From his critically-acclaimed roles in film and television to his award-winning work as a writer and producer, Michael Hitchcock has earned a solid reputation in the entertainment industry.

Hitchcock is a Consulting Producer and writer on the hit Fox television series “Glee.” The multi-award winning musical comedy has two Platinum and two Gold albums, more than sixteen million song downloads and the record for the most titles on the Billboard Hot 100 by a non-solo act.

As an actor, Hitchcock was featured in two of this summer’s most popular movies. He played “Deputy Rosko” in “Super 8” written and directed by J.J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg, and he also portrayed Kristen Wiig’s boss “Don Choladecki” in “Bridesmaids” produced by Judd Apatow and directed by Paul Feig.

Hitchcock’s other 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. 

Additional movie credits include “Serenity,” “Wild Hogs,” “Operation Endgame,”  “Smiley Face,” “Pretty Persuasion,”  “Happy, Texas,” and “Heartbreakers.”  

Television acting credits include “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” "Up All Night", “Glee,” “United States of Tara,” “Men of a Certain Age,” “Entourage,” “Party Down,” “Desperate Housewives,” “The League,” “Pushing Daisies,” and “Arrested Development.”

Hitchcock’s additional 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.

Hitchcock is also a proud alumnus of The Groundlings, Los Angeles’ premiere comedy and improvisational troupe, and has also 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.