Harry Anderson

Birth Name:

Harry Laverne Anderson

Birth Place:

Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Writer, Director, Animation department

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
A street magician before his big break in television, he often toured the United States with his magic act before moving to Los Angeles
Before his acting career, he taught a self-defense course on how to detect and avoid pickpockets and con artists
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

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