Edward "Ed" Helms (born January 24, 1974) is an American actor and comedian known for his work as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as Andrew "Andy" Bernard on the U.S. version of the situation comedy The Office and for his role as Stu Price in the 2009 hit comedy The Hangover.
Ed Helms was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, where he graduated from The Westminster Schools in 1992. He attended Oberlin College where he studied a...
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Edward "Ed" Helms (born January 24, 1974) is an American actor and comedian known for his work as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as Andrew "Andy" Bernard on the U.S. version of the situation comedy The Office and for his role as Stu Price in the 2009 hit comedy The Hangover.
Ed Helms was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, where he graduated from The Westminster Schools in 1992. He attended Oberlin College where he studied a self-selected study course which was titled "Film Theory And Technology". After attending Oberlin College, he 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 a post-production facility. 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.
Helms was performing standup...
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