Dan Harmon’s net worth, fact, career, awards, biography & life story

Quick Facts Of Dan Harmon

Celebrated Name Dan Harmon
Age 48 Years
Nick Name Dan
Birth Name Daniel James Harmon
Birth Date 1973-01-03
Gender Male
Profession Writer

Daniel James Harmon, popularly known as Dan Harmon is an American writer, producer, actor, and comedian. He is known for his work in NBC sitcom, Community, animated series, Rick and Morty. He hosted the weekly podcast, Harmontown from 2012 to 2019. He is also the co-founder of the alternative television network and website Channel 101. As an author he published the book, You’ll Be Perfect When You’re Dead. 

What is Dan Harmon Famous For?

  • Creator and producer of NBC sitcom, Community. 
  • Co-creator of animated series, Rick and Morty. 

Where is Dan Harmon From?

Dan Harmon was born on 3 January 1973. His birth name is Daniel James Harmon. His birth place is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the United States. He holds an American nationality. He belongs to white ethnicity and his zodiac sign is Capricorn. 

Regarding his educational background, he attended Brown Deer High School in Brown Deer. Following his high school graduation, he attended Marquette University. He also briefly attended Glendale Community College. 

Dan Harmon Career

  • In his early career, he was a member of ComedySportz Milwaukee. 
  • They produced an album, Take Down the Grand Master in 1996. 
  • He frequently appeared at Milwaukee’s Safehouse free comedy stage. 
  • He co-created the television pilot, Heat Vision, and Jack. 
  • He also co-created several Channel 101 shows, featuring Drew Carey and Sarah Silverman. 
  • He co-created Comedy Central’s The Sarah Silverman Program. He served as head writer for several episodes of the show.
  • He portrayed a highly fictionalized version of  Ted Templeman on two episodes of the Channel 101 web series, Yacht Rock. 
  • He co-wrote the screenplay for the 2006 film, Monster House. The film was nominated for Academy Award. 
  • He created, executive produced and featured in the Channel 101-based sketch show, Acceptable TV in 2007.
  • He co-wrote part of Rob Schrab’s comic book series, Scud: The Disposable Assasin. He also wrote parts of the spin-off comic series, La Cosa Nostriod. 
  • He created and produced sitcom, Community in 2009. The sitcom was picked up by NBC. The sitcom was based on his experiences at the community college he attended.
  • He was later terminated from his position on Community, following its 3rd season, due to the result of creative conflicts between himself and Sony executives.
  • He later returned as a co-showrunner in 2013. 
  • NBC canceled the show after its fifth season and the series renewed for a sixth season for Yahoo! screen. 
  • He hosted a weekly podcast, Harmontown from 2012 to 2019. It also had a monthly live comedy show. 
  • The podcast ended in 2019 when its final episode published in December. 
  • He co-created the Adult Swim animated series, Rick and Morty with Justin Roiland in 2012. The show premiered in December 2013. 
  • The fourth season of the series concluded in May 2020 and has already been renewed for a further 70 episodes. 
  • He co-founded a production house, Starburns Industries. 
  • Harmon and Evan Katz will create a television series based on Kurt Vonnegut’s 1959 novel, The Sirens of Titan.
  • He was nominated for two Emmy Awards for his part in writing the 81st Academy Awards telecast: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special and Outstanding Original Music Lyrics in 2009.
  • He was also nominated with Chris McKenna for a Hugo award for writing the Community episode, “Remedial Chaos Theory”.
  • He released a book, You’ll Be Perfect When You’re Dead in 2013. 

Dan Harmon Wife

Dan is engaged to Cody Heller. The couple started dating in 2016. The couple got engaged in January 2019 when Heller proposed to Harmon. Heller adapted a real-life experience with Harmon for Quibi, Dummy (TV Series). It stars Anna Kendrick as Heller and Donal Logue as Harmon. 

Harmon was previously married to Erin McGathy. The couple got engaged in December 2013 and they married in November 2014. They later divorced in 2015.

Dan Harmon Height

Dan Harmon stands at a height of 1.83 m i.e. 6 feet tall. He has an average body build. His eye color is hazel and his hair color is light brown. His sexual orientation is straight. 

Dan Harmon Net Worth

Dan Harmon is one of the popular writers and producers. He is best known as the creator of the sitcom Community and animated series Rick and Morty. Besides writing and producing, he is also an occasional actor. It can be concluded that he earns from his career in the entertainment industry, the majority of which comes from his writing career. His net worth is estimated at $5 million.

Did You Know?

  • He was accused of sexual misconduct by Megan Ganz in 2018. His apology was accepted by Ganz.
  • His baby doll video controversy in 2018 led him to delete his Twitter account. In the 2009 video, “Daryl” from his comedy sketch, he acts out a rape using a baby doll as a prop.
  • He had voice roles in animated series, Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole, Axe Cop, and The Simpsons.
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