Harry Basil is an American stand-up comedian, film director and comedy club operator, known for his impressions of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Superman.
[3] As a high school student, Basil won a film award from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, as part of a presentation to him from director Otto Preminger.
[2] In May 1984, Basil got his major break as a stand-up comedian as part of a show at The Comedy Store in Las Vegas, where he appeared as part of a group that included future comedy performers Louie Anderson, Jim Carrey, Andrew Dice Clay, and Paul Rodriguez making their first appearances on a stage in Las Vegas.
Basil is a partner in the Laugh Factory comedy club located at Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Basil also directed the films Funky Monkey (2004), Cloud 9, Soul's Midnight (2006), Fingerprints (2006), and Urban Decay (2007).