Editing Ed Helms (section)

==Career==
===Early work===
After graduating from Oberlin, Helms began his comedy and acting career as a writer and performer with New York City [[sketch comedy]] bands. While studying [[improvisation]] with the [[Upright Citizens Brigade]] troupe,<ref name="nbc">{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/bios/ed_helms.shtml|work=NBC.com|title=''The Office'' Cast Biographies – Ed Helms|access-date=October 11, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110329170504/http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/bios/ed_helms.shtml|archive-date=March 29, 2011}}</ref> he was a trainee [[Film editing|film editor]] at [[Crew Cuts (company)|Crew Cuts]], a [[post-production]] facility in [[New York City]], where he recorded some rough [[voice-over|voiceover]] tracks that eventually led to paying voiceover work. He soon found a talent agent.<ref>{{cite web| last = Sternbergh | first = Adam| date = September 14, 2008| title = The Jerk: ''Daily Show'' alum and ''The Office'' star Ed Helms on the highs (and lows) of being obnoxious| url = https://nymag.com/arts/tv/profiles/50226|newspaper=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]| access-date =October 28, 2009}}</ref>

===Television===
[[File:EdHelmsJune09.jpg|thumb|upright|Helms in [[Dublin|Dublin, Ireland]], 2009]]
Helms was performing comedy in New York City when, as he recalled in a 2005 interview, "''[[The Daily Show]]'' had a sort of open audition with a casting company that I had dealt with. I read for the part, and got it".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecomical.com/features/ed_helms_interview.html |work=TheComical.com |title=Ed Helms on Politics, The Media and The Daily Show |date=2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724070121/http://www.thecomical.com/features/ed_helms_interview.html |archive-date=July 24, 2008 }}</ref>

In his April 2002 to mid-2006 tenure on the satirical news program, Helms contributed "field reports" in addition to hosting various segments of the show such as "[[List of The Daily Show recurring segments#Digital Watch|Digital Watch]]", "[[List of The Daily Show recurring segments#Ad Nauseam|Ad Nauseam]]" and "[[List of The Daily Show recurring segments#Mark Your Calendar|Mark Your Calendar]]". He has also contributed to the "[[The Daily Show recurring elements#This Week in God|This Week in God]]" segment. His 2005 segment "Battle of the Bulge", about the wearing of Speedo bathing suits on the beaches of [[Cape May, New Jersey]], and his "Mass. Hysteria" segment, where he reported criticism of [[Massachusetts]] when it became the first state to legalize gay marriage, are regarded by ''[[TV Guide]]'' as his signature segments.<ref>Rudolph, Ileane (July 27, 2015). "Alumni Association: A roundup of ''The Daily Show''{{'}}s coolest Graduates". ''[[TV Guide]]''. pp 21-22.</ref>

Helms left the show in 2006, but occasionally returned for brief appearances over the next two years. On July 21, 2008, he returned for "Obama Quest"—a segment covering Senator [[Barack Obama]]'s trip to [[Iraq]]. He also occasionally narrated the "Prescott Group" educational films on sister series ''[[The Colbert Report]]''. In late July 2006, [[NBC]] announced that Helms was added to the cast of the [[mockumentary]] ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'', alongside fellow ''The Daily Show'' correspondent [[Steve Carell]], in a recurring role as [[Andy Bernard]], a nostalgic Cornell graduate who is obsessed with [[a cappella|a&nbsp;cappella]] music. Helms was a series regular starting with the 3rd season.<ref name="popwatch">{{cite magazine| author=Snierson, Dan | date = June 28, 2006| url = http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2006/07/ed_helms_joins_.html| title = Ed Helms joins the cast of ''The Office''|magazine=Entertainment Weekly| access-date =October 28, 2009}}</ref> "He had so much in common with this character we wanted to create," recalled [[Paul Lieberstein]], a writer for the show who also plays [[Toby Flenderson]], the [[human resources]] representative at the Scranton branch of [[Dunder Mifflin]]. "I can't remember when they started merging."<ref name="NYT 2012 story">{{cite news|last=Itzkoff|first=Dave|title=Ambitious, but in a Polite Sort of Way|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/movies/ed-helms-is-back-in-jeff-who-lives-at-home.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 11, 2012|access-date=March 17, 2012}}</ref> Helms returned to ''The Daily Show'' on December 5, 2006, saying that he had been working "undercover at a paper company in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]", an allusion to his stint on ''The Office''.

