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Date of Birth:
24 January, 1974
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Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia
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Biography:
Edward "Ed" Helms is an American actor and comedian perhaps most notable for his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and more recently as Andrew "Andy" Bernard on the American version of The Office.
Edward Helms was born in Atlanta, Georgia, graduating from The Westminster Schools in 1992 before attending Oberlin College in Ohio, graduating in 1996. He is a cousin of the professional baseball player Wes Helms, currently of the Philadelphia Phillies. Helms attended the same high school as future Office co-star, Brian Baumgartner, who graduated one year earlier. Helms, whose character Andy Bernard on The Office frequently sings a cappella, stated during the DVD commentary for season three that in college he was in the Cornell College a cappella group The Obertones.
Helms has had roles in shows like Tanner on Tanner and various Comedy Central specials, as well as movies like Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story (alongside his fellow TDS correspondent Rob Corddry). He has also made guest appearances in a number of television shows, including Arrested Development and Cheap Seats. He also voices "Angel," a character on Cartoon Network's Weighty Decisions series (again alongside Corddry), and has done prolific commercial voiceover work, including campaigns for Burger King, Doritos, Sharp Aquos, and Advair asthma medication. Helms was hired for small roles as a newsreporter Ed Carson, in Steve Carell's Evan Almighty and with Office co-star Jenna Fischer in Walk Hard. He will also be seen in small roles opposite Daily Show co-stars Rob Corddry in Harold & Kumar 2, Mo Rocca in I'll Believe You, and in Eddie Murphy's Starship Dave. It has been reported that Walk Hard producer/co-writer Judd Apatow will produce Helms' first starring vehicle, A Whole New Hugh, for Universal Pictures. In an article about Whole New Hugh, Apatow stated Helms is a national treasure but "the nation does not know it yet."
