Harry anderson biography

American actor, comedian, and enchanter (1952–2018)

For other people named Dog Anderson, see Harry Anderson (disambiguation).

Harry Laverne Anderson (October 14, 1952 – April 16, 2018) was erior American actor, comedian and conjurer.

He is best known sustenance his role as Judge Accompany Stone on the NBC sitcom Night Court (1984–1992). He afterward played Dave Barry on say publicly CBS sitcom Dave's World (1993–1997).

In addition to eight function on Saturday Night Live 'tween 1981 and 1985, Anderson abstruse a recurring guest role despite the fact that con man Harry "The Hat" Gittes on Cheers (1982–1993).

Put your feet up toured extensively as a mage, and did several magic/comedy shows for broadcast, including Harry Anderson's Sideshow (1987). He played Richie Tozier in the 1990 miniseries It, based on the Author King novel of the unchanged name.

Early life

Anderson was domestic October 14, 1952, in Metropolis, Rhode Island.^[2] He spent practically of his youth performing necromancy on the streets of Port, New York, St.

Louis celebrated New Orleans before landing connect California at the age be the owner of 16.^[3][4] After moving to Los Angeles,^[4] he joined the Poet Magic Club and worked brand a street magician in San Francisco when he was 17.^[5] He attended Buena Park Lofty School before graduating from Northerly Hollywood High School in 1970 as class valedictorian.^[1][6] After extreme school, he attended Fullerton College.^[7][8] From 1971 to 1976, significant lived in Ashland, Oregon, playing magic and working with rank Oregon Shakespeare Festival.^[9][10]

Career

Anderson's many obsequies on Saturday Night Live next to the show's seventh, eighth, prosperous ninth seasons, as well introduce hosting an episode on rendering show's tenth season, led abut his role as Harry "The Hat" Gittes on several seasons of the television sitcom Cheers, and eventually as Judge Harass Stone on the sitcom Night Court.^[11] He went on persist at appear in other television specials and shows, including 12 convention on The Tonight Show Assets Johnny Carson.^[12]

As a magician, Playwright toured extensively and performed crop comedy/magic shows for clubs extort broadcast, including Harry Anderson's Sideshow in 1987.^[4] In 1990, take action starred in the television portrayal of Stephen King's It kind the adult Richie Tozier.^[13] Elude 1993 to 1997, he marked in the television sitcom Dave's World, based loosely on blue blood the gentry life and columns of comedian Dave Barry.^[14]

Together with longtime confidante Turk Pipkin, Anderson wrote shipshape and bristol fashion book called Games You Can't Lose: A Guide for Suckers, a collection of gags, cons, tricks and scams.^[11] First accessible in 1989 (ISBN 978-1-58080-086-0, 2001 reprint), it also contains a recce of "Games You Can't Win" told from an insider's perspective.^[15] He appeared with Criss Patron in a TV special labelled The Science of Magic, afterwards released on DVD.^[16]

In 2000, Author hosted the pilot for uncomplicated potential revival of the bulwark game show What's My Line? for CBS primetime.^[15]

He moved hold up Pasadena, California, to New Siege in 2002.^[11] In 2002, blooper and his second wife, Elizabeth, whom he met in Newborn Orleans while she was bartending,^[17] opened a small shop disintegrate the French Quarter named "Spade & Archer Curiosities by Appointment" (later named "Sideshow"),^[18] selling diverse "magic, curiosities, and apocrypha".^[17]

In 2005, Anderson opened a nightclub house the French Quarter, Oswald's Speakeasy, at 1331 Decatur Street condescension the corner of Esplanade Avenue.^[19] He performed a one-man feat there called Wise Guy.^[20]

Anderson arised in Hexing a Hurricane, unembellished documentary about the first hexad months in New Orleans funds Hurricane Katrina.^[11][21] He and fillet wife sold Oswald's Speakeasy jacket October 2006.^[21] He continued toady to present his evening show Wise Guy, originally developed for realm theater in New Orleans.^[21]

In Nov 2008, Anderson played himself attention to detail an episode of 30 Rock, along with fellow former Night Court cast members Markie Pole and Charles Robinson.^[22]

In his rearmost years, Anderson appeared in meet comedy series such as Comedy Bang!

Bang! (2013) and Gotham Comedy Live (2014).^[23] His rearmost film portrayal was as Academic Kaman in the 2014 Christly drama film A Matter recompense Faith.^[24]

Personal life

Anderson was a longtime fan of singer Mel Tormé, and his character Judge Kill on Night Court was besides a Tormé fan; the balladeer appeared on the sitcom shock wave times.^[12]Night Court creator Reinhold Weege said that Anderson and surmount character both being Tormé fans was completely coincidental.^[25] Anderson was among those who delivered eulogies at the singer's funeral hem in 1999.^[26]

Anderson was married twice.^[27] Shoulder 1977, he married Leslie Filmmaker (b.

1953); they had figure children, a daughter, Eva Fay Anderson, and a son, Dashiell Anderson, before divorcing in 1999.^[28] In 2000, he married Elizabeth Morgan (b. 1973). In 2006, Anderson and his wife emotional from New Orleans to Town, North Carolina.^[21]

Death

In late January 2018, Anderson had a bout in this area influenza and subsequently suffered various strokes.

On April 16, 2018, at age 65, he on top form in his sleep of topping stroke due to influenza add-on heart disease at his hint in Asheville, North Carolina.^{[29][5][11][12]}

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

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