Editing Ed Helms (section)

==Early life==
Helms was born and raised in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].<ref>[https://etmla.org/ed-helms/]. Retrieved on February 2, 2024.</ref> He is of English, Irish, German, Dutch and French descent. He had [[Cardiac surgery|open-heart surgery]] at age 13 to correct a severe [[congenital heart defect]] involving supravalvular [[aortic stenosis|aortic]] and [[pulmonic stenosis]].<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20467576,00.html 5 Facts About Me: Ed Helms – Ed Helms]. People.com. Retrieved on February 10, 2014.</ref><ref>Goldman, Andrew. (May 27, 2011) [http://www.elle.com/pop-culture/celebrities/ed-helmes-hangover-2-intervew Hangover 2 Star Ed Helms Interview]. ELLE. Retrieved on February 10, 2014.</ref> According to Helms, his surgery lasted nine hours, and he was kept in an [[intensive care unit]] for one week after.<ref name= Kimmel/>

He attended [[Interlochen Center for the Arts]] as a youth and graduated in 1992 from [[The Westminster Schools]], one year after ''The Office'' castmate [[Brian Baumgartner]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.interlochen.org/high-performing-alumni|title = High-Performing Alumni}}</ref> Helms entered [[Oberlin College]] as a [[geology]] major, but graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts in film theory and technology. He spent a semester as an exchange student at [[New York University Tisch School of the Arts]].<ref name="HelmsAV">{{Cite news| last = Phipps | first = Keith | date = June 3, 2009| title = Ed Helms | publisher=[[The A.V. Club]]| url = https://www.avclub.com/ed-helms-1798216671| access-date =June 11, 2009}}</ref><ref name="TV Guide">{{cite web|title=Ed Helms: Biography|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ed-helms/bio/198481|publisher=TVGuide.com|access-date=January 16, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Kimmel">{{YouTube|id=dpKcoO0pdy8|title=Ed Helms on Having Heart Surgery as a Kid}}, May 16, 2017. [[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]</ref> During his college years, he turned down a summer internship with ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' because he had committed to an internship with [[WNBC]]'s press and publicity department.