In February 2007, NBC announced that Helms had been promoted to series regular on ''The Office'', and in February 2010 Helms was added to the show's opening credits. He quickly became a solidifying part of the cast, and one of the show's producers. In June 2009, in an interview with [[National Public Radio]], he said that, like his character Andy Bernard, he had an interest in ''a cappella'' music.

Helms has also appeared on such television shows as ''[[The Mindy Project]]'', ''[[Wilfred (U.S. TV series)|Wilfred]]'', ''[[NTSF:SD:SUV]]'', ''[[Tanner on Tanner]]'', ''[[Childrens Hospital]]'', ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'', and ''[[Cheap Seats (TV series)|Cheap Seats]]'', and in various [[Comedy Central]] specials. He was the celebrity guest on the August 3, 2015 survival-skills reality show ''[[Running Wild with Bear Grylls]]'', coming to grips with his fear of heights on the Colorado Mountains.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Elizabeth|first1=Stormy|title=Running Wild with Bear Grylls Recap 8/3/15: Season 2 Episode 4 "Ed Helms"|url=http://www.celebdirtylaundry.com/2015/running-wild-with-bear-grylls-recap-8315-season-2-episode-4-ed-helms/|website=celebdirtylaundry.com|date=August 3, 2015|publisher=Celeb Dirty Laundry|access-date=August 4, 2015}}</ref> He has done commercial [[voiceover]] work in campaigns for [[Burger King]], [[Doritos]], [[Hotels.com]], [[Sharp Aquos]], and Advair asthma medication. He voices Neil the Angel, a character on [[Cartoon Network]]'s ''Weighty Decisions'' series. He plays guitar, banjo, piano, as well as a [[sitar]], in some of his entertainment performances.

<!--It seems excessive to include projects that did not happen.  !!Announced in August 2014 to star in [[Alejandro González Iñárritu]]'s new [[Starz]] television drama series ''The One Percent'',<ref>Littleton, Cynthia (August 12, 2014). [https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/starz-orders-drama-one-percent-to-star-ed-helms-hilary-swank-1201281006/ "Starz Orders Drama 'One Percent' to Star Ed Helms, Hilary Swank"]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> Helms was later replaced by [[Greg Kinnear]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sharf|first1=Zack|title=Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu and Emmanuel Lubezki's 10-Episode Television Series Dropped By Starz|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/03/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-television-series-one-percent-1201789433/|date=March 3, 2017|work=Indiewire|access-date=March 6, 2017}}</ref> Helms was also slated to serve as an executive producer on the upcoming television series adaptation of the web series ''[[Jake and Amir (web series)|Jake and Amir]]'', but the pilot was rejected by [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]].<ref>Andreeva, Nellie (December 18, 2013). [https://deadline.com/2013/12/tbs-to-adapt-hit-online-series-jake-amir-as-tv-comedy-with-ed-helms-producing-654387/ "'Jake & Amir' Web Series Heading To TBS With Ed Helms Producing"]. ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]''.</ref> -->
He co-created the [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] sitcom ''[[Rutherford Falls]]'' with [[Sierra Teller Ornelas]] (now showrunner) and [[Michael Schur]]. Together with Ornelas, the series has a total of five indigenous writers.

===Film===
Helms has had minor roles in numerous films including ''[[Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian]]'', ''[[Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story]]'', ''[[Meet Dave]]'', ''[[Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay]]'', ''[[I'll Believe You]]'', ''[[Evan Almighty]]'', ''[[Semi-Pro]]'', ''[[Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story]]'' and ''[[The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard]]''.

Helms co-starred in the blockbuster ''[[The Hangover]]'' (2009) and its sequels ''[[The Hangover Part II]]'' (2011) and ''[[The Hangover Part III]]'' (2013) as Stuart "Stu" Price, a dentist. All three films ''[[The Hangover (film series)|in the series]]'' were box office successes. Helms also starred in the 2011 film ''[[Cedar Rapids (film)|Cedar Rapids]]''. He played the lead role, Rusty Griswold, in the 2015 film ''[[Vacation (2015 film)|Vacation]]'', a sequel/spin-off of the ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'' series. Also in 2015 Helms starred in [[Jessie Nelson (filmmaker)|Jessie Nelson]]'s movie, ''[[Love the Coopers]]''. In 2017, he starred in ''[[The Clapper (film)|The Clapper]]'' as Eddie Krumble, a paid audience member for [[infomercials]]. Helms played Joe Gargan in the 2018 film ''[[Chappaquiddick (film)|Chappaquiddick]]''.

In 2012, Helms voiced the Once-ler in ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]''. He also voiced the [[title role|titular character]] in the [[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks]] animated film ''[[Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie]]'' (2017).

