Kevin Heffernan (actor)

Kevin Heffernan (born May 25, 1968) is an American actor, writer, producer, and director, and member of the Broken Lizard comedy group.

Kevin Heffernan
Heffernan signs autographs during a visit to Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station in 2016.
Born (1968-05-25) May 25, 1968
West Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
OccupationActor, director, producer, writer, comedian
Years active1996–present

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

Television

References
  1. 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.
  2. Pai, Tanya (October 17, 2014). "After Hours Interviews: "Super Troopers" Actor Kevin Heffernan". Washingtonian. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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