Early life Harling was born in 1951 in
Dothan, Alabama, one of three children of Robert M. Harling Jr (1923–2019) and Margaret Jones Harling (1923–2013). He graduated from
Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana and obtained a Juris Doctor from
Tulane University Law School in New Orleans. While in law school, he sang in a band which performed in New Orleans on weekends. which was produced
off-Broadway in 1987 to great acclaim and was translated into 17 languages. He played a small role in the film as a minister. In the spring of 2012, he served as writer and producer of the TV show
GCB.
Personal life He is Presbyterian and openly gay. ==Filmography==