Editing Ed Helms

{{short description|American actor, comedian, author, born 1974}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Ed Helms
| image              = Ed Helms Obvious Child Premiere 2014 (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Helms at premiere of ''[[Obvious Child]]'', 2014
| birth_name         = Edward Parker Helms
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1974|1|24}}
| birth_place        = [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], U.S.
| education          = [[Oberlin College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|comedian}}
| years_active       = 1998–present
| children           = 2
| party              = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
}}

'''Edward Parker Helms'''<ref>[http://moviehole.net/201364377hangover-part-iii-set-visit-ed-helms Hangover Part III Set Visit : Ed Helms – Moviehole] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413121258/http://moviehole.net/201364377hangover-part-iii-set-visit-ed-helms |date=April 13, 2015 }}. Moviehole.net. Retrieved on February 10, 2014.</ref> (born January 24, 1974)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 24, 2023 includes celebrities Neil Diamond, Aaron Neville|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-24-2023-includes-celebrities-neil-diamond-aaron-neville.html |access-date=January 24, 2023 |website=[[Cleveland.com]]|date=January 24, 2023 }}</ref> is an American actor, musician and comedian. From 2002 to 2006, he was a [[correspondent]] on [[Comedy Central]]'s ''[[The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]]''. He played paper salesman [[Andy Bernard]] in the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'' (2006–2013), and starred as Stuart "Stu" Price in [[The Hangover (film series)|''The Hangover'' trilogy]]. He later starred in the comedy series ''[[Rutherford Falls]]'' (2021–2022), which he co-wrote.

Helms has also starred in dramatic films and comedic films such as ''[[Cedar Rapids (film)|Cedar Rapids]]'', ''[[Jeff Who Lives at Home]]'' (both 2011), ''[[We're the Millers]]'' (2013), ''[[Vacation (2015 film)|Vacation]]'' (2015), ''[[Chappaquiddick (film)|Chappaquiddick]]'' (2017), ''[[A Futile and Stupid Gesture (film)|A Futile and Stupid Gesture]]'', ''[[Tag (2018 film)|Tag]]'' (both 2018) and ''[[Together Together]]'' (2021). He provided his voice to the animated films ''[[Everyone's Hero]]'' (2006), ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]'' (2009), ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]'' (2012), ''[[Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie]]'' (2017) and ''[[Ron's Gone Wrong]]'' (2021).

He has received six [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]] nominations for [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series]] winning in 2008. He also received a [[Writers Guild of America Award]] for [[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Best Comedy/Variety – Specials|Best Writing for a Comedy or Variety Special]] for ''The Fake News with Ted Nelms'' (2018).

In 2025, he published a book, ''SNAFU: the Definitive Guide to History's Greatest Screwups''. "Spanning from the 1950’s to the 2000’s ...  ''[[SNAFU]]'' ... offers ... insights that ... might [help] prevent history from repeating itself again and again."

==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.

==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.

==Political views==
Helms is a board member at [[RepresentUs]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=Feb 2, 2021|title=Unbreaking America: Drowning in Student Debt|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyqaEZWtYrA&feature=emb_title&ab_channel=RepresentUs|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214035203/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyqaEZWtYrA&feature=emb_title&ab_channel=RepresentUs |archive-date=February 14, 2021 |access-date=|website=RepresentUs' YouTube Channel}}</ref> a [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit group]] that works to pass anti-corruption laws in the [[United States]].

Helms partnered with [[VoteRiders]] in 2022 to encourage volunteers to write letters and send texts to registered voters to let them know how to overcome voter ID barriers that could prevent them from casting a ballot.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Celebrities Are Rallying Volunteers to Help Voters Overcome ID Barriers: 'It's Not as Easy as It Should Be' |url=https://people.com/politics/voteriders-celebrity-campaigns-overcome-voter-id-barriers-midterm-election/ |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref>

