<ref name= Kimmel/>


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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.interlochen.org/high-performing-alumni|title = High-Performing Alumni}}</ref> 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]]'s [[Tisch School of the Arts]].<ref name="HelmsAV">{{Cite news| last = Phipps | first = Keith | date = June 3, 2009| title = Ed Helms | publisher=[[The A.V. Club]]| url = https://www.avclub.com/articles/ed-helms,28565/| access-date =June 11, 2009}}</ref><ref name="TV Guide">{{cite web|title=Ed Helms: Biography|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ed-helms/bio/198481|publisher=TVGuide.com|access-date=January 16, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Kimmel">{{YouTube|id=dpKcoO0pdy8|title=Ed Helms on Having Heart Surgery as a Kid}}, May 16, 2017. [[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]</ref> 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.
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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.interlochen.org/high-performing-alumni|title = High-Performing Alumni}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="HelmsAV">{{Cite news| last = Phipps | first = Keith | date = June 3, 2009| title = Ed Helms | publisher=[[The A.V. Club]]| url = https://www.avclub.com/articles/ed-helms,28565/| access-date =June 11, 2009}}</ref><ref name="TV Guide">{{cite web|title=Ed Helms: Biography|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ed-helms/bio/198481|publisher=TVGuide.com|access-date=January 16, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Kimmel">{{YouTube|id=dpKcoO0pdy8|title=Ed Helms on Having Heart Surgery as a Kid}}, May 16, 2017. [[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]</ref> 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==
==Career==
===Early work===
===Early work===
After graduating from Oberlin, Helms began his comedy and acting career as a writer and performer with New York City [[sketch comedy]] bands. While studying [[improvisation]] with the [[Upright Citizens Brigade]] troupe,<ref name="nbc">{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/bios/ed_helms.shtml|work=NBC.com|title=''The Office'' Cast Biographies – Ed Helms|access-date=October 11, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110329170504/http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/bios/ed_helms.shtml|archive-date=March 29, 2011}}</ref> he was a trainee [[film editor]] at [[Crew Cuts (company)|Crew Cuts]], a [[post-production]] facility in [[New York City]], where he recorded some rough [[voiceover]] tracks that eventually led to paying voiceover work. He soon found a talent agent.<ref>{{cite web| last = Sternbergh | first = Adam| date = September 14, 2008| title = The Jerk: ''Daily Show'' alum and ''The Office'' star Ed Helms on the highs (and lows) of being obnoxious| url = https://nymag.com/arts/tv/profiles/50226|newspaper=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]| access-date =October 28, 2009}}</ref>
After graduating from Oberlin, Helms began his comedy and acting career as a writer and performer with New York City [[sketch comedy]] bands. While studying [[improvisation]] with the [[Upright Citizens Brigade]] troupe,<ref name="nbc">{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/bios/ed_helms.shtml|work=NBC.com|title=''The Office'' Cast Biographies – Ed Helms|access-date=October 11, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110329170504/http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/bios/ed_helms.shtml|archive-date=March 29, 2011}}</ref> he was a trainee [[Film editing|film editor]] at [[Crew Cuts (company)|Crew Cuts]], a [[post-production]] facility in [[New York City]], where he recorded some rough [[voiceover]] tracks that eventually led to paying voiceover work. He soon found a talent agent.<ref>{{cite web| last = Sternbergh | first = Adam| date = September 14, 2008| title = The Jerk: ''Daily Show'' alum and ''The Office'' star Ed Helms on the highs (and lows) of being obnoxious| url = https://nymag.com/arts/tv/profiles/50226|newspaper=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]| access-date =October 28, 2009}}</ref>


===Television===
===Television===
[[File:EdHelmsJune09.jpg|left|thumb|281x281px|Helms in [[Dublin|Dublin, Ireland]] (2009)]]
[[File:EdHelmsJune09.jpg|left|thumb|281x281px|Helms in [[Dublin|Dublin, Ireland]] (2009)]]
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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecomical.com/features/ed_helms_interview.html |work=TheComical.com |title=Ed Helms on Politics, The Media and The Daily Show |date=2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724070121/http://www.thecomical.com/features/ed_helms_interview.html |archive-date=July 24, 2008 }}</ref>
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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecomical.com/features/ed_helms_interview.html |work=TheComical.com |title=Ed Helms on Politics, The Media and The Daily Show |date=2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724070121/http://www.thecomical.com/features/ed_helms_interview.html |archive-date=July 24, 2008 }}</ref>


