Ed Helms Wiki: Age, Net Worth, TV Shows, Movies & Facts To Know
The man who tickled our funny bones with his movies and TV show, Ed Helms is an incredible actor with an impressive net worth to boot.
Jul 24, 2018
Age, Height, Net Worth: Everything You Need To Know About Ed Helms
At the age of 43, Ed Helms has been in the TV show and movies industry since 2002. He is an actor, singer, and comedian living in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. His height is 1.83m or 6-ft and he weighs around 75 Kg or 165 lb at present. He has brown hair with brown eyes, and his zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Ed Helms and his big break
The Hangover actor Ed Helms, who gave a flawless performance in the Hangover trilogy and all his other movies, was born on January 24, 1974. At present, he is aged 43 years. He was born in Atlanta, USA. Before coming into Hollywood, he pursued a video-editing career along with his improv comedy gigs. Fate took a turn for Ed Helms when he finally bagged a role on The Daily Show.
Ed Helms in TV Shows
Helms’ career in TV shows spans over a decade, beginning when he landed the role of a Correspondent on The Daily Show from 2002 to 2009. In 2004, he scored the role of Bradley Wallace in Cheap Seats and then he made appearances in many related TV shows. The Office, which first aired in 2006, has Ed Helms playing the role of Andy Bernard. In this TV show, he appeared from seasons 3 to 5 and then was incorporated as a part of the main cast for the following seasons 6 to 9. Ed Helms became quite famous for his portrayal of the character of Andy in The Office. Other TV Show where Ed Helms made his comedic appearances are Sunday Pants, The Mindy Project, Ugly Americans, Comedy Bang! Bang!, and many more.
Ed Helms in Movies
The list is quite long and full of puns and exhilarating comedy. After playing several supporting roles in movies such as Blackballed, Evan Almighty, Semi-Pro, Meet Dave, Lower Learning, and others, Ed Helms received much larger exposure when he played the character Dr. Stuart Price in the popular movie The Hangover in 2009. The Hangover became one of the funniest and thrilling movies which saw two succeeding installations i.e. The Hangover Part II (2011), and The Hangover Part III (2013). Ed Helms’s movie Vacation, where he portrayed the role of Rusty Griswold alongside Christina Applegate, Leslie Mann, Beverly D’Angelo was released on July 29, 2015. It was made with a $31 million budget and reportedly earned an enormous $104.9 million. The movie Vacation also featured a cameo from the Australian hunk Chris Hemsworth.
His role as Joe Gargan in the upcoming movie Chappaquiddick is among the much-awaited movies this year. Chappaquiddick is slated to release on December 8, 2017. Ed Helms will also be portraying the role of Peter Reynolds in the movie Father Figures alongside Owen Wilson, Katt Williams, J.K. Simmons, and others. Earlier known as Basterds, the movie now-entitled Father Figures is slated to release on December 22, 2017.
Facts About Ed Helms
According to Ed’s blog post on People.com, he stated that anything that is gooey or sticky such as yogurt, pudding, etc makes him cringe. He further added that he had to have open heart surgery when he was studying in seventh grade to repair a heart murmur. The blog also confessed about his passion for being a hardcore BMX racer when he was still a kid. If you have seen the movie The Hangover, you know that Ed loses his front tooth in it. But did you know that the tooth he lost is actually a fake? Ed is missing that particular tooth in real life. Ed Helms was reported saying he is a harmonica player, loves politics, and he is somebody who likes to be prepared for disasters. In an interview published in US Magazine, Ed Helms mentioned that he loves reading, and that he was a whitewater kayaker back in his teenage years.
Ed Helms' Net Worth
TheRichest stated the net worth of Ed Helms lies at $20 Million. The figures suggest that he received a $100,000 paycheck for every episode of The Office. In 2011, when he landed the role of Dr. Stuart Price in The Hangover Part II, he earned approximately $5,000,000. According to Collider.com, the Hangover trio i.e. Ed Helms, Bradley Cooper, and Zach Galifianakis reportedly earned approximately $15 million combined which may cause a little confusion. However, we can guess that each actor has around $5 million at their disposal plus a little extra.
Ed Helms' Box Office Collections
Ed Helms starred in The Hangover (2009) which reportedly earned $467.5 million at the box office. The second installment, also starring Ed Helms alongside the two other main characters played by Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifianakis, took home an enormous $586.8 million at the box office. The third installment made approximately $362 million at the box office, making Ed Helms a bigger celebrity than ever.
Ed Helms’ Upcoming Projects
Future movies starring Ed Helms are Chappaquiddick (2017), Father Figures (2017), and Tag (2018). The latter is reported to be in the post-production phase. Apart from movies, he was seen in the music video titled Wanna Do Day by Lisa Loeb.