Harry Anderson

• Birthplace: Newport, Rhode Island
• Birthday: October 14, 1952

A popular, well-liked stage comic and renowned street magician since the early 1980’s, comedian-actor Harry Anderson made a successful transition into television to become one of primetime’s best known actors of the 1980’s and 1990’s. Undoubtedly, Anderson was most recognized for playing the likeably eccentric Judge Harold T. Stone on the long-running courtroom comedy, “Night Court” (NBC, 1984-1992).

Born Oct. 14, 1952, in Newport, RI, Anderson had an extremely unconventional childhood. His father, a traveling salesman, was often…more