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 "[[The Daily Show recurring elements#Digital Watch|Digital Watch]]", "[[The Daily Show recurring elements#Ad Nauseam|Ad Nauseam]]" and "[[The Daily Show recurring elements#Mark Your Calendar|Mark Your Calendar]]". He has also contributed to the "[[The Daily Show recurring elements#This Week in God|This Week in God]]" segment. His 2005 segment "Battle of the Bulge", about the wearing of Speedo bathing suits on the beaches of [[Cape May, New Jersey]], and his "Mass. Hysteria" segment, where he reported criticism of [[Massachusetts]] when it became the first state to legalize gay marriage, are regarded by ''[[TV Guide]]'' as his signature segments.<ref>Rudolph, Ileane (July 27, 2015). "Alumni Association: A roundup of ''The Daily Show''{{'}}s coolest Graduates". ''[[TV Guide]]''. pp 21-22.</ref>
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 "[[List of The Daily Show recurring segments#Digital Watch|Digital Watch]]", "[[List of The Daily Show recurring segments#Ad Nauseam|Ad Nauseam]]" and "[[List of The Daily Show recurring segments#Mark Your Calendar|Mark Your Calendar]]". He has also contributed to the "[[The Daily Show recurring elements#This Week in God|This Week in God]]" segment. His 2005 segment "Battle of the Bulge", about the wearing of Speedo bathing suits on the beaches of [[Cape May, New Jersey]], and his "Mass. Hysteria" segment, where he reported criticism of [[Massachusetts]] when it became the first state to legalize gay marriage, are regarded by ''[[TV Guide]]'' as his signature segments.<ref>Rudolph, Ileane (July 27, 2015). "Alumni Association: A roundup of ''The Daily Show''{{'}}s coolest Graduates". ''[[TV Guide]]''. pp 21-22.</ref>


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 [[Barack Obama]]'s trip to [[Iraq]]. He also occasionally narrated the "Prescott Group" educational films on sister series ''[[The Colbert Report]]''. In late July 2006, [[NBC]] announced that Helms was added to the cast of the [[mockumentary]] ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]'', alongside fellow ''The Daily Show'' correspondent [[Steve Carell]], in a recurring role as [[Andy Bernard]], a nostalgic Cornell graduate who is obsessed with [[a cappella|a&nbsp;cappella]] music. Helms was a series regular starting with the 3rd season.<ref name="popwatch">{{cite magazine| author=Snierson, Dan | date = June 28, 2006| url = http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2006/07/ed_helms_joins_.html| title = Ed Helms joins the cast of ''The Office''|magazine=Entertainment Weekly| access-date =October 28, 2009}}</ref> "He had so much in common with this character we wanted to create," recalled [[Paul Lieberstein]], a writer for the show who also plays [[Toby Flenderson]], the [[human resources]] representative at the Scranton branch of [[Dunder Mifflin]]. "I can't remember when they started merging."<ref name="NYT 2012 story">{{cite news|last=Itzkoff|first=Dave|title=Ambitious, but in a Polite Sort of Way|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/movies/ed-helms-is-back-in-jeff-who-lives-at-home.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 11, 2012|access-date=March 17, 2012}}</ref> Helms returned to ''The Daily Show'' on December 5, 2006, saying that he had been working "undercover at a paper company in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]", an allusion to his stint on ''The Office''.
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 [[Barack Obama]]'s trip to [[Iraq]]. He also occasionally narrated the "Prescott Group" educational films on sister series ''[[The Colbert Report]]''. In late July 2006, [[NBC]] announced that Helms was added to the cast of the [[mockumentary]] ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'', alongside fellow ''The Daily Show'' correspondent [[Steve Carell]], in a recurring role as [[Andy Bernard]], a nostalgic Cornell graduate who is obsessed with [[a cappella|a&nbsp;cappella]] music. Helms was a series regular starting with the 3rd season.<ref name="popwatch">{{cite magazine| author=Snierson, Dan | date = June 28, 2006| url = http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2006/07/ed_helms_joins_.html| title = Ed Helms joins the cast of ''The Office''|magazine=Entertainment Weekly| access-date =October 28, 2009}}</ref> "He had so much in common with this character we wanted to create," recalled [[Paul Lieberstein]], a writer for the show who also plays [[Toby Flenderson]], the [[human resources]] representative at the Scranton branch of [[Dunder Mifflin]]. "I can't remember when they started merging."<ref name="NYT 2012 story">{{cite news|last=Itzkoff|first=Dave|title=Ambitious, but in a Polite Sort of Way|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/movies/ed-helms-is-back-in-jeff-who-lives-at-home.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 11, 2012|access-date=March 17, 2012}}</ref> Helms returned to ''The Daily Show'' on December 5, 2006, saying that he had been working "undercover at a paper company in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]", an allusion to his stint on ''The Office''.


