I was a little bit conflicted on how to refer to Harry Anderson in the title of this posting. On one hand, he was Judge Harry Stone on the often hilarious sitcom Night Court from 1984-1992. But on the other hand, he had a memorable recurring role on one of my all-time favorite sitcoms Cheers as Harry the Hat, the local magician and con man who often frequented the bar, usually swindling the patrons out of some cash. What never entered the mix was the role he played on Dave’s World, a sitcom based on the life of columnist Dave Barry that lasted four years. This was not because it was a bad show, it was just that I had never seen it.
Ironically, the Hollywood Show had assembled a reunion of the cast of Dave’s World for the gathering on Saturday, October 9, 2010 – but since I wasn’t familiar with it, it was only Harry Anderson that I purchased an autograph from. I’ve always enjoyed everything he appeared in – including the TV movie Stephen King’s It. Typically he always found a way to fuse magic and comedy into his performances – and was just generally a fun guy to watch. Meeting him was no exception.
Although I’m sure that he could have commanded a bit higher price, he was highly reasonable at $20 per signed photo, with a free picture with him thrown in. I asked him to pick out his favorite and he chose the one seen at the top of the posting, with a woman he greatly admired: Selma Diamond. He was also raising money for charity by selling off bowties that had actually been worn on the show, but I didn’t do this – even though I was relatively sure that it was no con job.
Celebrities of the October 2010 Hollywood Show will continue…
Hello, I am Serge, we saw each other in the show in 2010, I need that you help me to find some names which(who) misses me, can you send me an email Thank you I shall re-lay you
Serge Mauro
February 1st, 2012