Harry Anderson Biography (1952-)

Born October 14, 1952, in Newport, RI; father, a salesman; married Leslie Pollack (an actress, magician, and handwriting analyst), 1977 (divorced, 1999);married Elizabeth; children: (first marriage) Eva Fay, Dashiell William. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Contact: P.O. Box 372, 1000 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70116.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, screenwriter, director, producer
Birth Details: October 14, 1952; Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Judge Harold T. Stone, Night Court, NBC, 1984-1993
Dave Barry, Dave's World, CBS, 1993-1996
Host, The Science of Magic, 1997
Movies
Freddie Fallon, Spies, Lies and Naked Thighs, CBS, 1988
Professor Henry Crawford, The Magical World of Disney: The Absent-Minded Professor, NBC, 1988
Richie "Trashmouth" Tozier, Stephen King's "It" (also known as It), ABC, 1990
Peter Piper, Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme, The Disney Channel, 1990
Elwood P. Dowd, Harvey, 1996
Pilots
Twilight Theater, NBC, 1982
Also appeared as the Magician, Doctor Strange.
Episodic
Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
Harry "The Hat" Gittes, "Sam at Eleven," Cheers, NBC, 1982
Harry "The Hat" Gittes, "The Boys in the Bar," Cheers, NBC, 1983
Harry "The Hat" Gittes, "Pick a Con, Any Con," Cheers, NBC, 1983
Harry "The Hat" Gittes, "How Do I Love Thee? ... Let Me Call You Back," Cheers, NBC, 1983
Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1984
Himself, Our Time, NBC, 1985
Guest host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1985
Leon, "All a Clone by the Telephone," Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1985
Harry "The Hat" Gittes, "A Kiss Is Still a Kiss," Cheers, NBC, 1987
The Tonight Show, NBC, 1989, 1990, 1991
Jim Korman, "Korman's Kalamity," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1990
Ronny Ray Rasmussen, "Glory Daze," Parker Lewis Can't Lose, 1992
Harry "The Hat" Gittes, "Bar Wars VII: The Naked Prey," Cheers, NBC, 1993
Dave Barry, "Sleepless in a Small Town," Hearts Afire, 1994
Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, 1994
Himself, "UFO Show," Night Stand, 1995
"Mel Torme," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
Dr. Gates, "Cosmetic Perjury," The John Larroquette Show, NBC, 1996
Dr. Fat Head Mensa, "The Family Hour," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, ABC, 1997
Jack Fable, "The Magic Show," Noddy, PBS, 1998
Bull Cracker, "The Long Hot Johnson," Son of the Beach, 2002
Also appeared in The Wil Shriner Show, syndicated; as himself, "1.23," Sin City Spectacular, F/X; as himself, MMC; as himself, "In Vegas," Dinah; and as Harry, "UFO Mother Show," Night Stand.
Specials
Magic with the Stars, NBC, 1982
The Night of 100 Stars II, ABC, 1985
Himself, Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1985
Harry Anderson's Hello, Sucker, Showtime, 1985
37th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards, ABC, 1985
Young Comedians All-Star Reunion, HBO, 1986
Comic Relief, HBO, 1986

NBC's 60th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1986
38th Annual Emmy Awards, NBC, 1986
Nell Carter: Never Too Old to Dream, NBC, 1986
Harry Anderson's Sideshow, NBC, 1987
Comic Relief II, HBO, 1987
Thirty-Ninth Annual Emmy Awards, Fox, 1987
Presenter, Thirteenth Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1987
Host, Happy New Year, U.S.A.!, PBS, 1987
Host, Primetime/Japan, PBS, 1988
Host, New Vaudevillians III, The Disney Channel, 1988
Host, Seven Wonders of the Circus World, CBS, 1988
Host, Showtime Comedy Club All-Stars, Showtime, 1988
The 62nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 1988
The Best of Gleason, syndicated, 1988
Young Comedians All-Star Reunion, 1988
Magic in the Magic Kingdom (also known as Disney's Magic in theMagic Kingdom), 1988
Host, The 10th Annual ACE Awards, syndicated (cable channels), 1989
A Comedy Celebration: The Comedy & Magic Club's 10th Anniversary Special, Showtime, 1989
Host, The Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park Grand Opening, NBC, 1989
The 4th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1990
Happy Birthday Bugs: 50 Looney Years, CBS, 1990
Just for Laughs with Harry Anderson, TNN, 1990
Host, The Disneyland Story, The Disney Channel, 1990
The All New Circus of the Stars and Side Show XVII, CBS, 1992
Host, A Busch Gardens/Sea World Summer Celebration, CBS, 1994
The Cindy Williams Comedy Special, The Family Channel, 1994
Host, Circus of the Stars Goes to Disneyland, 1994
Host, Oops! The World's Funniest Outtakes, Fox, 1995
Host, Magicians' Favorite Magicians, CBS, 1995
Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade, CBS, 1996
Earth Day at Walt Disney World, The Disney Channel, 1996
Host, Oops! The World's Funniest Outtakes 2, Fox, 1996
Host, Oops! World's Funniest Outtakes 3, Fox, 1996
Host, Oops! The World's Funniest Outtakes 4, 1996
Host, Oops! The World's Funniest Outtakes 5, Fox, 1997
Host, Oops! The World's Funniest Outtakes 6, Fox, 1997
Host, The Funniest of the World's Funniest Outtakes, Fox, 1997
Host, Dog Tales, USA Network, 1998
The World's Greatest Magic V, NBC, 1998
Himself, Cheers: The E! True Hollywood Story (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 2000
Host, Mardi Gras 2001 Live, Travel Channel, 2001
Also appeared in The Billy Crystal Show, NBC.
Television Director
Episodic
Directed episodes of Night Court, NBC.
Television Work
Specials
Creator and executive producer, Harry Anderson's Sideshow, NBC, 1987
Magical consultant and animator of Albert Einstein's face, The Absent-Minded Professor, NBC, 1988
Executive producer, Harry Anderson: The Tricks of the Trade, CBS,1996
Film Appearances
Harry Masters, The Escape Artist, Warner Bros., 1982
The Best of the Big Laff Off, 1983
Dog owner, Rich Hall's Vanishing America, 1986
(Uncredited) Cameo appearance, She's Having a Baby, Paramount, 1988
Host, Explore Our World, 2000
WRITINGS
Television Writings
Movies
Wrote Live in Hell, Harry, HBO; and The Final Covert Seance, HBO.
Episodic
(With others), Night Court, NBC, 1987-1991
"Seance," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1992
Dave's World, CBS, 1995-1996
Specials
Harry Anderson's Sideshow, NBC, 1987
Young Comedians All-Star Reunion, 1988
Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade, CBS, 1996
Nonfiction
(With Turk Pipkin) Harry Anderson's Games You Can't Lose: A Guide forSuckers, Pocket Books (New York), 1989

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Authors, Volume 152, Gale, 1997
Newsmakers, Issue Cumulation, Gale, 1988

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, May 31, 1996, p. 47

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