Ian Harvie

About Ian Harvie

Who is it?: Actor, Producer, Writer
Occupation: Stand-up comedian
Known for: Comedy
Website: ianharvie.com

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Ian Harvie was born, is Actor, Producer, Writer. Ian Harvie was born on May 28, 1968 in Portland, Maine, USA. He is comedian and actor.Harvie is a known for being a groundbreaking transgender comedian and was Margaret Cho's opening act from 2006-2009. He has since become a cross-country headliner unafraid to joke about subjects no other comedian has touched.In 2013, Harvie, with the help of Executive Producer Cho, released his first-ever live standup comedy concert film, titled Ian Harvie Superhero, where he pokes fun at topics from his own top surgery, to fears of public restrooms, to his active sex life.Harvie's unique act queers the traditionally macho, sex-obsessed world of stand up in ways you won't believe, proving that laughter cuts across all gender identities and ultimately unites us all.In spring 2014 Ian Harvie was cast to co-star on the highly anticipated, television series Transparent on Amazon Prime. Written and directed by Jill Soloway (Afternoon Delight, Six Feet Under) to be released late September 2014.Harvie lives in Los Angeles, CA with his partner and their 2 dogs, Frank and Addy-Pigz.
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Biography/Timeline

1968

Ian Harvie was born May 28, 1968, in Portland, Maine. Harvie knew he was transgender at a very early age, but didn't have a language for his gender identity at the time. Harvie came out as gay at nineteen and as transgender at age thirty-two. Harvie grew up on Beaver Pond in the rural mountain town of Bridgton, Maine, until the age of twelve. He has two older brothers, Rob and Jeff. Early comedy influences he has cited include The Carol Burnett Show, Flip Wilson, Rich Little, Hee Haw, Laugh-In, Dean Martin Celebrity Roast, and Saturday Night Live.

2002

Harvie began his stand-up comedy career in January 2002 at a small comedy club in Portland, Maine. Three months later he began performing at a sister club in Boston, Massachusetts. Harvie moved to Los Angeles, California, in June 2006. By November 2006 he began touring with Comedian Margaret Cho as her opening act. Cho cast Harvie as a permanent member of her off-Broadway burlesque comedy revue, Margaret Cho's The Sensuous Woman.

2006

From October 2006 through October 2009, Harvie toured comedy clubs and theaters around the world with Margaret Cho. In 2007, he appeared on Logo as part of the Wisecrack Outlaugh Festival on Wisecrack. He performed on Logo again in 2009 on One Night Stand Up Episode 6 and on ABC's late night television series, Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen, in the 2009 season.

2007

In April 2007, Harvie began producing and hosting his own self-titled comedy/talk show, The Ian Harvie Show, at Los Angeles music and comedy club Largo. The show is similar in format to other late-night talk shows but with guests who are all LGBT or connected to the LGBT community. Previous guests of the show include Margaret Cho, Leslie Jordan, Jane Lynch, Alan Cumming, Jorja Fox, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Kimberly Peirce, Rex Lee, Selene Luna, Jenny Shimizu, Buck Angel, Garrison Starr, Sabrina Matthews, and Erin Foley.

2009

In November 2009, Harvie began his solo headlining career. His one-man show Parts Sold Separately, which features humor about sex and gender, played the Melbourne International Comedy Arts Festival in Melbourne, Australia, in April 2010. In January 2011, Harvie performed his new solo show Balls OUT with Ian Harvie at SF SketchFest in San Francisco, California.

2010

In September 2010, Harvie and fellow sober comedians Felon O'Reilly and Amy Dresner began a three-person comedy group. They traveled around the US with their collective recovery-based standup comedy show, Laughs Without Liquor: the We Are Not Saints tour. The road show and tour were filmed by filmmaker and Director Bobby R. Poirier with a planned release date of summer 2011.