Harris was born in Tenafly, New Jersey, the son of Margaret, a travel agent, and Robert L. Harris, who sang with the Fred Waring chorus and worked at the bookstore of the Art Institute of Chicago.[1] He has an older brother, Robert, and a younger brother, Spencer. Harris was raised in a middle class Presbyterian family.[2][3][4] He graduated from Tenafly High School in 1969, where he played on the football team, serving as the team's captain in his senior year.[5][6] He was a star athlete in high school and competed in athletics at Columbia University in 1969. Two years later his family moved to New Mexico and he followed after having discovered his interest in acting in various theater plays. He enrolled at the University of New Mexico to study drama. After several successful roles in the local theater, he moved to Los Angeles, California, and enrolled at the California Institute of the Arts.
Harris has been married to actress Amy Madigan since 1983. They have a daughter named Lily.
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Born Edward Allen Harris
November 28, 1950, Tenafly, New Jersey, U.S.
Spouse(s) Amy Madigan (1983-)
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