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 [[National Public Radio]], he said that, like his character Andy Bernard, he had an interest in ''a cappella'' music.
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 [[National Public Radio]], he said that, like his character Andy Bernard, he had an interest in ''a cappella'' music.
Line 41: Line 41:
Helms has also appeared on such television shows as ''[[The Mindy Project]]'', ''[[Wilfred (U.S. TV series)|Wilfred]]'', ''[[NTSF:SD:SUV]]'', ''[[Tanner on Tanner]]'', ''[[Childrens Hospital]]'', ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'', and ''[[Cheap Seats (TV series)|Cheap Seats]]'', and in various [[Comedy Central]] specials. He was the celebrity guest on the August 3, 2015 survival-skills reality show ''[[Running Wild with Bear Grylls]]'', coming to grips with his fear of heights on the Colorado Mountains.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Elizabeth|first1=Stormy|title=Running Wild with Bear Grylls Recap 8/3/15: Season 2 Episode 4 "Ed Helms"|url=http://www.celebdirtylaundry.com/2015/running-wild-with-bear-grylls-recap-8315-season-2-episode-4-ed-helms/|website=celebdirtylaundry.com|date=August 3, 2015|publisher=Celeb Dirty Laundry|access-date=August 4, 2015}}</ref> He has done commercial [[voiceover]] work in campaigns for [[Burger King]], [[Doritos]], [[Hotels.com]], [[Sharp Aquos]], and Advair asthma medication. He voices Neil the Angel, a character on [[Cartoon Network]]'s ''Weighty Decisions'' series. He plays guitar, banjo, piano, as well as a [[sitar]], in some of his entertainment performances.
Helms has also appeared on such television shows as ''[[The Mindy Project]]'', ''[[Wilfred (U.S. TV series)|Wilfred]]'', ''[[NTSF:SD:SUV]]'', ''[[Tanner on Tanner]]'', ''[[Childrens Hospital]]'', ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'', and ''[[Cheap Seats (TV series)|Cheap Seats]]'', and in various [[Comedy Central]] specials. He was the celebrity guest on the August 3, 2015 survival-skills reality show ''[[Running Wild with Bear Grylls]]'', coming to grips with his fear of heights on the Colorado Mountains.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Elizabeth|first1=Stormy|title=Running Wild with Bear Grylls Recap 8/3/15: Season 2 Episode 4 "Ed Helms"|url=http://www.celebdirtylaundry.com/2015/running-wild-with-bear-grylls-recap-8315-season-2-episode-4-ed-helms/|website=celebdirtylaundry.com|date=August 3, 2015|publisher=Celeb Dirty Laundry|access-date=August 4, 2015}}</ref> He has done commercial [[voiceover]] work in campaigns for [[Burger King]], [[Doritos]], [[Hotels.com]], [[Sharp Aquos]], and Advair asthma medication. He voices Neil the Angel, a character on [[Cartoon Network]]'s ''Weighty Decisions'' series. He plays guitar, banjo, piano, as well as a [[sitar]], in some of his entertainment performances.


