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==Early life== Anderson was born October 14, 1952, in [[Newport, Rhode Island]].<ref name="NBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/harry-anderson-magician-star-night-court-dies-65-n866526|title=Harry Anderson, magician and star of 'Night Court,' dies at 65|publisher=NBC News|date=April 16, 2018|access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref> He spent much of his youth performing magic on the streets of [[Chicago]], [[New York City|New York]], [[St. Louis]] and [[New Orleans]] before landing in California at the age of 16.<ref>{{cite news |last=Salam |first=Maya |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/16/obituaries/harry-anderson-dead-night-court.html |title=Harry Anderson, 65, 'Night Court' Actor Who Bottled Magic Onscreen and Off, Dies |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2018-04-16 |access-date=2018-05-24 }}</ref><ref name="USA">{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/04/16/night-court-star-john-larroquette-heartsick-stars-tribute-harry-anderson/523019002/|title='Night Court' star John Larroquette is 'heartsick' over Harry Anderson; stars pay tribute|work=USA Today|date=April 16, 2018|access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref> After moving to Los Angeles,<ref name="USA"/> he joined the Dante Magic Club and worked as a street magician in [[San Francisco]] when he was 17.<ref name=HollywoodReporter>Shanely, Patric (April 16, 2018). [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/harry-anderson-dead-night-court-actor-was-65-1103243 "'Night Court' Actor Harry Anderson Dies at 65"]. ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''.</ref> He attended [[Buena Park High School]] before graduating from [[North Hollywood High School]] in 1970 as class valedictorian.<ref name="TCM">[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/3778%7C0/Harry-Anderson#biography "Harry Anderson: Biography"]. [[Turner Classic Movies]]. Retrieved April 16, 2022.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2016/02/26/arts-snapshot-buena-park-high-school/|title=Arts snapshot: Buena Park High School|work=[[The Orange County Register]]|date=February 26, 2016|access-date= February 26, 2016}}</ref> After high school, he attended [[Fullerton College]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fullerton College Centennial Celebration {{!}} Did You Know?|url=http://fullertoncollegecentennial.com/history/did-you-know.html|access-date=2020-11-06|website=fullertoncollegecentennial.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=1991-10-27|title=Orange Country Community Colleges|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-27-me-1103-story.html|access-date=2020-11-06|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> From 1971 to 1976, he lived in [[Ashland, Oregon]], performing magic and working with the [[Oregon Shakespeare Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mailtribune.com/news/20180418/ashland-magician-harry-anderson-went-on-to-tv-success|access-date=2008-04-21|title=Ashland magician Harry Anderson went on to TV success|author=John Darling|work=Mail Tribune|date=April 18, 2018|archive-date=April 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419062604/http://www.mailtribune.com/news/20180418/ashland-magician-harry-anderson-went-on-to-tv-success|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hill|first1=David|title=Remembering Harry the Hat: A Magician Hiding in Plain Sight|url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2018/4/17/17248358/harry-anderson-obituary-night-court-magic|website=The Ringer|date=April 17, 2018 |access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref>
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