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Ed Helms: Biography

Ed Helms

Birth Place: Atlanta, GA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/24/1974, Aquarius
Profession: Actor; writer; comedian

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Ed Helms Fast Facts:

Had open-heart surgery at 14 for a heart murmur.
Attended high school with Office costar Brian Baumgartner; the two participated in school plays together.
Like his Office character Andy Bernard, he sang a capella in college with the Obertones; however, he left the group after only one semester.
Spent his first two years in college as a geology major before switching to film theory and technology.
Studied improvisation with the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York after college.
Spent four years as a correspondent on The Daily Show.
Names Phil Hartman and his brother Paxton as his role models.

Ed Helms Relationships:
Paxton Helms - Brother
Ed Helms Awards:
2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Winner
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
College:
Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH (BA in Film Theory and Technology, 1996)

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Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey, Ed Helms, Rashida Jones Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com

The Office, Ed Helms Chris Haston/NBC

The Office, John Krasinski, Ed Helms Chris Haston/NBC

The Office, Ed Helms Chris Haston/NBC

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