Harland Williams

Williams is cousin to Barenaked Ladies keyboardist Kevin Hearn, and together they have a hobby band called The Cousins. Williams also played the security guard in the music video for the band’s 2001 single “Falling for the First Time”.

Williams created the Disney Junior series Puppy Dog Pals that debuted in 2017.

In August 2012 he began filming in Vancouver a 13-part CityTV comedy series called Package Deal, in which he stars.

His improvisational skills led to him winning the award for ‘Best Improviser’ on an episode of NBC’s prime time series Thank God You’re Here in 2007.

Williams is known for his movie roles, which include Dumb and Dumber, Freddy Got Fingered, There’s Something About Mary, Half Baked, RocketMan, Sorority Boys, Down Periscope, Superstar and Employee of The Month. Williams starred as the security guard in the music video for the 2001 Barenaked Ladies song “Falling for the First Time”. He has performed his stand-up comedy routines on Late Night with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, HBO, Comedy Central and at comedy clubs throughout the country.

Harland Reesor Williams (born November 14, 1962) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, singer, author, artist, musician, and radio personality.

Harland Reesor Williams was born on November 14, 1962, in Toronto, Ontario, to Lorraine Mary (née O’Donnell), a social worker, and John Reesor Williams, a lawyer who served as a member of the Ontario legislature from 1975 to 1985. He is the middle child of five with two older, his brother Steve, and two younger sisters.