<!--It seems excessive to include projects that did not happen. !!Announced in August 2014 to star in [[Alejandro González Iñárritu]]'s new [[Starz]] television drama series ''The One Percent'',<ref>Littleton, Cynthia (August 12, 2014). [https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/starz-orders-drama-one-percent-to-star-ed-helms-hilary-swank-1201281006/ "Starz Orders Drama ‘One Percent’ to Star Ed Helms, Hilary Swank"]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> Helms was later replaced by [[Greg Kinnear]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sharf|first1=Zack|title=Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu and Emmanuel Lubezki's 10-Episode Television Series Dropped By Starz|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/03/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-television-series-one-percent-1201789433/|date=March 3, 2017|work=Indiewire|access-date=March 6, 2017}}</ref> Helms was also slated to serve as an executive producer on the upcoming television series adaptation of the web series ''[[Jake and Amir (web series)|Jake and Amir]]'', but the pilot was rejected by [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]].<ref>Andreeva, Nellie (December 18, 2013). [https://www.deadline.com/2013/12/tbs-to-adapt-hit-online-series-jake-amir-as-tv-comedy-with-ed-helms-producing/ "'Jake & Amir' Web Series Heading To TBS With Ed Helms Producing"]. ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]''.</ref> -->
<!--It seems excessive to include projects that did not happen. !!Announced in August 2014 to star in [[Alejandro González Iñárritu]]'s new [[Starz]] television drama series ''The One Percent'',<ref>Littleton, Cynthia (August 12, 2014). [https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/starz-orders-drama-one-percent-to-star-ed-helms-hilary-swank-1201281006/ "Starz Orders Drama 'One Percent' to Star Ed Helms, Hilary Swank"]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> Helms was later replaced by [[Greg Kinnear]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sharf|first1=Zack|title=Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu and Emmanuel Lubezki's 10-Episode Television Series Dropped By Starz|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/03/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-television-series-one-percent-1201789433/|date=March 3, 2017|work=Indiewire|access-date=March 6, 2017}}</ref> Helms was also slated to serve as an executive producer on the upcoming television series adaptation of the web series ''[[Jake and Amir (web series)|Jake and Amir]]'', but the pilot was rejected by [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]].<ref>Andreeva, Nellie (December 18, 2013). [https://www.deadline.com/2013/12/tbs-to-adapt-hit-online-series-jake-amir-as-tv-comedy-with-ed-helms-producing/ "'Jake & Amir' Web Series Heading To TBS With Ed Helms Producing"]. ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]''.</ref> -->
He co-created the [[Peacock (streaming service)|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.
He co-created the [[Peacock (streaming service)|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===
===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 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 ''[[The Hangover]]'' (2009) and its sequels ''[[The Hangover Part II]]'' (2011) and ''[[The Hangover Part III]]'' (2013) as Stu, a dentist. All three films ''[[The_Hangover_(film_series)|in the series]]'' were box office successes. Helms also starred in the 2011 film ''[[Cedar Rapids (film)|Cedar Rapids]]''. He played the lead role, Rusty Griswold, in the 2015 film ''[[Vacation (2015 film)|Vacation]]'', a sequel/spin-off of the ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'' series. Also in 2015 Helms starred in [[Jessie Nelson (filmmaker)|Jessie Nelson]]'s movie, ''[[Love the Coopers]]''. In 2017, he starred in ''[[The Clapper (film)|The Clapper]]'' as Eddie Krumble, a paid audience member for [[infomercials]]. Helms played Joe Gargan in the 2018 film ''[[Chappaquiddick (film)|Chappaquiddick]]''.
Helms co-starred in the blockbuster ''[[The Hangover]]'' (2009) and its sequels ''[[The Hangover Part II]]'' (2011) and ''[[The Hangover Part III]]'' (2013) as Stu, a dentist. All three films ''[[The Hangover (film series)|in the series]]'' were box office successes. Helms also starred in the 2011 film ''[[Cedar Rapids (film)|Cedar Rapids]]''. He played the lead role, Rusty Griswold, in the 2015 film ''[[Vacation (2015 film)|Vacation]]'', a sequel/spin-off of the ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'' series. Also in 2015 Helms starred in [[Jessie Nelson (filmmaker)|Jessie Nelson]]'s movie, ''[[Love the Coopers]]''. In 2017, he starred in ''[[The Clapper (film)|The Clapper]]'' as Eddie Krumble, a paid audience member for [[infomercials]]. Helms played Joe Gargan in the 2018 film ''[[Chappaquiddick (film)|Chappaquiddick]]''.


In 2012 he voiced the Once-ler in ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]''. Ed Helms also voiced the [[title role|titular character]] in the [[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks]] animated film named as ''[[Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie]]'' (2017).
In 2012 he voiced the Once-ler in ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]''. Ed Helms also voiced the [[title role|titular character]] in the [[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks]] animated film named as ''[[Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie]]'' (2017).
Line 59: Line 59:
Helms launched his own production company, Pacific Electric Picture Company, in 2013. The company had a two-year development deal with [[Universal Television]].<ref>Goldberg, Lesley (September 16, 2013) [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/ed-helms-launches-production-company-629239 "Ed Helms Launches Production Company, Inks Overall Deal With Universal TV"]. ''The Hollywood Reporter''.</ref>
Helms launched his own production company, Pacific Electric Picture Company, in 2013. The company had a two-year development deal with [[Universal Television]].<ref>Goldberg, Lesley (September 16, 2013) [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/ed-helms-launches-production-company-629239 "Ed Helms Launches Production Company, Inks Overall Deal With Universal TV"]. ''The Hollywood Reporter''.</ref>


In 2013, Helms co-wrote, produced, and starred in the [[Yahoo! Screen]] web series ''Tiny Commando'', about a former [[United States Navy SEALs|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.<ref>Rothman, Lily (September 17, 2013). [http://entertainment.time.com/2013/09/17/ed-helms-three-favorite-web-series/ "Ed Helms’ Three Favorite Web Series"]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''.</ref>
In 2013, Helms co-wrote, produced, and starred in the [[Yahoo! Screen]] web series ''Tiny Commando'', about a former [[United States Navy SEALs|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.<ref>Rothman, Lily (September 17, 2013). [http://entertainment.time.com/2013/09/17/ed-helms-three-favorite-web-series/ "Ed Helms' Three Favorite Web Series"]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''.</ref>


==Civic life==
==Civic life==
Line 67: Line 67:


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Helms is married and has a daughter.<ref name="Faris">{{Cite podcast|url=https://unqualified.com/episodes/ep-104-ed-helms-3IPSH_qP|title=Ed Helms|website=Anna Faris is Unqualified|publisher=Simplecast|host=Anna Faris|date=2018-01-09|access-date=2020-07-11}} Helms: "I've been married a couple years, and she's fabulous, and she enjoys a lot more anonymity than I do."</ref>
Helms is married and has two daughters.<ref name="Faris">{{Cite podcast|url=https://unqualified.com/episodes/ep-104-ed-helms-3IPSH_qP|title=Ed Helms|website=Anna Faris is Unqualified|publisher=Simplecast|host=Anna Faris|date=2018-01-09|access-date=2020-07-11}} Helms: "I've been married a couple years, and she's fabulous, and she enjoys a lot more anonymity than I do."</ref>


