Harland Williams Biography

Fast Facts

• Has written and illustrated a series of children's books called "Lickety Split," which is being published by Penguin
• Started out as a stand-up comic in comedy clubs like Yuk Yuk's in Ottawa Canada
• Quote: "I've kind of made it a rule in my career that I got into comedy to do comedy not to do politics․․․if there's a stage and a microphone and people that want to laugh, that's all I care about․"
• Has performed stand-up specials for HBO and Comedy Central and has also appeared on "Late Night with David Letterman" and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno․"
• Best known as a stand-up comedian and an actor who has appeared in "Dumb & Dumber," "The Whole Nine Yards" and "Freddy Got Fingered․"
• His cousin is Barenaked Ladies keyboardist Kevin Hearn, and together they started a band called The Cousins and released their first album in 2004
• He is also a painter and taught himself how to draw by copying from comic books