Kevin Heffernan (actor)
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Kevin Heffernan | |
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| Born | May 28, 1968 |
| Occupation(s) | 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, Cathe Jane (née Eibey), 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][2]
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 the other Lizards, and a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Heffernan is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School. J.D. Heffernan is best known for his role of Vermont State Trooper Rod Farva in Super Troopers, as Landfill and Gil in Beerfest, and co-starring in the Dukes of Hazzard movie as "Sheev".
He has also appeared on How I Met Your Mother (ep. "I'm Not That Guy"), Curb Your Enthusiasm, Veep, and Arrested Development.
Filmography
- Puddle Cruiser (1996) – Grogan (with Broken Lizard)
- 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 Dukes of Hazzard (2005) – Sheev
- Sky High (2005) – Ron Wilson
- 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)
- Freeloaders (2010) (with Broken Lizard)
- The Babymakers (2012) (with Broken Lizard)