==Honors==
==Honors==
Line 81: Line 81:
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
|2004
|2004
Line 275: Line 275:
| Bill Walker
| Bill Walker
|
|
⚫
|-
|}
|}


Line 284: Line 283:
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | Notes
⚫
|-
⚫
|2002
⚫
! scope="row" |''[[Premium Blend]]''
⚫
|Himself
⚫
|Episode: "6.2"
|-
|-
|2002–2009
|2002–2009
Line 290: Line 294:
|Correspondent
|Correspondent
|207 episodes
|207 episodes
⚫
|-
⚫
|2002
⚫
!scope= "row"|''[[Premium Blend]]''
⚫
|Himself
⚫
|Episode: "6.2"
|-
|-
|2004
|2004
Line 311: Line 310:
|"Weighty Decisions" segments
|"Weighty Decisions" segments
|-
|-
|2006
| rowspan="2" |2006
!scope="row"|''[[The Colbert Report]]''
!scope="row"|''[[The Colbert Report]]''
|Narrator – The On Notice Board: A Wonder of the Modern Age
|Narrator – The On Notice Board: A Wonder of the Modern Age
|Episode: "Linda Hirshman"
|Episode: "Linda Hirshman"
|-
|-
|2006
!scope="row"|''[[Samurai Love God]]''
!scope="row"|''[[Samurai Love God]]''
|Samurai Love God (voice)
|Samurai Love God (voice)
Line 322: Line 320:
|-
|-
|2006–2013
|2006–2013
!scope="row"|''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]''
!scope="row"|''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]''
|[[Andy Bernard]]
|[[Andy Bernard]]
|Main cast (seasons 3–9); 163 episodes
|Main cast (seasons 3–9); 163 episodes
|-
|-
|2008
| rowspan="3" |2008
!scope="row"|''[[Upright Citizens Brigade]]''
!scope="row"|''[[Upright Citizens Brigade]]''
|Guest Monologist
|Guest Monologist
|Uncredited
|Uncredited
|-
|-
|2008
!scope="row"|''[[American Dad!]]''
!scope="row"|''[[American Dad!]]''
|Mr. Buckley (voice)
|Mr. Buckley (voice)
|Episode: "[[Stanny Slickers II: The Legend of Ollie's Gold]]"
|Episode: "[[Stanny Slickers II: The Legend of Ollie's Gold]]"
|-
|-
|2008
!scope="row"|''[[Wainy Days]]''
!scope="row"|''[[Wainy Days]]''
|Doctor
|Doctor
Line 356: Line 352:
|4 episodes
|4 episodes
|-
|-
|2011
| rowspan="3" |2011
!scope="row"|''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
!scope="row"|''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
|Himself (host)
|Himself (host)
|Episode: "Ed Helms/Paul Simon"
|Episode: "Ed Helms/Paul Simon"
|-
|-
⚫
!scope="row"|''[[Wilfred (American TV series)|Wilfred]]''
|2011
⚫
!scope="row"|''[[Wilfred (U.S. TV series)|Wilfred]]''
|Daryl
|Daryl
|Episode: "Acceptance"
|Episode: "Acceptance"
|-
|-
|2011
!scope="row"|''[[NTSF:SD:SUV::]]''
!scope="row"|''[[NTSF:SD:SUV::]]''
|Eddie
|Eddie
|2 episodes
|2 episodes
|-
|-
|2012
| rowspan="3" |2012
!scope="row"|''[[The Mindy Project]]''
!scope="row"|''[[The Mindy Project]]''
|Dennis
|Dennis
|2 episodes
|2 episodes
|-
|-
|2012
!scope="row"|''[[Ugly Americans (TV series)|Ugly Americans]]''
!scope="row"|''[[Ugly Americans (TV series)|Ugly Americans]]''
|Dennis
|Dennis
|Episode: "Mark Loves Dick"
|Episode: "Mark Loves Dick"
|-
|-
|2012
!scope="row"|''[[Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|Comedy Bang! Bang!]]''
!scope="row"|''[[Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|Comedy Bang! Bang!]]''
|Himself
|Himself
|Episode: "Ed Helms Wears A Grey Shirt & Brown Boots"
|Episode: "Ed Helms Wears A Grey Shirt & Brown Boots"
|-
|-
|2013
| rowspan="2" |2013
!scope="row"|''[[Kroll Show]]''
!scope="row"|''[[Kroll Show]]''
|Sex in the City Dude
|Sex in the City Dude
|Episode: "San Diego Diet"
|Episode: "San Diego Diet"
|-
|-
|2013
!scope="row"|''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
!scope="row"|''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
|Ted Pelms
|Ted Pelms
Line 401: Line 392:
|Episode: "USPIS"
|Episode: "USPIS"
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |2015
⚫
|2015–2020
!scope="row"|''[[BoJack Horseman]]''
! scope="row" |''[[The Muppets (TV series)|The Muppets]]''
⚫
|Kyle (voice)
⚫
|3 episodes
|-
|2015
!scope="row"|''[[The Muppets (TV series)|The Muppets]]''
|Himself
|Himself
|Episode: "Pig Out"
|Episode: "Pig Out"
|-
|-
⚫
! scope="row" |''[[Running Wild with Bear Grylls]]''
|2015
⚫
!scope="row"|''[[Running Wild with Bear Grylls]]''
|Himself
|Himself
|Episode: "Ed Helms"
|Episode: "Ed Helms"
⚫
|-
⚫
|2015–2020
!scope="row"|''[[BoJack Horseman]]''
⚫
|Kyle (voice)
⚫
|3 episodes
|-
|-
|2016
|2016
Line 421: Line 411:
|Episode: "Scoundrels"
|Episode: "Scoundrels"
|-
|-
|2017
| rowspan="2" |2017
!scope="row"|''[[Angie Tribeca]]''
!scope="row"|''[[Angie Tribeca]]''
|Dr. Clive Mister
|Dr. Clive Mister
|Episode: "Germs of Endearment"
|Episode: "Germs of Endearment"
|-
|-
|2017
!scope="row"|''The Fake News with Ted Nelms''
!scope="row"|''The Fake News with Ted Nelms''
|Ted Nelms
|Ted Nelms
Line 441: Line 430:
|18 episodes; also co-creator, writer, executive producer
|18 episodes; also co-creator, writer, executive producer
|-
|-
| 2022
| rowspan="2" | 2022
!scope="row"|''[[Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock]]''
!scope="row"|''[[Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock]]''
|Lyle Craggle (voice)
|Lyle Craggle (voice)
|2 episodes
|2 episodes
|-
|-
| 2022
!scope="row"|''[[Big Mouth (American TV series)|Big Mouth]]''
!scope="row"|''[[Big Mouth (American TV series)|Big Mouth]]''
|Bros 4 Life Member #1 (voice)
|Bros 4 Life Member #1 (voice)
Line 491: Line 479:
|Mickey
|Mickey
|Episode: "The Auditions"
|Episode: "The Auditions"
|-
|}
|}


