John Michael Higgins

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John Michael Higgins
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Composer (Music Score), Actor, Songwriter
Biography:A character player who evinced a flair for comedic portrayals of Poindexterish middle-aged types, actor John Michael Higgins jump-started his career with a dead-on evocation of David Letterman in the made-for-cable comedy The Late Shift -- a picture about the cutthroat war between Letterman and Jay Leno to be crowned "King of Late Night Talk." Higgins followed this auspicious and covetable assignment with small roles in Barry Levinson's scathing political satire Wag the Dog (1997) and a guest appearance as one of Elaine's issue-ridden boyfriends on Seinfeld, but made his most substantial impression as an occasional character on Ally McBeal -- that of Steven Milter, an attorney who doubled as a psychoanalyst of Ally's.

Beginning with Best in Show (2000), Higgins enjoyed a multi-film run on the big screen with Christopher Guest and his regular mockumentary collaborators that also included the farces... Full Biography

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Evan (Steve Carell, right) is briefed on the day's events by his assistant, Rita (Wanda Sykes, left)...
Evan's congressional team -- from left: aide Eugene (Jonah Hill), assistant Rita (Wanda Sykes) and...
John Michael Higgins in "Yes Man" (Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow)
Vince Vaughn and John Michael Higgins in "The Break-Up"
John Michael Higgins in "The Break-Up"
John Michael Higgins, center, as Willie in "Fred Claus" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Vince Vaughn, top, as Fred Claus and John Michael Higgins as Willie in "Fred Claus" (Warner Bros....
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