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Ed Helms

Ed Helms
Ed Helms Obvious Child Premiere 2014 (cropped).jpg
Helms at Obvious Child premier in 2014
Birth name Edward Parker Helms
Born (1974-01-24) January 24, 1974 (age 43)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S
Nationality American
Years active 2002–present

Edward Parker "Ed" Helms (born January 24, 1974) is an American actor and comedian, best known for his work as a correspondent on The Daily Show, Andy Bernard in the U.S. version of The Office, and Stuart Price in The Hangover trilogy.

Helms was born in Atlanta, Georgia. His father, John A. Helms, was a lawyer, insurance executive, and Navy veteran, and his mother, Pamela Ann (née Parker), was a school administrator. Helms is the youngest of three children, having one sister and one brother. Helms had open-heart surgery to correct a severe heart murmur at age 14. He graduated from The Westminster Schools one year after The Office cast-mate Brian Baumgartner in 1992. Helms entered Oberlin College as a geology major, but ended up graduating in 1996 with his B.A. in film theory and technology. He spent a semester as an exchange student at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

Helms is the recipient of an honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts from Knox College, where he delivered the 2013 Commencement Address. In May 2014, Helms gave the convocation speech at Cornell University, alma mater of Andy Bernard, the character he portrayed for seven seasons on The Office. In May 2015, Helms gave the valedictory speech at the University of Virginia.

After graduating from Oberlin, Helms began his comedy and acting career as a writer and performer with New York City sketch comedy bands, and studied improvisation with the Upright Citizens Brigade troupe. Helms concurrently worked as a trainee film editor at Crew Cuts, a post-production facility in New York City. While doing so, he recorded some rough voiceover scratch tracks that eventually led to paying voiceover work, which in turn led to finding a talent agent.


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