Line 498: Line 485:


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
{{Commonscat}}
{{wikiquote}}
{{wikiquote}}
* {{IMDb name|1159180}}
* {{IMDb name|1159180}}
Line 511: Line 498:
[[Category:21st-century American male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century American male actors]]
[[Category:American banjoists]]
[[Category:American banjoists]]
⚫
[[Category:American people of Dutch descent]]
⚫
[[Category:American people of English descent]]
⚫
[[Category:American people of French descent]]
⚫
[[Category:American people of German descent]]
⚫
[[Category:American comedy actors]]
[[Category:American male comedians]]
[[Category:American male comedians]]
[[Category:American male film actors]]
[[Category:American male film actors]]
⚫
[[Category:American male singers]]
[[Category:American male television actors]]
[[Category:American male television actors]]
[[Category:American male television writers]]
[[Category:American male television writers]]
[[Category:American male voice actors]]
[[Category:American male voice actors]]
⚫
[[Category:American people of Dutch descent]]
⚫
[[Category:American people of English descent]]
⚫
[[Category:American people of French descent]]
⚫
[[Category:American people of German descent]]
[[Category:American people of Irish descent]]
[[Category:American people of Irish descent]]
[[Category:American television writers]]
[[Category:American television writers]]
⚫
[[Category:Comedians from Atlanta]]
[[Category:Male actors from Atlanta]]
[[Category:Oberlin College alumni]]
[[Category:Oberlin College alumni]]
[[Category:People with congenital heart defects]]
[[Category:People with congenital heart defects]]
Line 529: Line 518:
[[Category:Upright Citizens Brigade Theater performers]]
[[Category:Upright Citizens Brigade Theater performers]]
[[Category:Writers Guild of America Award winners]]
[[Category:Writers Guild of America Award winners]]
⚫
[[Category:Comedians from Atlanta]]

Revision as of 19:36, 24 June 2024

Ed Helms
Helms at the premiere of Obvious Child in 2014
Born
Edward Parker Helms

(1974-01-24) January 24, 1974 (age 50)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
EducationOberlin College (BA)
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
Years active1998–present
Children2

Edward Parker Helms[1] (born January 24, 1974)[2] is an American comedian and actor. From 2002 to 2006, he was a correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He played paper salesman Andy Bernard in the NBC sitcom The Office (2006–2013), and starred as Stuart Price in The Hangover trilogy. He later starred in the comedy series Rutherford Falls (2021–2022), which he co-wrote.

