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From his
critically-acclaimed roles in film and television to his impressive work
as a writer and producer, Michael Hitchcock has earned a solid reputation
in the entertainment industry.
Hitchcock
currently plays Toni Collette’s friend and neighbor “Ted Mayo” on
Showtime’s multi-award winning
comedy “United States of Tara.” Produced by Steven Spielberg and
created by Diablo Cody, “United States of Tara” received both an
Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for Collette’s outstanding work as Tara
Gregson, a woman with multiple personalities.
Hitchcock
also plays Scott Bakula’s buddy “Dave” in the acclaimed TNT series “Men
of a Certain Age” starring Bakula, Ray Romano, and Andre Braugher.
Other television credits include “Glee,” “Entourage,” “Party Down,”
“Desperate Housewives,” “Pushing Daisies,” and “Arrested
Development.”
Hitchcock’s film acting credits include featured roles in all four of
Christopher Guest’s award-winning films “Best in Show,” “For Your
Consideration,” “A Mighty Wind,” and “Waiting for Guffman.”
“Best
in Show” earned a Golden Globe nomination for “Best Comedy” and won
“Funniest Motion Picture” by the American Comedy Awards and British Comedy
Awards. “A Mighty Wind” won a Grammy Award and an Oscar
nomination for its spirited music, and Hitchcock and his co-actors from
“A Mighty Wind” were awarded “Best Ensemble Cast” by the Florida Film
Critics Circle and were also nominated for “Best Ensemble Acting” by the
Phoenix Film Critics Society.
Other
movie credits include “Serenity,” “Wild Hogs,” “Operation
Endgame,” “Smiley Face,” “Pretty Persuasion,” “Happy, Texas,”
“Heartbreakers,” and the upcoming films “Bridesmaids” starring
Kristen Wiig and “Pete Smalls is Dead” starring Steve Buscemi,
Peter Dinklage, and Sam Rockwell.
Hitchcock’s writing credits include the acclaimed drama “Where the Day
Takes You,” which was nominated for
the
“Critics Award” at the Deauville Film Festival and also marked the film
acting debut of Will Smith. Other writing credits include the MGM comedy
“House Arrest” starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Disney’s “The
Ultimate Christmas Present.” Hitchcock also performed both writing
and producing duties on the long-running Fox latenight comedy series “MAD
TV.” During his tenure at “MAD TV,” the show was nominated
three times by the Writers Guild of America for “Outstanding Writing of a
Comedy/Variety Series.”
Born in
Defiance, Ohio, and later raised in Western Springs, Illinois, Hitchcock
received his Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University and a
Master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of California, Los
Angeles. He is also a proud alumnus of The Groundlings, Los
Angeles’ premiere comedy and improvisational troupe.
During
the past three holiday seasons, Hitchcock performed comedy improvisation
at several United States military bases in Iraq and Kuwait with “Stars for
Stripes,” a volunteer organization that brings entertainment to deployed
troops. He resides in Los Angeles. |