Ed Helms

In 2007, Ed appeared with his former The Daily Show costar Mo Rocca in the movie I'll Believe You.

Ed appeared in the film Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story with fellow Daily Show correspondents Rob Riggle and Rob Corddry.

Ed and his The Office costar Brian Baumgartner attended the same school and were in the same choral group.

Ed occasionally narrates a segment for The Colbert Report. Ed and Stephen Colbert were both correspondents for The Daily Show.

Ed is a fan of the baseball team the Atlanta Braves.

Ed studied improv with the Uptight Citizens Brigade.

Ed has said his role models are his brother Paxton and comedian Phil Hartman.

In 2007, Ed just bought a house in Los Angeles where The Office is being filmed. He used to live in New York and Atlanta.

Among the other comedy shows Ed watches are Scrubs, 30 Rock, and My Name is Earl.

Ed's guilty pleasure on television is Deal or No Deal. He also enjoys the shows Mythbusters and Deadliest Catch.

For Ed, the most annoying thing about his job on The Daily Show is it being located in the middle of nowhere in Manhattan. He has a difficult time getting there.

Ed won the 2008 SAG Award along with his The Office castmates for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series. They were nominated again in 2009.

Ed Helms had a minor role in the 2007 movie Evan Almighty alongside fellow Office cast member Steve Carell.

Some of Ed's favorite foods include Italian, sushi, and Thai food. His favorite cereal is Cap'n Crunch.

The Office has extensive catering, so Ed gained nine pounds his first three months on the set.

For breakfast, Ed eats eggs, bacon, a doughnut, coffee, and a fruit salad. Lunch at The Office set for him includes barbecue ribs, an Arnold Palmer, and ice cream mixed with chocolate chip cookies. For dinner, he usually orders take-out.

Ed's favorite drink is an Arnold Palmer, with more tea than lemonade.

Ed's mom was a health nut, so he ate a lot of health foods as a kid.

His nickname in college was ED2000 ("Enforcement Droid 2000" from the movie Robocop).

While at Oberlin, Helms was on the swim team his freshman year. He wound up quitting soon because it consumed way too much time and it was tough.

After high school, Helms applied and got into Northwestern, Vanderbilt, University of Georgia, and Oberlin College.

In 2002, Helms appeared in a commercial for Budweiser during Super Bowl XXXVI alongside Dale Earnhadt Jr.

Helms wrote and starred in the 2005 comedy Zombie-American.

Helms voices Angel on Cartoon Network's Weighty Decisions.

Helms has done commercial voice over work for Burger King, Doritos, Lycos, CDnow.com and Advair.

Helms is the cousin of Wes Helms, a professional baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies.

After high school, Helms attended Oberlin College in Ohio and graduated with a BA in Film Theory and Technology. He originally was a Geology major for his first two years at Oberlin.

Ed graduated from The Westminster Schools in Atlanta, Georgia in 1992. His The Office costar Brian Baumgartner. The two were even in the same choral group.

Ed was one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive, 2006. He is found in the "Sexy Men with Glasses" section.

Ed can play the banjo, so the producers of The Office got the idea of his character Andy playing the banjo and they wrote it into the show.