Helms has also starred in dramatic films and comedic films such as Cedar Rapids, Jeff Who Lives at Home (both 2011), We're the Millers (2013), Vacation (2015), Chappaquiddick (2017), A Futile and Stupid Gesture, Tag (both 2018) and Together Together (2021). He provided his voice to the animated films, Everyone's Hero (2006), Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), The Lorax (2012), Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, Mune: Guardian of the Moon (both 2017) and Ron's Gone Wrong (2021).

He has received six Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series winning in 2008. He also received a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Writing for a Comedy or Variety Special for The Fake News with Ted Nelms (2018).

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 sketch comedy bands. While studying improvisation with the Upright Citizens Brigade troupe,[10] he was a trainee film editor at Crew Cuts, a post-production facility in New York City, where he recorded some rough voiceover tracks that eventually led to paying voiceover work. He soon found a talent agent.[11]

Television

Helms in Dublin, Ireland (2009)

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 "Digital Watch", "Ad Nauseam" and "Mark Your Calendar". He has also contributed to the "This Week in God" segment. His 2005 segment "Battle of the Bulge", about the wearing of Speedo bathing suits on the beaches of Cape May, New Jersey, and his "Mass. Hysteria" segment, where he reported criticism of Massachusetts when it became the first state to legalize gay marriage, are regarded by TV Guide as his signature segments.[13]

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 Barack Obama's trip to Iraq. He also occasionally narrated the "Prescott Group" educational films on sister series The Colbert Report. In late July 2006, NBC announced that Helms was added to the cast of the mockumentary The Office, alongside fellow The Daily Show correspondent Steve Carell, in a recurring role as Andy Bernard, a nostalgic Cornell graduate who is obsessed with a cappella music. Helms was a series regular starting with the 3rd season.[14] "He had so much in common with this character we wanted to create," recalled Paul Lieberstein, a writer for the show who also plays Toby Flenderson, the human resources representative at the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin. "I can't remember when they started merging."[15] Helms returned to The Daily Show on December 5, 2006, saying that he had been working "undercover at a paper company in Scranton", an allusion to his stint on The Office.

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 National Public Radio, he said that, like his character Andy Bernard, he had an interest in a cappella music.

Helms has also appeared on such television shows as The Mindy Project, Wilfred, NTSF:SD:SUV, Tanner on Tanner, Childrens Hospital, Arrested Development, and Cheap Seats, and in various Comedy Central specials. He was the celebrity guest on the August 3, 2015 survival-skills reality show Running Wild with Bear Grylls, coming to grips with his fear of heights on the Colorado Mountains.[16] He has done commercial voiceover work in campaigns for Burger King, Doritos, Hotels.com, Sharp Aquos, and Advair asthma medication. He voices Neil the Angel, a character on Cartoon Network's Weighty Decisions series. He plays guitar, banjo, piano, as well as a sitar, in some of his entertainment performances.

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 The Hangover (2009) and its sequels The Hangover Part II (2011) and The Hangover Part III (2013) as Stu, a dentist. All three films in the series were box office successes. Helms also starred in the 2011 film Cedar Rapids. He played the lead role, Rusty Griswold, in the 2015 film Vacation, a sequel/spin-off of the National Lampoon's Vacation series. Also in 2015 Helms starred in Jessie Nelson's movie, Love the Coopers. In 2017, he starred in The Clapper as Eddie Krumble, a paid audience member for infomercials. Helms played Joe Gargan in the 2018 film Chappaquiddick.

In 2012 he voiced the Once-ler in The Lorax. Ed Helms also voiced the titular character in the DreamWorks animated film named as Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017).

Other work

Helms is in a bluegrass band called The Lonesome Trio with friends Ian Riggs and Jacob Tilove. They formed the band when they were at Oberlin College and still play a few shows every year. They recorded an eponymous album in summer 2013 shortly after appearing on the Bluegrass Situation stage at the Bonnaroo festival, which Helms curated.[17][18] Helms is a self-confessed "bluegrass nerd" and founded the annual LA Bluegrass Situation festival.[19] Helms plays banjo, guitar and piano.[20]

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 Mumford and Sons' song "Hopeless Wanderer".[22] In 2015, he had a cameo appearance in the band's music video for the song "The Wolf".[23]

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 two daughters.[28]

