Kevin Heffernan (actor)
Kevin Heffernan | |
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 Heffernan signs autographs during a visit to Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station in 2016. | |
| Born | May 25, 1968 West Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, director, producer, writer, comedian |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Kevin Heffernan (born May 25, 1968) is an American actor, writer, producer, and director, and member of the Broken Lizard comedy group.
Life and career[]
Heffernan was born in West Haven, Connecticut. His mother, Catheryn Jane (née Eiby), is the West Haven treasurer, and his father, Eugene Michael Heffernan, worked as a probate judge. His paternal grandfather, William J. Heffernan, was mayor of West Haven.[1]
Heffernan is a graduate of Fairfield College Preparatory School and later Colgate University, the latter where he was a part of comedy group Charred Goosebeak with other members of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. This group would stay together outside college, and become the group Broken Lizard. Heffernan is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School, and passed the Connecticut bar exam, but does not practice law.[1]
Instead, he and the other members of Broken Lizard spent several years to make the film Super Troopers. They took it to the Sundance Film Festival, and sold the distribution rights to Fox Searchlight Pictures for $3.25 million.[2][1] It grossed $23.1 million when released in 2001, and Heffernan's comedy acting career was made.[1] Heffernan is best known for his role of Vermont State Trooper Rod Farva in Super Troopers and its 2018 sequel Super Troopers 2.[2][3]
He works especially closely with fellow Broken Lizard member Steve Lemme. They do a two-man touring standup comedy show, a podcast, a web series, and a Netflix special.[2]
Heffernan also played Landfill and Gil in Beerfest, and co-starred in the Dukes of Hazzard film as "Sheev".
He has also appeared on How I Met Your Mother (ep. "I'm Not That Guy"), Curb Your Enthusiasm, Veep, Arrested Development, and Agent Carter.[2]
Currently, he stars as Chief Terry McConky in the TruTV cable television firefighter comedy series Tacoma FD. This series launched in March 2019, and is partly based on the stories of Heffernan's cousin William "Bill" Heffernan, who is the historian for the West Haven Fire Department, and a consultant for the program.[4][3]
Filmography[]
- Puddle Cruiser (1996) – Grogan
- No Looking Back (1998) – Guy In Diner #1
- Big Helium Dog (1999) – Phil
- Super Troopers (2001) – Rod Farva (with Broken Lizard)
- Reel Comedy: Super Troopers (2002) – Rod Farva (with Broken Lizard)
- Club Dread (2004) – Lars (with Broken Lizard)
- The 100 Scariest Movie Moments (2004) - Himself
- The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) – Sheev
- Sky High (2005) – Ron Wilson, Bus Driver
- On the One (2005) – Amish Man
- Beerfest (2006) – Landfill/Gil/Sausage Lady (with Broken Lizard)
- Strange Wilderness (2008) – Whitaker
- The RJ Danko Story (2008) – Weber
- The Slammin' Salmon (2009) – Rich Ferente; also his debut as director (with Broken Lizard)
- The Babymakers (2012) - Wade
- Super Troopers 2 (2018) - Rod Farva (with Broken Lizard)
- Scoob! (2020) - Bike Cop Gary (voice debut)
Television[]
- 2007: Curb Your Enthusiasm - Episode: The TiVo Guy
- 2007: How I Met Your Mother - Episode: I'm Not That Guy
- 2014: Workaholics - Episode: DeputyDong
- 2015: Agent Carter - Episode: "Now is Not the End"
- 2016: Time Traveling Bong - Episode: Chapter 1: The Beginning
- 2017: The Goldbergs - Episode: Hogan Is My Grandfather
- 2019: Tacoma FD - "Chief Terry McConky" and Executive Producer
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Fenster, Jordan (July 14, 2011). "West Haven native returns home after hitting it big in Hollywood". New Haven Register. Retrieved December 23, 2020. Also available as Fenster, Jordan (July 15, 2011). "Conn. native returns home after hitting it big in Hollywood". New Haven Register. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Pai, Tanya (October 17, 2014). "After Hours Interviews: "Super Troopers" Actor Kevin Heffernan". Washingtonian. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Amarante, Joe (March 14, 2019). "West Haven-raised Heffernans keeping it real (sort of) in new TV comedy". New Haven Register. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ Amarante, Dan (April 12, 2019). "West Haven native brings his family in to help with new show". WTIC-TV. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
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- 1968 births
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- Film directors from Connecticut
- Male actors from Connecticut
- American male comedians
- 21st-century American comedians
- American male film actors
- Broken Lizard
- Colgate University alumni
- Brooklyn Law School alumni
- Living people
- People from West Haven, Connecticut
- Fairfield College Preparatory School alumni