Harris Wittels

Birth Name:

Harris Lee Wittels

Birth Place:

Houston, Texas, United States

Profession

Writer, Actor, Producer, Soundtrack

Graduated from Emerson College with a degree in television and video production in 2006
Was offered a writing job on "The Sarah Silverman Program" after Silverman saw him performing a stand-up routine at the Largo comedy club
First began performing stand-up comedy in junior high and later pursued it as a career in Los Angeles after graduating from college
Best known as a writer and co-executive producer for "Parks and Recreation․"
Played drums and sang backup for the music group Don't Stop or We'll Die, of which fellow comics Michael Cassady and Paul Rust were also members
Coined the term "humblebrag" in response to the type of self-promotion he kept seeing on social media and later published the book "Humblebrag: The Art of False Modesty" in 2012
In addition to producing the show, he occasionally appeared on "Parks and Recreation" as an animal control staffer

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