John Michael Higgins

This versatile player began acting in regional theater as a child and continued to pursue an entertainment career after graduating college. Having played a gay man sworn off of sex in the title role of the Off-Broadway comedy Jeffrey  in 1993, Higgins found his breakthrough role in 1996, capturing the essence of David Letterman in the controversial TV-movie The Late Shift . His uproarious turn as a flamboyant dog owner in Christopher Guest's 2000 mockumentary Best in Show  jump-started his film… Show more career, and he subsequently appeared in the director’s follow-ups A Mighty Wind  (2003) and For Your Consideration  (2006). Higgins was seen in two high-profile supporting roles in 2007, with Steve Carell in Evan Almighty  and opposite Vince Vaughn in Fred Claus . On the small screen, Higgins has had numerous parts including recurring roles on shows such as Ally McBeal, Arrested Development, Raising the Bar  and Community . ~ Rovi

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