In 2024, he appeared alongside [[Tim Walz]] at a rally in [[Reno, Nevada]], in support of [[Kamala Harris]]'s presidential campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ThisIsReno |date=2024-10-10 |title='Hangover' actor stumps for Harris, Walz in Reno |url=https://thisisreno.com/2024/10/hangover-actor-stumps-for-harris-walz-in-reno/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=This Is Reno |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Robison |first=Mark |title=Here's how to see Democratic VP candidate Tim Walz, actor Ed Helms in Reno rally tonight |url=https://www.rgj.com/story/news/local/2024/10/08/heres-how-to-see-gov-tim-walz-with-actor-ed-helms-at-reno-rally/75573683007/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Reno Gazette Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Helms is married and, on several occasions, mentioned that he has one daughter.<ref name="Faris">{{Cite podcast|url=https://unqualified.com/episodes/ep-104-ed-helms-3IPSH_qP|title=Ed Helms|website=Anna Faris is Unqualified|publisher=Simplecast|host=Anna Faris|date=2018-01-09|access-date=2020-07-11}} Helms: "I've been married a couple years, and she's fabulous, and she enjoys a lot more anonymity than I do."</ref> In a podcast with Jordan Klepper in August 2024, Helms mentioned he now has two children.<ref>{{Cite web |last=The Daily Show: Ears Edition |date=August 26, 2024 |title=Ed Helms and Jordan Klepper on Finding Authenticity as a TDS Correspondent {{!}} Behind the Show |url=https://www.happyscribe.com/public/the-daily-show-ears-edition/ed-helms-and-jordan-klepper-on-finding-authenticity-as-a-tds-correspondent-behind-the-show |access-date=October 24, 2024 |website=Happyscribe |quote=And then I'm also, I have little kids now, and I find myself looking at parts, and I'm like, like, I'll get an offer to do, like, a horror movie or something or even just like, a very intense drama.}}</ref>

==Honors==
*Helms received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from [[Knox College (Illinois)|Knox College]], where he delivered the 2013 [[Commencement speech|Commencement]].<ref name="Knox College">{{cite web|title=Knox College Announces 2013 Honorary Degrees|url=http://www.knox.edu/news-and-events/news-archive/knox-college-announces-2013-honorary-degrees.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617144812/http://www.knox.edu/news-and-events/news-archive/knox-college-announces-2013-honorary-degrees.html|archive-date=June 17, 2013|access-date=June 15, 2013|publisher=Knox.edu}}</ref> 
*In May 2014, Helms gave the convocation speech at [[Cornell University]], alma mater of [[Andy Bernard]], the character he portrayed for seven seasons on ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]''.<ref>Kingkade, Tyler (May 27, 2014) [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/27/ed-helms-cornell-video-convocation_n_5394875.html "Ed Helms Tells Cornell Graduates To 'Keep Creating Good Old Days'"]. ''[[The Huffington Post]]''.</ref><ref>[http://www.cornell.edu/video/2014-senior-convocation-featuring-ed-helms "2014 Senior Convocation featuring Ed Helms, TV's 'Andy Bernard'"]. [[Cornell University]]. May 24, 2014.</ref> 
*In May 2015, Helms gave the commencement speech at the [[University of Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Prakash|first=Neha|date=May 17, 2015|title=Ed Helms eviscerates 'Rolling Stone' in UVA commencement address|url=http://mashable.com/2015/05/17/ed-helms-uva-commencement/|access-date=July 22, 2017|work=Mashable}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|- class_"source" | Link


