Definitions for HAROLD
ˈhær əldharold

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1. Haroldnoun

   An improvised skit of a particular format.

2. Etymology: here + weald

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1. Harold

   Harold is a structure used in longform theatrical improvisation. Developed by Del Close and brought to fruition through Close's collaboration with Charna Halpern, the Harold has become the signature form of Chicago's iO and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York and Los Angeles. It is now performed by improvisational theatre troupes and teams across the world. The Committee, a San Francisco improv group, performed the first Harold in Concord, California in 1967. They were invited to a high school and decided to do their improvisations on the war in Vietnam. On the way home in a Volkswagen Bus they were discussing the performance when one of them asked what they should call it. Allaudin Mathieu called out "Harold." It was a joking reference to a line from A Hard Days Night where a reporter asked George Harrison what he called his haircut; he answered "Arthur." Close later remarked that he wished he had chosen a better name. When The Committee disbanded in 1972, improv company “Improvisation, Inc.” was the only company in America continuing to perform Del’s “Original” Harold: A 45-minute free-form piece that would seamlessly move from one “Harold technique” to another. In 1976, two former I-Inc performers, Michael Bossier and John Elk, formed "Spaghetti Jam", performing in San Francisco's famous Old Spaghetti Factory through 1983. Spaghetti Jam performed Harolds while also turning Spolin games and Harold techniques into stand-alone performance pieces... i.e. Short-Form Improv.

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1. HAROLD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Harold is ranked #5651 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Harold surname appeared 6,141 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Harold.
   
   67.7% or 4,161 total occurrences were White.
   25% or 1,535 total occurrences were Black.
   2.8% or 172 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.2% or 136 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.2% or 76 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.9% or 61 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Anagrams for HAROLD »

1. holard

How to pronounce HAROLD?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of HAROLD in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of HAROLD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of HAROLD in a Sentence

1. Cat Ellington:

   Goodreads is like the Harold Washington Library Center of the Internet. It's exceptional.

2. Diana Furchtgott-Roth:

   I can assure Harold Feld that if we were allowed to send over the letter from The FAA Administrator Steve Dickson and Deputy Secretary [ Steven ] Bradbury, we would have done that.

3. Lyndon B. Johnson:

   I won't have you electioneering on my doorstep. Every time you get in trouble in Parliament you run over here with your shirttail hanging out. (To Prime Minister Harold Wilson)

4. Don Johnson:

   I've known a lot of guys like Harold Hamm that are riverboat gamblers.

5. Brooks Koepka:

   Tell Harold Varner III what, the hour spent from number 11 to 14 was interesting, i just got stuck in a bogey train. I just made mistakes at the wrong time.

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