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Dan Harmon Net Worth – $14 million

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Introduction

Dan Harmon is an American writer, producer, and actor who is best known as the co-creator of Channel 101 and the Adult Swim animated series – ”Rick and Morty.”

He also has a weekly podcast, named – ”Harmontown.”

Biography

Harmon was born on January 3, 1973, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

Dan went to Brown Deer High School.

After high school, he attended Glendale Community College, but Dan graduated from Marquette University.

Dan Harmon arrives at the PaleyFest 2012 Presents “Community” at Saban Theatre on March 3, 2012 in Beverly Hills – @Getty

He started his career in the entertainment industry by being part of the improvisational comedy organization ComedySportz Milwaukee.

In 1999, he co-created the TV pilot ”Heat Vision and Jack” (starring Jack Black and Owen Wilson). The pilot gained an online following and became a cult classic, even if the show was not picked up by FOX.

Dan was the executive producer, creator, and featured performer in Acceptable.TV. The television program aired on VH1 from March 23 to May 11, 2007.

Community

In 2009, he created Community, a comedy TV series that was inspired by his own community college experiences.

It aired on Yahoo! Screen and NBC from September 17, 2009, to June 2, 2015.

Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland attend the at Terminal 5 on May 13, 2015 in New York City – @Getty

Rick and Morty

In 2013, Dan and Justin Roiland co-created the adult animated sci-fi comedy series titled – ”Rick and Morty.”

Justin and Dan first met at Channel 101, a short film festival in LA that was co-founded by Dan.

The animated series has been described as “a never-ending fart joke wrapped around a studied look into nihilism.”

The 4th season of ”Rick and Morty” premiered on November 10, 2019.

Podcast

Russ Krasnoff and Dan Harmon – @Getty

Dan hosts a weekly live comedy podcast, named – ”Harmontown.” The podcast began airing on June 6, 2012. It has featured many guest appearances, including:

Steve Agee;
Game Grumps;
Logic;
Kumail Nanjiani;
Eric Idle;
Greg Proops;
John Mayer;
Aubrey Plaza;
Rob Corddry;
Bobcat Goldthwait;
Joel McHale;
Rob Schrab;
Mitch Hurwitz;
Curtis Armstrong;
Robin Williams;
Patton Oswalt;
Felicia Day;
Dana Carvey;
Jason Sudeikis.

Books

In 2013, he published the book ”You’ll Be Perfect When You’re Dead.”

Controversy

Dan Harmon arrives at the Vulture Festival Los Angeles 2019 Day 2 at Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel – @Getty

In January 2018, writer Megan Ganz (now a writer and producer on ”It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) told Harmon that she is willing to forgive him for the abuse and harassment she suffered while working for him on the comedy TV series Community. Later, Dan apologized on Twitter. He also said:

“The most clinical way I can put it in fessing up to my crimes is that I was attracted to a writer I had power over because I was a showrunner.”

Accepting Dan’s apology on Twitter, Megan called it “a masterclass in ‘How to Apologize.’” She also said on her Twitter account:

Also in 2018, Harmon apologized after a bad joke dating back to 2009 that went viral on social media. The video showed Dan breaking into a house and abusing a baby doll.

The video resurfaced on 4chan and was spread by the Reddit page The_Donald.

Harmon declared:

“In 2009, I made a ‘pilot’ which strove to parody the series Dexter and only succeeded in offending.”

Dan continued:

”I quickly realized the content was way too distasteful and took the video down immediately. Nobody should ever have to see what you saw and for that, I sincerely apologize.”

Adult Swim, the American network that produces ”Rick and Morty” show, stated:

“The offensive content of Dan’s 2009 video that recently surfaced demonstrates poor judgment and does not reflect the type of content we seek out.”

Adult Swim added:

”Dan recognized his mistake at the time and has apologized.”

Later, Dan deleted his Twitter account.

Asperger Syndrome

Dan Harmon and actress Alia Shawkat attend the Turner Upfront 2016 green room at The Theater at Madison Square Garden – @Getty

In 2011, Dan discovered that he was suffering from Asperger’s syndrome. Harmon said that he started reading about Asperger syndrome as part of exploring Abed (a character on Community).

During a recent interview, Dan said:

“I started looking up these symptoms, just to know what they are.”

Harmon went on to say:

”And the more I looked them up, the more familiar they started to seem.”

Note – Asperger syndrome is a pervasive developmental disorder that was first described by Hans Asperger in 1944. Adults with Asperger’s are much more likely to have suicidal thoughts. The prevalence of AS is estimated to be 2-3 per 10,000.

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Wife

On December 28, 2013, Dan Harmon proposed to his girlfriend, Erin McGathy. Harmon got married to Erin on November 15, 2014.

Dan Harmon and Erin McGathy attend the “Kingdom Come” – Los Angeles Premiere – After Party at Harmony Gold Theatre on October 2, 2012 in Los Angeles – @Getty

Note – Erin McGathy is a podcast host and comedian who performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade in 2007. She first gained fame as the host of This Feels Terrible. Erin is also the co-host of Human Conversation with Wayne Federman.

Dan and Erin divorced in 2015.

Fiancée

Dan has since dated Cody Heller, a writer and producer. She wrote the TV series Dummy, which was released in April 2020. Cody is the daughter of Randee Heller, an actress best known for playing Lucille LaRusso in The Karate Kid. In early 2019, Dan Harmon and Cody Heller became engaged. At the time of writing, Dan Harmon is not married.

Dan Harmon and Cody Heller attend Variety Showrunners Dinner presented by A+E Studios at Sunset Tower in Los Angeles, California on September 08, 2022 – @Getty

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Height

Dan Harmon is 6′ (1.83 m) tall.

Quotes

Dan Harmon, Cody Heller and Sam Bullock – @Getty

”Everything human is better than everything that isn’t human.”

”The only cure is getting through it, looking back and realizing all of that extra time was wasted.”

”I’ve never done well when I am being appreciated.”

”Every season, you feel like your job is never the same. My answer is getting increasingly confusing.”

“Self-destruction is a control freak’s way of monopolizing their own fortune.”

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Trivia

In July 2009, he was nominated in two Emmy categories.

He is a follower of Joseph Campbell, an American professor of literature who worked in comparative religion and comparative mythology.