|2004
!scope="row"|''[[Blackballed (film)|Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story]]''
|Bunker McLaughlin
|Film debut
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2006
!scope="row"|''[[Everyone's Hero]]''
|Hobo Louie (voice)
|
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Night at the Museum]]''
|Dentist
|Deleted scene
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2007
!scope="row"|''[[Evan Almighty]]''
|Ark Reporter / Ed Carson
|
|-
!scope="row"|''[[I'll Believe You]]''
|Leon
|
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story]]''
|Stage Manager
|
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2008
!scope="row"|''[[Semi-Pro]]''
|Turtleneck Reporter
|
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Confessions of a Shopaholic (film)|Confessions of a Shopaholic]]''
|Garret E. Barton
|Uncredited
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Meet Dave]]''
|Number 2
|
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay]]''
|Interpreter
|
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Lower Learning]]''
|Maurice Bunting
|
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2009
!scope="row"|''[[The Smell of Success]]''
|Chet Pigford
|
|-
!scope="row"|''[[The Hangover (film)|The Hangover]]''
|Stuart "Stu" Price
|
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]''
|News Reporter (voice)
|
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian]]''
|Larry Daley's Assistant
|Uncredited
|-
!scope="row"|''[[The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard]]''
|Paxton Harding
|
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2011
!scope="row"|''[[Cedar Rapids (film)|Cedar Rapids]]''
|Tim Lippe
|Also executive producer
|-
!scope="row"|''[[The Hangover Part II]]'' 
|Stuart "Stu" Price
|
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Jeff, Who Lives at Home]]''
|Pat
|
|-
!scope="row"|''[[High Road (film)|High Road]]''
|Barry
|Uncredited
|-
|2012
!scope="row"|''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]''
|The Once-ler (voice)
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2013
!scope="row"|''[[We're the Millers]]''
|Brad Gurdlinger
|
|-
!scope="row"|''[[The Hangover Part III]]''
|Stuart "Stu" Price
|
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2014
!scope="row"|''[[Someone Marry Barry]]''
|Ben
|
|-
!scope="row"|''[[They Came Together]]''
|Eggbert
|
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Stretch (2014 film)|Stretch]]''
|Karl-with-a-K
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2015
!scope="row"|''[[Vacation (2015 film)|Vacation]]''
|Russell "Rusty" Griswold
|
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Love the Coopers]]''
|Hank Cooper
| 
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2016
!scope="row"| ''[[Central Intelligence]]''
|{{N/A}}
|Executive producer
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Kevin Hart: What Now?]]''
| Bartender
|
|-
| rowspan=6 | 2017
!scope="row"| ''[[The Clapper (film)|The Clapper]]''
| Eddie Krumble
| Also producer
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie]]''
| [[Captain Underpants|Benjamin Krupp / Captain Underpants]] (voice)
| 
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Mune: Guardian of the Moon]]''
| Spleen (voice)
| 
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[I Do... Until I Don't]]''
| Noah Brewing
|
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Chappaquiddick (film)|Chappaquiddick]]''
| [[Joseph Gargan]]
| 
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Father Figures]]''
| Peter Reynolds
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2018
!scope="row"| ''[[A Futile and Stupid Gesture (film)|A Futile and Stupid Gesture]]''
| [[Tom Snyder]]
| Also executive producer
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Tag (2018 film)|Tag]]''
| Hogan "Hoagie" Malloy
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2019
!scope="row"| ''[[Corporate Animals]]''
| Brandon
| Also producer
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Penguins (film)|Penguins]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/1044103-penguins-ed-helms-to-narrate-disneynatures-feature-film|title=Penguins: Ed Helms to Narrate Disneynature's Feature Film|author=Kylie Hemmert|date=February 26, 2019|website=ComingSoon.net|access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref>
| Narrator (voice)
| 
|-
| 2020
!scope="row"| ''[[Coffee & Kareem]]''
| Officer James Coffee
| 
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2021
!scope="row"| ''[[Together Together]]''
| Matt
| 
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Ron's Gone Wrong]]''
| Graham Pudowski (voice)
| 
|-
| 2023
!scope="row"| ''[[Family Switch]]''
| Bill Walker
| 
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2002
! scope="row" |''[[Premium Blend]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "6.2"
|-
|2002–2009
!scope="row"|''[[The Daily Show]]''
|Correspondent
|207 episodes
|-
|2004
!scope="row"|''[[Cheap Seats (TV series)|Cheap Seats]]''
|Bradley Wallace
|2 episodes
|-
|2004, 2013
!scope="row"|''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]''
|James Carr
|3 episodes
|-
|2005
!scope="row"|''Sunday Pants''
|Neil the Angel (voice)
|"Weighty Decisions" segments
|-
| rowspan="2" |2006
!scope="row"|''[[The Colbert Report]]''
|Narrator – The On Notice Board: A Wonder of the Modern Age
|Episode: "Linda Hirshman"
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Samurai Love God]]''
|Samurai Love God (voice)
|TV miniseries
|-
|2006–2013
!scope="row"|''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]''
|[[Andy Bernard]]
|Main cast (seasons 3–9); 163 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" |2008
!scope="row"|''[[Upright Citizens Brigade]]''
|Guest Monologist
|Uncredited
|-
!scope="row"|''[[American Dad!]]''
|Mr. Buckley (voice)
|Episode: "[[Stanny Slickers II: The Legend of Ollie's Gold]]"
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Wainy Days]]''
|Doctor
|Episode: "Angel"
|-
|2008–2010
!scope="row"|''[[Childrens Hospital]]''
|Doctor / TV Announcer
|5 episodes
|-
|2009
!scope="row"|''[[Family Guy]]''
|[[Al Gore]] (voice)
|Episode: "[[FOX-y Lady]]"
|-
|2010
!scope="row"|''[[Funny or Die Presents]]''
|Cast (Holdup)
|4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" |2011
!scope="row"|''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
|Himself (host)
|Episode: "Ed Helms/Paul Simon" 
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Wilfred (American TV series)|Wilfred]]''
|Daryl
|Episode: "Acceptance"
|-
!scope="row"|''[[NTSF:SD:SUV::]]''
|Eddie
|2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" |2012
!scope="row"|''[[The Mindy Project]]''
|Dennis
|2 episodes
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Ugly Americans (TV series)|Ugly Americans]]''
|Dennis
|Episode: "Mark Loves Dick"
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|Comedy Bang! Bang!]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "Ed Helms Wears A Grey Shirt & Brown Boots"	
|-
| rowspan="2" |2013
!scope="row"|''[[Kroll Show]]''
|Sex in the City Dude
|Episode: "San Diego Diet"
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
|Ted Pelms
|Uncredited<br>Episode: "[[Zach Galifianakis]]/Of Monsters and Men"
|-
|2014
!scope="row"|''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]]''
|Jack Danger 
|Episode: "[[USPIS (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)|USPIS]]"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2015
! scope="row" |''[[The Muppets (TV series)|The Muppets]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "Pig Out"
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Running Wild with Bear Grylls]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "Ed Helms"
|-
|2015–2020
!scope="row"|''[[BoJack Horseman]]''
|Kyle (voice)
|3 episodes
|-
|2016
!scope="row"|''[[Drunk History]]''
|[[William McMasters]]
|Episode: "Scoundrels"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2017
!scope="row"|''[[Angie Tribeca]]''
|Dr. Clive Mister 
|Episode: "Germs of Endearment"
|-
!scope="row"|''The Fake News with Ted Nelms''
|Ted Nelms
|TV special; also creator, writer and executive producer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/12/ed-helms-comedy-central-daily-show-fake-news-turn-it-on-podcast-1201905360/ |title=Ed Helms Returns to Comedy Central With a Mission: Making 'Fake News' Fake Again |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=December 8, 2017 |website=[[IndieWire]] |publisher=Penske Media Corporation  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212090949/http://www.indiewire.com/2017/12/ed-helms-comedy-central-daily-show-fake-news-turn-it-on-podcast-1201905360/ |archive-date=December 12, 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=December 12, 2017 }}</ref>
|-
| 2020
!scope="row"|''[[Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun]]''
|Ed Helms/Egg Helms
| Also executive producer
|-
| 2021–2022
!scope="row"|''[[Rutherford Falls]]''
|Nathan Rutherford
|18 episodes; also co-creator, writer and executive producer
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022
!scope="row"|''[[Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock]]''
|Lyle Craggle (voice)
|2 episodes
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Big Mouth (American TV series)|Big Mouth]]''
|Bros 4 Life Member #1 (voice)
|Episode: "Dadda Dia!"
|}