===Other work===
Helms is in a [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] band called The Lonesome Trio with friends Ian Riggs and Jacob Tilove. They formed the band when they were at [[Oberlin College]] and still play a few shows every year. They recorded an [[eponymous]] album in summer 2013 shortly after appearing on the Bluegrass Situation stage at the [[Bonnaroo]] festival, which Helms curated.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130222090303/http://lineup.bonnaroo.com/band/ed-helms-bluegrass-situation-superjam-with Ed Helms' Bluegrass Situation Superjam with special guests]. lineup.bonnaroo.com</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/TheLonesomeTrio The Lonesome Trio]. Facebook (April 21, 2013). Retrieved on February 10, 2014.</ref> Helms is a self-confessed "bluegrass nerd" and founded the annual LA Bluegrass Situation festival.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2011-apr-26-la-et-steve-martin-ed-helms-20110426-story.html Bluegrass Situation festival: Banjo, comedy unite Steve Martin, Ed Helms], ''Los Angeles Times''. Articles.latimes.com (April 26, 2011). Retrieved on February 10, 2014.</ref> Helms plays banjo, guitar and piano.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.guitaraficionado.com/better-off-ed-ed-helms-of-the-hangover-and-the-office-talks-guitars-banjos-and-bluegrass.html|title=Better Off Ed: Ed Helms of 'The Hangover' and 'The Office' Talks Guitars, Banjos and Bluegrass|last=Bienstock|first=Richard|date=2013-04-22|website=Guitar Aficionado|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527195255/http://www.guitaraficionado.com/better-off-ed-ed-helms-of-the-hangover-and-the-office-talks-guitars-banjos-and-bluegrass.html|archive-date=2017-05-27|url-status=dead|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>

He and Amy Reitnouer co-founded a music blog also titled ''The Bluegrass Situation''. It summarizes its mission as "Creating and covering content across every level of the international scene, ranging from timeless traditional bluegrass, blues, and old-time to contemporary singer/songwriter, Americana, folk, and everything rootsy beyond and in between."<ref name="tbs">{{Cite web |title=Roots Culture Redefined |url=https://thebluegrasssituation.com/about/ |date=2017-07-30 |website=The Bluegrass Situation |language=en-US |access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref> On April 22, 2020, ''The Bluegrass Situation'' debuted ''The Whiskey Sour Happy Hour'', a weekly music and comedy program benefiting the [[MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund]] and [[Direct Relief]].

Helms features in the video for [[Mumford and Sons]]' song "[[Hopeless Wanderer]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicblogged.com/mumford-and-sons-release-hilarious-hopeless-wanderer-video/ |title=Mumford and Sons release hilarious Hopeless Wanderer video |publisher=Music Blogged |date=August 4, 2013 |access-date=August 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830184430/http://www.musicblogged.com/mumford-and-sons-release-hilarious-hopeless-wanderer-video/ |archive-date=August 30, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2015, he had a [[cameo appearance]] in the band's music video for the song "[[Wilder Mind|The Wolf]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-mumford-sons-take-over-bonnaroo-in-the-wolf-video-20150630|title=Watch Mumford & Sons Take Over Bonnaroo in 'The Wolf' Video|publisher=Rolling Stone |date=July 30, 2015 |access-date=August 22, 2015}}</ref>

Helms launched his own production company, Pacific Electric Picture Company, in 2013. The company had a two-year development deal with [[Universal Television]].<ref>Goldberg, Lesley (September 16, 2013) [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/ed-helms-launches-production-company-629239 "Ed Helms Launches Production Company, Inks Overall Deal With Universal TV"]. ''The Hollywood Reporter''.</ref>

In 2013, Helms co-wrote, produced, and starred in the [[Yahoo! Screen]] web series ''Tiny Commando'', about a former [[United States Navy SEALs|Navy SEAL]] who is accidentally shrunken in a military experiment to four inches in height. Subsequently, he is deployed to places that his unique size enables him to infiltrate.<ref>Rothman, Lily (September 17, 2013). [https://entertainment.time.com/2013/09/17/ed-helms-three-favorite-web-series/ "Ed Helms' Three Favorite Web Series"]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''.</ref>

In 2024, Helms participated with his partner, Michael Falbo at Pacific Electric Picture Company, in SeriesFest 11's [https://seriesfest.com/storytellers/ Storytellers Initiative] to discover episodic content featuring uplifting and heartwarming comedies. The script competition provides artists the opportunity to share diverse ideas through visual media and create groundbreaking television. The winning artist(s) will receive the opportunity for a development deal with Pacific Electric Picture Co.