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Beloved ‘SCTV’ and ‘Freaks and Geeks’ Star Joe Flaherty Dies at 82

COMEDY LEGEND

Flaherty became well-known for his scene-stealing cameo in the 1996 comedy “Happy Gilmore.”

Edith Olmsted
Edith Olmsted 

Breaking News Intern

Joe Flaherty as Harold Weir in 'Freaks and Geeks.'
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Edith Olmsted

Edith Olmsted

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