Wild About Harry Trailer

"Wild about Harry, The Harry Lee Story" is a one-hour documentary about the late Jefferson Parish Sheriff Harry Lee.

This documentary commemorates the second anniversary of Harry Lee's death and is being presented to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Wild about Harry is the story of an improbable hero, the nation's only Chinese-American Sheriff, a brash 350-pound cowboy who sang with Willie Nelson, threw parties on the White House lawn with Bill Clinton and used his political power to raise big money, much of which he gave to charity.

Born in the back room of a Chinese laundry in New Orleans, Harry Lee followed the ritual of expectation set by his immigrant parents. One of eight children and the eldest son, Harry became a successful businessman, attorney, elected official, civic leader and philanthropist. The man elevated political incorrectness to high art, and yet, as an elected public official, earned the highest popularity rating in the state's history.

This film presents a vivid portrait of a man who embraced life with gusto -- a man who was loved, honored, vilified, satirized, but never ignored.

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