Harland Williams

He later appeared in films such as The Whole Nine Yards (2000), Freddy Got Fingered (2001) and Sorority Boys (2002), and provided voices in works such as Gary & Mike, Robots (2005), Meet the Robinsons (2007), and Sausage Party (2016). He is also an author of children's books, and creator of the children's animated series Puppy Dog Pals (2017–2023).

• Born — 14 November 1962 • Birthplace — Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Occupation — Comedian, actor • Years Active — 1988–present • Father — John Reesor Williams • Relatives — Steve Williams (brother) Kevin Hearn (cousin)

Harland Williams was born on November 14, 1962, in Toronto, Ontario, to Lorraine Mary (née O'Donnell), a social worker and writer, and John Reesor Williams, a lawyer who served as a member of the Ontario legislature. He grew up in Toronto's Willowdale neighbourhood with four sisters. He is the brother of special effects artist Steve "Spaz" Williams, and a cousin to Barenaked Ladies keyboardist Kevin Hearn. Williams enrolled in Sheridan College in 1983, where he studied animation and media arts, while periodically working as a forest ranger at Fort Frances. Williams gained American citizenship circa 2009.

• Illustration — Williams at the 34th Annie Awards in 2007 Williams began in stand-up comedy in 1984, when still at Sheridan College. He performed in Toronto for seven years before relocating to Los Angeles in 1992. He credits a 1993 appearance on Late Night with David Letterman as a breakthrough, and Jim Carrey for bringing him to the attention of the Farrelly brothers, who cast Williams in his debut role as a police officer in Dumb and Dumber (1994). Other film roles include Freddy Got Fingered, There's Something About Mary, Half Baked, RocketMan, Sorority Boys, Down Periscope, Superstar and Employee of the Month. He has performed his stand-up comedy routines on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, HBO, Comedy Central and at comedy clubs throughout the country. His improvisational skills led to him winning the award for 'Best Improviser' on an episode of NBC's prime time series Thank God You're Here in 2007. Williams's ventures include voicing 'Monster' on Nickelodeon's animated series Robot and Monster and starring as Warwick the Warlock in Disney's direct-to-DVD movie Spooky Buddies. He is the author and illustrator of several children's books, including a series about a dinosaur named Lickety Split, as well as books for adults. He has a free, weekly podcast called The Harland Highway. He has appeared on Tom Green's House Tonight and on the Adam Carolla Podcast numerous times. He is known for his performance of bird sounds on Carolla's show. In August 2012, he began filming in Vancouver a 13-part Citytv comedy series called Package Deal, in which he stars. Williams created the Disney Junior series Puppy Dog Pals that debuted in 2017.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1994 — Ellen — Ticket Taker — Episode: "The Houseguest" • 1995 — Big News — Unknown role — Television film • 1995–1996 — Simon — Simon Hemple — 21 episodes • 1996 — Allen Hansen Cartoon Show — Store Employee, Meltman — Voice; 1 episode • 1997 — Space Ghost Coast to Coast — Himself — 1 episode • 1997–1999 — Ned's Newt — Newton — Voice; main role; episodes 1–35 • 1998 — data-sort-value="Wonderful World of Disney, The" | The Wonderful World of Disney — Tucker, Headmistress — Episode: "Mr. Headmistress" • 2000 — Becoming Dick — Richard Breggs — Television film • Sammy — Todd Blake — Voice; 9 episodes • 2000–2001 — data-sort-value="Geena Davis Show, The" | The Geena Davis Show — Alan — 22 episodes • 2001 — Family Guy — Jeff Foxworthy / Sam's Father — Voice; Episode: "To Love and Die in Dixie" • data-sort-value="Santa Claus Brothers, The" | The Santa Claus Brothers — Daryl Claus — Voice; Television film • Gary & Mike — Mike Bonner — Voice; 13 episodes • 2004 — Las Vegas — Kenny — 1 episode • 2005 — What's New, Scooby-Doo? — George — Voice; Episode: "A Scooby-Doo Valentine" • My Name Is Earl — Johnny Bubblewrapn — Episode: "White Lie Christmas" • 2006 — Odd Job Jack — Ralph — Voice; Episode: "Dragon Dueler" • 2007–2009 — Slacker Cats — Buckley — Voice; 12 episodes • 2008 — data-sort-value="Emperor's New School, The" | The Emperor's New School — Cabbie — Voice; Episode: "Cornivale" • 2010–2012 — Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil — Pantsy — Voice; 5 episodes • 2011 — Dan Vs. — Hiram — Episode: "Technology" • Robot Chicken — Professor Cornelius Q. Quibblefingers — Voice; 1 episode; also writes 4 episodes • 2011–2015 — Jake and the Never Land Pirates — Captain Frost — Voice; 6 episodes • 2012–2014 — data-sort-value="High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange, The" | The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange — Apple / Appilles / Vegetable Mob — Voice; 53 episodes • Robot and Monster — Monster — Voice; 26 episodes • 2013 — Age of Conan: Hyboria Hangover — Carl — 1 episode • 2013–2014 — Package Deal — Sheldon White — 26 episodes • 2014 — Sweet Dreams — Terry — Episode: "Pilot" • 2014–2016 — TripTank — Various roles — Voice; 6 episodes • 2015 — Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero — Helper Hue (voice) — Voice; Episode: "It's a Colorful Life" • | Webovision: The Tom Green Show — Guest — 1 episode • 2016 — Skylanders Academy — Hugo — Voice; 19 episodes • data-sort-value="7D, The" | The 7D — Sandy the Sandman — Voice; 1 episode • Still Single — Demo D — Television film • 2017 — Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! — Joe McGarth — Voice; Episode: "Vote Velma" • Bunnicula — Thomas Edison's Ghost, Alien — Voice; Episode: "Indistinguishable from Magic" • 2017–2023 — Puppy Dog Pals — Bob — Voice; Also show creator • 2022 — Super PupZ — Fisk — Episode: "Pilot" • 2022–2023 — Oddballs — Patrick, Podcast Host, Guy — Voice; 6 episodes

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2005 — | Robots — Lug • 2007 — | Meet the Robinsons — Carl

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On origins, the institutional record states the following. Born in 1962 at Toronto. The register further records that harland Williams is recorded at birth as Harland Michael Williams.