- Born
- Birth nameHarold Leroy Cherashore
- Harris Shore was born Harold Leroy Cherashore in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. His father, Ralph, was a doctor and served under General George S. Patton in World War 2, and his mother, Martha, was a housewife and stenographer. He is an actor, writer and director known for his work on Seinfeld (1991), The Trust (2021), Holiday Calendar (2018), Wings (1990) and The Korean War (1990). Shore takes his place in American Pop Culture as the original, live-action Mario of the Donkeykong commercials for ColecoVision, circa 1981, and as the original Mr. Lippman in the hit comedy, "Seinfeld." Early in his career in New York, he co-produced and starred in the sensational show group, "Four On The Town," which played to standing ovations throughout the Catskills and Poconos, before entertaining our troops in Vietnam and Thailand in the spring of 1972. He is proud single dad to his daughter, Peri, is a senior softball player and manager of the LA Codgers, and has sung "The Star Spangled Banner" in Dodger Stadium four times, 2016 - 2019.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Stonegame Media
- SpouseNora Gaffin(November 1998 - ?) (divorced)
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Hails from Phoenixville, PA, where much of the legendary cult classic, "The Blob" was filmed in 1958. Since 2000, the town hosts an annual "Blobfest". Activities include a re-enactment of the scene in which moviegoers run screaming from the town's Colonial Theatre, which has recently been restored.
- Performed as a USO entertainer for our troops in Vietnam and Thailand in the spring of 1972 in "Four On The Town," a musical revue he co-created in New York City only months after working as an award-winning salesman for Dun and Bradstreet in Philadelphia. The group worked constantly for two years before disbanding.
- Harris is the undefeated champ of the game show, "Shoot for the Stars." Hosted by Geoff Edwards, the last episode was on September 30, 1977.
- Sang the U.S. National Anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner" four times in Dodgers Stadium; once on July 8, 2016 - Video Games Day; again on May 8, 2017, May 9, 2018,and August 4, 2019. All performances can be found online.
- Inducted into the Phoenixville Alumni Football Hall of Fame on October 4, 2019 - Head Trainer for the 1963 Phoenixville Phantoms -undefeated and untied Chesmont Champs and is one of the greatest high school football teams ever to grace the gridiron in South-Eastern Pennsylvania.
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