Harry Anderson Biography

Fast Facts

• Published a book of magic tricks titled "Games You Can't Lose: A Guide for Suckers" in 1989
• Graduated valedictorian from North Hollywood High School in 1970
• Before his acting career, he taught a self-defense course on how to detect and avoid pickpockets and con artists
• A street magician before his big break in television, he often toured the United States with his magic act before moving to Los Angeles
• Best known for his eight-year role as Judge Harry Stone on NBC's "Night Court"
• While riding "Night Court" fame, he also starred in "Stephen King's It" in 1990
• A one-time resident of New Orleans, he once owned an oddities shop in the French Quarter
• Once owned a nightclub "Oswald's Speakeasy" in New Orleans