Honors

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story 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 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
2002 Premium Blend Himself Episode: "6.2"
2002–2009 The Daily Show Correspondent 207 episodes
2004 Cheap Seats Bradley Wallace 2 episodes
2004, 2013 Arrested Development 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"
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
American Dad! Mr. Buckley (voice) Episode: "Stanny Slickers II: The Legend of Ollie's Gold"
Wainy Days Doctor Episode: "Angel"
2008–2010 Childrens Hospital Doctor / TV Announcer 5 episodes
2009 Family Guy Al Gore (voice) Episode: "FOX-y Lady"
2010 Funny or Die Presents Cast (Holdup) 4 episodes
2011 Saturday Night Live Himself (host) Episode: "Ed Helms/Paul Simon"
Wilfred Daryl Episode: "Acceptance"
NTSF:SD:SUV:: Eddie 2 episodes
2012 The Mindy Project Dennis 2 episodes
Ugly Americans Dennis Episode: "Mark Loves Dick"
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"
Saturday Night Live Ted Pelms Uncredited
Episode: "Zach Galifianakis/Of Monsters and Men"
2014 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Jack Danger Episode: "USPIS"
2015 The Muppets Himself Episode: "Pig Out"
Running Wild with Bear Grylls Himself Episode: "Ed Helms"
2015–2020 BoJack Horseman Kyle (voice) 3 episodes
2016 Drunk History William McMasters Episode: "Scoundrels"
2017 Angie Tribeca Dr. Clive Mister Episode: "Germs of Endearment"
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
Big Mouth Bros 4 Life Member #1 (voice) Episode: "Dadda Dia!"

Music videos

Year Title Artist
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
2015 Jake and Amir Mickey Episode: "The Auditions"

References

  1. ^ Hangover Part III Set Visit : Ed Helms – Moviehole Archived April 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Moviehole.net. Retrieved on February 10, 2014.
  2. ^ Rose, Mike (January 24, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 24, 2023 includes celebrities Neil Diamond, Aaron Neville". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  3. ^ [1]. Retrieved on February 2, 2024.
  4. ^ 5 Facts About Me: Ed Helms – Ed Helms. People.com. Retrieved on February 10, 2014.
  5. ^ Goldman, Andrew. (May 27, 2011) Hangover 2 Star Ed Helms Interview. ELLE. Retrieved on February 10, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Ed Helms on Having Heart Surgery as a Kid on YouTube, May 16, 2017. Jimmy Kimmel Live!
  7. ^ "High-Performing Alumni".
  8. ^ Phipps, Keith (June 3, 2009). "Ed Helms". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  9. ^ "Ed Helms: Biography". TVGuide.com. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  10. ^ "The Office Cast Biographies – Ed Helms". NBC.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Ed Helms on Politics, The Media and The Daily Show". TheComical.com. 2005. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008.
  13. ^ Rudolph, Ileane (July 27, 2015). "Alumni Association: A roundup of The Daily Show's coolest Graduates". TV Guide. pp 21-22.
  14. ^ Snierson, Dan (June 28, 2006). "Ed Helms joins the cast of The Office". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
  15. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (March 11, 2012). "Ambitious, but in a Polite Sort of Way". The New York Times. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Ed Helms' Bluegrass Situation Superjam with special guests. lineup.bonnaroo.com
  18. ^ The Lonesome Trio. Facebook (April 21, 2013). Retrieved on February 10, 2014.
  19. ^ Bluegrass Situation festival: Banjo, comedy unite Steve Martin, Ed Helms, Los Angeles Times. Articles.latimes.com (April 26, 2011). Retrieved on February 10, 2014.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ "Roots Culture Redefined". The Bluegrass Situation. July 30, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "Watch Mumford & Sons Take Over Bonnaroo in 'The Wolf' Video". Rolling Stone. July 30, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  24. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (September 16, 2013) "Ed Helms Launches Production Company, Inks Overall Deal With Universal TV". The Hollywood Reporter.
  25. ^ Rothman, Lily (September 17, 2013). "Ed Helms' Three Favorite Web Series". Time.
  26. ^ "Unbreaking America: Drowning in Student Debt". RepresentUs' YouTube Channel. February 2, 2021. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021.
  27. ^ "Celebrities Are Rallying Volunteers to Help Voters Overcome ID Barriers: 'It's Not as Easy as It Should Be'". Peoplemag. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  28. ^ 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."
  29. ^ "Knox College Announces 2013 Honorary Degrees". Knox.edu. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  30. ^ Kingkade, Tyler (May 27, 2014) "Ed Helms Tells Cornell Graduates To 'Keep Creating Good Old Days'". The Huffington Post.
  31. ^ "2014 Senior Convocation featuring Ed Helms, TV's 'Andy Bernard'". Cornell University. May 24, 2014.
  32. ^ Prakash, Neha (May 17, 2015). "Ed Helms eviscerates 'Rolling Stone' in UVA commencement address". Mashable. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  33. ^ Kylie Hemmert (February 26, 2019). "Penguins: Ed Helms to Narrate Disneynature's Feature Film". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  34. ^ 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.
  35. ^ "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.
  36. ^ "Official Lisa Loeb Channel". YouTube. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ed Helms.
Wikiquote has quotations related to Ed Helms.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ed_Helms&oldid=1230797735"