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Harry Anderson
Harry Anderson
American Actor
Born: Oct 14, 1952
Died: Apr 16, 2018
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I am richer than Davy Crockett. I can settle back and do what I want to do. And what I want to do is card tricks and magic. Harry Anderson
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It's an old Elizabethan idea. The fool is the only one who is allowed to make fun of the king because he is a fool. I can say whatever I want about anybody else because I'm just an idiot talking - I'm not insisting that I'm any smarter than anyone else. It's satire. Harry Anderson
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Somebody saw me on 'Cheers' and thought that I was an actor playing a part as opposed to a guy just doing what he knew. And they gave me 'Night Court.' And by the time they realized I wasn't an actor, I had already signed a five-year contract. Harry Anderson
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I'm not Hollywood. I'm a Quarter Rat. I belong here. Harry Anderson
Rat Quarter Hollywood Belong Here
But I'm very thankful that no one is slamming my head against the wall anymore. Harry Anderson
Thankful No-One Head Very Wall Anymore Against Slamming
Is now the time to legalize prostitution? Harry Anderson
Time Legalize Now
Did I run real swindles? Oh, yeah. I mean, I started as a - on the street. I did not begin as a performer. I began running the shell game. Harry Anderson
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I used to make my living by understanding people. And the way I learned to understand them was by observing them. I would sit in a train station or a bus station or a restaurant. And I would watch people. I would watch how they related to one another. I would try to get some insight into them and make them as predictable as I could in my mind. Harry Anderson
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I've always done magic as a hobby. I've done it professionally, too. Harry Anderson
Too Magic Always Done Hobby Professionally
I did rough hustling, what they call 'playing against the wall.' I just played myself with the players, so I would pay; I would make them shill. I would pay certain players and then take from others. Harry Anderson
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I created this character that I still have of a guy who is a little bit of a nincompoop - I'm poking fun at street hustlers. I didn't quite make as much money as one would gambling, but it was a lot safer. Harry Anderson
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I did a film called 'The Escape Artist' for Francis Coppola. I had the title role. Harry Anderson
Francis Had Escape Role Did Artist Title Film Coppola
In 'Night Court,' my name is still Harry, and I'm - my best friends are still three-card monte workers, and I still have spring snakes hidden everywhere and joy buzzers, but I'm the judge. Harry Anderson
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