1. Harland Reesor Williams was born on November 14,1962 and is a Canadian and American comedian and actor.
15 Facts About Harland Williams
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Harland Williams co-starred in Half Baked and played a psychopathic hitch-hiker in There's Something About Mary in 1998.
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Harland Williams is an author of children's books, and creator of the children's animated series Puppy Dog Pals.
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Harland Williams was born on November 14,1962, in Toronto, Ontario, to Lorraine Mary, a social worker and writer, and John Reesor Williams, a lawyer who served as a member of the Ontario legislature.
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Harland Williams grew up in Toronto's Willowdale neighbourhood with four sisters.
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Harland Williams is the brother of special effects artist Steve "Spaz" Williams, and a cousin to Barenaked Ladies keyboardist Kevin Hearn.
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Harland Williams began in stand-up comedy in 1984, when still at Sheridan College.
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Harland Williams performed in Toronto for seven years before relocating to Los Angeles in 1992.
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Harland Williams has performed his stand-up comedy routines on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, HBO, Comedy Central and at comedy clubs throughout the country.
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Harland Williams's ventures include voicing 'Monster' on Nickelodeon's animated series Robot and Monster and starring as Warwick the Warlock in Disney's direct-to-DVD movie Spooky Buddies.
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Harland Williams is the author and illustrator of several children's books, including a series about a dinosaur named Lickety Split, as well as books for adults.
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Harland Williams has a free, weekly podcast called The Harland Highway.
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Harland Williams has appeared on Tom Green's House Tonight and on the Adam Carolla Podcast numerous times.
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Harland Williams is known for his performance of bird sounds on Carolla's show.
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Harland Williams created the Disney Junior series Puppy Dog Pals that debuted in 2017.