John Michael Higgins
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John Michael Higgins (born February 12, 1963, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American actor whose film credits include Christopher Guest's mockumentaries and the role of David Letterman in HBO's The Late Shift.
Higgins' numerous television credits include recurring characters on Ally McBeal, Brother's Keeper, Boston Legal and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show. He played attorney Wayne Jarvis in five episodes of Arrested Development. Higgins arranged the dense vocal harmonies sung by the New Main Street Singers in 2003's A Mighty Wind. Recently, Higgins has gained more recognition by being featured in the films Fun with Dick and Jane and The Break-Up. His work as a voice actor includes the role of Judge Mentok in Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law and 2401 Penitent Tangent in Halo 2. Higgins is also remembered for portraying David Letterman in the HBO made-for-tv movie The Late Shift. Higgins can also been seen in the introductory video for the Epcot attraction Test Track.
Higgins appears on the stage from time to time as well. In 1991 he was featured in Broadway's La Bête and in 2000 he was seen off-Broadway at Second Stage Theatre in a production of Edward Albee's Tiny Alice.
He has one son Walter, born August 29, 2006.
[edit] Partial filmography
- Evan Almighty
- The Break-Up
- So NoTORIous
- Arrested Development
- Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
- Joey
- English as a Second Language
- Blade: Trinity
- After the Sunset
- Halo 2
- Boston Legal
- Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
- Monk
- Game Over
- George Lopez (TV series)
- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
- A Mighty Wind
- Monte Walsh
- Teddy Bears' Picnic
- Ally McBeal
- The Man Who Wasn't There
- Frasier
- Bette
- Gideon's Crossing
- Best in Show
- Seven Days to Live
- Movie Stars
- Get Real
- Bicentennial Man
- Mad About You
- Brother's Keeper
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
- Guys Like Us
- From the Earth to the Moon
- Wag the Dog
- Party of Five
- G.I. Jane
- Weird Science
- Seinfeld
- Cybill
- The Late Shift
- Mathnet
- Vampire's Kiss
- Miami Vice
- Test Track (attraction, Epcot)
[edit] External links
- John Michael Higgins at the Internet Movie Database
- John Michael Higgins at TV.com
- 10 Questions: John Michael Higgins at Filmforce.ign.com
- Wayne Jarvis at the-op.com
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