'Be A Fool': Ed Helms Speaks to Cornell's Class of 2014

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'Be A Fool': Ed Helms Speaks to Cornell's Class of 2014
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"You guys k**w I'm **t Andy Bernard, right?"

Life imitated art on Saturday when Ed Helms (http://mashable.com/category/ed-helms/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) spoke at Cornell University's convocation ceremony

The actor and comedian, best k**wn for his portrayal of enthusiastic Cornell alumnus Andy on The ****** inspired students with a funny and thought-provoking speech that had a simple message: Remember to be a fool.

See also: Charlie Day's Commencement Speech Pushes Grads to Be Fearless (http://mashable.com/2014/05/21/charlie-day-commencement-speech-merrimack-college/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)




While Helms is actually a graduate of Oberlin College, his speech at Cornell feels more like a homecoming. "I felt the love from Cornell early on," he said in a Google (http://mashable.com/category/google/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) Hangout roundtable discussion earlier in the day. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/25/ed-helms-cornells/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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