Harland Williams

About Harland Williams

Harland Michael Williams (born November 14, 1962 ,) is a Canadian comedian, actor, and radio personality.

Williams was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Lorraine, a lawyer and writer, and John Reesor Williams, a lawyer and Member of Provincial Parliament in Ontario who briefly served as Solicitor-General of the province. He attended but dropped out of Sheridan College, and worked as a forest ranger for five years before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy. He is a trained animator who has written and illustrated a series of children's books about a brontosaurus named Lickety Split. He was married to actress Wendi Kenya. Kevin Hearn of Barenaked Ladies is his cousin, and Williams appeared in the band's video for "Falling for the First Time" and has performed on the band's cruises.

Since his movie debut in 1994's Dumb and Dumber, he has appeared in numerous movies and television shows including Simon, Enemy of the State, Half Baked, Bachelor Party 2, Freddy Got Fingered, Superstar, The Geena Davis Show, Down Periscope, Big Money Hustla$, Employee Of The Month, and Sorority Boys with cameos in many others, like My Name Is Earl and There's Something About Mary. He also starred in the Disney movies RocketMan and Meet the Robinsons. Among his other performances, in early 2001 he also provided the voice of the lustful, yet fun-loving Michael Timothy Bonner in the claymation UPN show "Gary & Mike" along with Christopher Moynihan providing the voice of the good-hearted nerd, Gary Newton. He later provided the voice of Lug in 2005's animated film Robots.