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 Williams at the 34th Annual Annie Awards. The ceremony for the 34th Annual Annie Awards, honoring the best in animation in 2006 was held on February 11[[ 007]] at the Alex Theatre in Glendale Photo by John B. Mueller[1] |
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Harland Michael Williams (born November 14, 1962 ,[2]) is a Canadian comedian, actor, and radio personality. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A radio personality (also known as a radio host or a radio presenter) is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting
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Biography
Personal life
Williams was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Lorraine, a lawyer and writer, and John Reesor Williams, a lawyer and Member of Provincial Parliament in Ontario who briefly served as Solicitor-General of the province. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec John Reesor Williams (born September 9, 1930) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. A Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Solicitor General of Ontario was in charge of the Ministry of the Solicitor General of Ontario is responsible for police and other law enforcement agencies in [2] He attended but dropped out of Sheridan College, and worked as a forest ranger for five years before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy. Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a diploma and degree granting Canadian polytechnic institute with campuses in Oakville Ontario and A Park ranger is a person in lead of protecting and preserving parklands - national state or provincial parks Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He is a trained animator who has written and illustrated a series of children's books about a brontosaurus named Lickety Split. He was married to actress Wendi Kenya. Kevin Hearn of Barenaked Ladies is his cousin, and Williams appeared in the band's video for "Falling for the First Time". Kevin Neil Hearn (born July 3, 1969 in Grimsby Ontario, Canada) plays keyboards and other instruments for Barenaked Barenaked Ladies (often abbreviated BNL or occasionally BnL) is a Juno -winning and Grammy -nominated Canadian Alternative " Falling for the First Time " is a song from the Barenaked Ladies album Maroon.
Career
Since his movie debut in 1994's Dumb and Dumber, he has appeared in numerous movies and television shows including Enemy of the State, Half Baked, Bachelor Party 2, Freddy Got Fingered, Superstar, The Geena Davis Show, Down Periscope, Big Money Hustla$, Employee Of The Month, and Sorority Boys with cameos in many others, like My Name Is Earl and There's Something About Mary. The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U Dumb and Dumber is a 1994 American Comedy film starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. An enemy of the state is a person accused of certain Crimes against the State, such as Treason. Freddy Got Fingered ( 2001) is a Comedy Film directed by written by and starring Tom Green. Superstar is a 1999 Comedy movie and Saturday Night Live Spin-off about a quirky socially inept girl named Mary Katherine The Geena Davis Show was a short-lived American Sitcom starring Geena Davis. Down Periscope is a 1996 comedy movie starring Kelsey Grammer as the captain of a rust-bucket submarine called the USS ''Stingray'', (referred Big Money Hustlas is a 2000 Comedy film directed by John Cafiero as his feature film debut Employee of the Month is a 2006 American Comedy film directed by Greg Coolidge and starring Dane Cook and Jessica Sorority Boys is a 2002 Comedy film directed by Wallace Wolodarsky. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as My Name Is Earl is an American sitcom created by Greg Garcia. There's Something About Mary is a 1998 Romantic comedy film, directed by the Farrelly Brothers Bobby and Peter. He also starred in the Disney movies RocketMan and Meet the Robinsons. RocketMan is a 1997 Comedy / Science fiction movie that was made by Walt Disney Pictures with Caravan Pictures and Gold/Miller Meet the Robinsons is a Computer-animated 2007 Film and the 46th Animated feature produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios Among his other performances, in early 2001 he also provided the voice of the lustful, yet fun-loving Michael Timothy Bonner in the claymation UPN show "Gary & Mike" along with Christopher Moynihan providing the voice of the good-hearted nerd, Gary Newton. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Clay animation is one of many forms of Stop motion animation Each animated piece either character or background is "deformable"&mdashmade of a malleable substance United Paramount Network ( UPN) was a Television network that broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States and that was in production for over eleven Gary & Mike was a television show that aired on UPN in 2001 The show was produced using Claymation, it lasted for only one season and thirteen episodes He later provided the voice of Lug in 2005's animated film Robots. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robots is a 2005 American computer-animated Comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios for 20th Century Fox (the
He has performed his stand up comedy numerous times at the Montreal comedy festival Just for Laughs, and other notable venues. Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " Just for Laughs (in French Juste pour rire) is a Comedy festival held each July in His stand up routine is often odd, with obscure references to topics like koalas and KFC. The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus is a thickset Arboreal Marsupial herbivore native to Australia, and the only extant Kentucky Fried Chicken, usually known as KFC, is a chain of Fast food restaurants based in Louisville Kentucky. He also appeared in Holidaze as Albert the Turkey. He hosted the Just for Laughs television show for the 1995-96 season. Just for Laughs (in French Juste pour rire) is a Comedy festival held each July in
For a time, Williams voice-tracked (recorded) a free-form comedy/music radio show in Los Angeles that was played weekday afternoons in Denver, Colorado on 103.5 The Fox. KRFX (1035 The Fox is a Classic rock station based in Denver Colorado. That stint ended in 2007. He has also made semi-frequent appearances on The Adam Carolla Show, Loveline, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. The Adam Carolla Show is a syndicated morning radio program which began airing on January 3, 2006. Loveline is a syndicated radio call-in program in the United States, Canada and Mexico, offering medical and relationship Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien on NBC He is a favoured guest on the Conan O'Brien show for his quirky antics and apparent on-screen chemistry with Conan.
He also recently appeared in the 2006 comedy film Employee of the Month. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Employee of the Month is a 2006 American Comedy film directed by Greg Coolidge and starring Dane Cook and Jessica In March 2007, he appeared as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane in The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning. The Dukes of Hazzard The Beginning is a Prequel to the 2005 film The Dukes of Hazzard. In April 2007, he appeared on Thank God You're Here, where he won the Blue Door Award. Thank God You're Here was a partially improvised comedy television program based on the Australian TV show, broadcast by NBC.
References
External links
- Harland Williams - The Official Site
- Harland Williams at the Internet Movie Database
- Harland Williams on Tom Green Live
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