1. Harris Wittels was raised in Houston, Texas, in the Jewish faith.
18 Facts About Harris Wittels
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Harris Wittels described his father as "the funniest dude alive".
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Harris Wittels attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston.
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Harris Wittels wrote for the 2007 and 2008 MTV Movie Awards.
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Harris Wittels appeared on the show as Harris, a dim-witted animal control employee.
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Harris Wittels wrote for Secret Girlfriend and Eastbound and Down.
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In 2012, Harris Wittels was cast as a co-star in Sarah Silverman's NBC pilot Susan 313 along with June Diane Raphael and Tig Notaro, which was not picked up.
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Harris Wittels consulted throughout the season, as well as co-writing two episodes.
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Also on the Earwolf network, Harris Wittels hosted the Analyze Phish podcast, where he attempted to convince friends to enjoy the band Phish.
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Harris Wittels was part of the popular series of CBB episodes entitled "Farts and Procreation" along with fellow Parks and Recreation alumni Adam Scott and Chelsea Peretti.
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Harris Wittels was a member of the band Don't Stop or We'll Die, along with comedians Paul Rust and Michael Cassady.
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Harris Wittels was the band's drummer and provided backing vocals.
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Harris Wittels wrote for Grantland on the subject of notable "humblebrags", the act of boasting about one's life and then downplaying it.
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Harris Wittels said he had done drugs recreationally since he was 12.
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Harris Wittels addressed his struggles with addiction on Analyze Phish, citing his second stay in rehab as one of the reasons for the delays in releasing the episode where co-host Scott Aukerman went to Phish's 2013 live show at the Hollywood Bowl.
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On February 19,2015, Harris Wittels was found dead in his Los Angeles home.
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Similarly, a frame, "Dedicated to the Memory of Harris Wittels", appears before the closing credits on the Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden comedy special that was released March 6,2015, on Netflix.
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Harris' sister, Stephanie Wittels Wachs, used funds her brother left her in his will to set up a multi-discipline performance and communal space for creative people in Houston.