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Encyclopedia > Harry Anderson

Harry Anderson (born October 14, 1952) is an American actor and magician. October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Magic, including the arts of prestidigitation and conjuring, is the art of entertaining an audience by performing illusions that baffle and amaze, often by giving the impression that something impossible has been achieved, almost as if the performer had magic or supernatural powers. ...


Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Anderson was a street magician before becoming an actor. He is famous for the role of Judge Harold T. Stone on the 1983-1992 television series Night Court. In addition to eight appearances on Saturday Night Live between 1981 and 1985, Anderson had a recurring guest role as con man "Harry the Hat" on Cheers, toured extensively as a magician, and did several magic/comedy shows for broadcast, including Harry Anderson's Sideshow (1987). Newport as seen from the International Space Station. ... Busking is the practice of doing live performances in public places to entertain people, usually to solicit donations and tips. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Night Court was an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 1984 until May 1992. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast by NBC nearly every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Cheers was a long-running American situation comedy produced by Charles-Burrows-Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television for NBC. Cheers was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles. ...


In the 1990s Anderson starred in the sitcom Dave's World, based loosely on the life and columns of humor columnist Dave Barry. Together with long-time friend Turk Pipkin, Anderson wrote a book called Games You Can't Lose: A Guide for Suckers, a collection of gags, cons, tricks and scams. First published in 1989 (ISBN 1580800866—2001 reprint), this title also contains a survey of "Games You Can't Win" told from an insider's perspective. See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from 2000 and 2001. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Daves World was a 1993-1997 CBS sitcom that was based on the writing of Miami Herald columnist Dave Barry. ... David Barry, Jr. ...


A long-time Mel Tormé fan, Anderson and his wife Elizabeth currently (2006) own a small shop in the French Quarter of New Orleans named "Sideshow" selling various "magic, curiosities, and apocrypha." In the summer of 2005, Anderson also opened a nightclub in the French Quarter called Oswald's Speakeasy, located at 1331 Decatur Street. As of July 2006, he performs a one-man show there called Wise Guy. He also made out with Alice. Mel Tormé Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999) was a jazz and standards singer with a light, high-tenor voice. ... French Quarter: upper Chartres street looking down towards Jackson Square and the spires of St. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Magic, including the arts of prestidigitation and conjuring, is the art of entertaining an audience by performing illusions that baffle and amaze, often by giving the impression that something impossible has been achieved, almost as if the performer had magic or supernatural powers. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


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A long-time Mel Tormé fan, Anderson and his wife Elizabeth currently (2005) own a small shop in the French Quarter of New Orleans named "Sideshow" selling various "magic, curiosities, and apocrypha." In the summer of 2005, Anderson also opened a nightclub in the French Quarter called Oswald's Speakeasy, located at 1331 Decatur Street, New Orleans.
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