Edward Parker Helms (born January 24, 1974) is an American actor,
comedian, and singer. He is known for his work as a correspondent on
The Daily Show, as well as playing Andy Bernard in the NBC sitcom The
Office and Stuart Price in The Hangover trilogy. He also provided the
voice of The Once-ler in Illumination’s The Lorax and Captain
Underpants in DreamWorks Animation's Captain Underpants: The First
Epic Movie.Helms was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He is of English,
Irish, German, Dutch, and French descent. Helms had open-heart surgery
at age 13 to correct a severe congenital heart defect, which he
described as supravalvular aortic and pulmonic stenosis. According to
Helms, his surgery lasted nine hours, and he was kept in an intensive
care unit for one week after.He attended Interlochen Center for the
Arts as a youth and graduated from The Westminster Schools one year
after The Office castmate Brian Baumgartner in 1992. Helms entered
Oberlin College as a geology major but ended up graduating in 1996
with his B.A. in film theory and technology. He spent a semester as an
exchange student at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
comedian, and singer. He is known for his work as a correspondent on
The Daily Show, as well as playing Andy Bernard in the NBC sitcom The
Office and Stuart Price in The Hangover trilogy. He also provided the
voice of The Once-ler in Illumination’s The Lorax and Captain
Underpants in DreamWorks Animation's Captain Underpants: The First
Epic Movie.Helms was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He is of English,
Irish, German, Dutch, and French descent. Helms had open-heart surgery
at age 13 to correct a severe congenital heart defect, which he
described as supravalvular aortic and pulmonic stenosis. According to
Helms, his surgery lasted nine hours, and he was kept in an intensive
care unit for one week after.He attended Interlochen Center for the
Arts as a youth and graduated from The Westminster Schools one year
after The Office castmate Brian Baumgartner in 1992. Helms entered
Oberlin College as a geology major but ended up graduating in 1996
with his B.A. in film theory and technology. He spent a semester as an
exchange student at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
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