Seth Erim

Seth Erim was an actor, writer and comedian who first came to attention in the 27 ABY Kuat University presentation, "The Troubles of Time". With his good friend, Han Lorrus, as the comedy double act 'Seth and Han', he co-wrote and co-starred in Seth and Han's Funny Time, and the duo also played the the title roles in The Chancellor and His Butler.

As a solo actor, Seth played the lead in the holofilm Revan, was Grand Moff Kilren in the Great War holodocudrama and was the host of the erudite, but comedy-based quiz show, Force.

Apart from his work in holovision, Seth contributed columns and articles for news, wrote four novels and an autobiography, The Laughing Galaxy. He also appeared frequently on radio shows, starring in the comedy series Dictatorship, being a frequent guest on panel games such as Just a Second, and acting as chairman for I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, where he was one of a trio of hosts.

Seth was described as a "treasure", a phenomenon, and "an epitome of the polymath".

Early Life
"I suppose the rest of the school was playing some kind of ball game, and I had managed, as usual, to get myself off sports by inducing an asthma attack. I loved the feeling of having the school to myself, the distant shouts and echoes without and the absolute stillness within."

- Seth writing about his experience of school.

Seth was born on, the son of Jan and Jaden Erim, the latter of whom was a physicist and inventor. His maternal grandparents, Martin and Rosa were immigrants from, and his mother's aunt and cousins died at the hands of the. Seth grew up in a small village on Thyferra, having moved away from a much larger city at a young age.

Seth briefly attended Valorum School, described later in his 37 ABY book The Laughin Galaxy, before going on to Hill Preparatory School and then to Upward School where he joined Fire House. He was expelled from Upward when he was fifteen, and subsequently from Parra School.

At seventeen, after leaving the Thyferra College of Performing Arts, Seth absconded with a large amount of credits stolen from a family friend, was arrested, and as a result spent three months in prison on remand.

Following his release he resumed education, promising administrators that he would study rigorously to sit the Coruscant Univeristy entrance exams. He passed well enough to gain a scholarship to Chancellor's College, Coruscant. At university, Seth joined the Coruscant Actors' Guild and gained a degree in literature. It was at university that Seth met his future comedy collaborator Han Lorrus.