Harris Wittels
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Wittels in Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy
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| Birth name | Harris Lee Wittels |
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April 20, 1984 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | February 19, 2015 (aged 30) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, film, music |
| Relative(s) | Stephanie Wittels (sister) |
Harris Lee Wittels (April 20, 1984 – February 19, 2015) was an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and musician. He is best known for having been a writer for The Sarah Silverman Program, a writer and executive producer for Parks and Recreation, and a recurring guest on Comedy Bang! Bang!. He is credited with coining the word "humblebrag" in 2010.
Wittels was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of Dr. Ellison Wittels and Maureen (née Davidson) Wittels, and raised in Houston, Texas in the Jewish faith. He celebrated his bar mitzvah at Temple Emanu-El, across the street from Rice University.
He had an older sister, voice over actress Stephanie Wittels. He described his father as "the funniest dude alive".
Wittels attended High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston. In 2006, he graduated from Emerson College, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, with a degree in television and video production.
After performing stand-up comedy in Los Angeles, Wittels met Sarah Silverman and became a writer on The Sarah Silverman Program in 2007. He also wrote for the 2007 and 2008 MTV Movie Awards. When The Sarah Silverman Program ended in 2010, Wittels became a staff writer and executive story editor for Parks and Recreation during the show's second season, then later co-producer during the third season and executive producer during the fourth. His writing credits included the episodes "Media Blitz", "94 Meetings" and "Dave Returns". He also appeared on the show as Harris, a dim-witted animal control employee. He wrote for Secret Girlfriend and Eastbound and Down.
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