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Artist
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2013
!scope="row"| "Hopeless Wanderer"
| [[Mumford & Sons]]
|-
!scope="row"| "[[Clouds (Zach Sobiech song)|Clouds]]" {{small|(Celebrity Music Video)}}
| [[Zach Sobiech]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/zach-sobiech-clouds-celebrity-music-video-2013-5%3famp|title=30 Celebrities Lip-Sync Hearthelt Song By Dying Teen|work=Business Insider|date=May 9, 2013|access-date=January 30, 2021|archive-date=November 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104142641/https://www.businessinsider.com/zach-sobiech-clouds-celebrity-music-video-2013-5?amp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
!scope="row"| "The Wolf"
| Mumford & Sons
|-
| 2016
!scope="row"| "[[Don't Wanna Know]]" 
| [[Maroon 5]]
|-
|2017
!scope="row"|"Wanna Do Day"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/lisaloebofficial/videos|title=Official Lisa Loeb Channel|website=YouTube|language=en|access-date=April 9, 2017}}</ref>
|[[Lisa Loeb]]
|}

=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2015
|''[[Jake and Amir (web series)|Jake and Amir]]''
|Mickey
|Episode: "The Auditions"
|}

==Bibliography==
* Ed Helms, ''SNAFU: the Definitive Guide to History's Greatest Screwups'', New York, Grand Central Publishing, 2025. "Spanning from the 1950’s to the 2000’s ...  ''[[SNAFU]]'' ... offers ... insights that ... might [help] prevent history from repeating itself again and again."

==See also==
* [[Historic recurrence#Further reading|Historic recurrence]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{IMDb name|1159180}}

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