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Heidecker and Wareheim's latest show, ''[[Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!]]'', premiered February 11, 2007 on [[Adult Swim]]. The eleven minute show features "live action, sketch, animation, emotions, phone calls, love, etc.", according to their website. Wareheim and Heidecker had mailed copies of an early version of the show to comedian [[Bob Odenkirk]], who agreed to take on the project as the executive producer of the series and sold it to Cartoon Network.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117946848.html?categoryid=2242&cs=1 | title = 10 Comics to Watch: Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim | first = Janelle | last = Brown | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = 2006-07-17 | accessdate = 2007-02-16 }}</ref>. The series has developed a strong cult following, prompting Tim and Eric (along with many of the other cast members) to launch a series of live performance tours. |
Heidecker and Wareheim's latest show, ''[[Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!]]'', premiered February 11, 2007 on [[Adult Swim]]. The eleven minute show features "live action, sketch, animation, emotions, phone calls, love, etc.", according to their website. Wareheim and Heidecker had mailed copies of an early version of the show to comedian [[Bob Odenkirk]], who agreed to take on the project as the executive producer of the series and sold it to Cartoon Network.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117946848.html?categoryid=2242&cs=1 | title = 10 Comics to Watch: Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim | first = Janelle | last = Brown | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = 2006-07-17 | accessdate = 2007-02-16 }}</ref>. The series has developed a strong cult following, prompting Tim and Eric (along with many of the other cast members) to launch a series of live performance tours. |
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Heidecker starred in a series of films for [[Absolut Vodka|Absolut Vodka's]] website with Wareheim and [[Zach Galifianakis]]. |
Heidecker starred in a series of films for [[Absolut Vodka|Absolut Vodka's]] website with Wareheim and [[Zach Galifianakis]]. |
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in the Season two finale of [[Mega64]] and at the end of the movie ''[[Let's Go to Prison]]''. |
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Heidecker along with Eric Wareheim appeared on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s ''[[Talkshow with Spike Feresten]]'' on February 16, 2008 and May 16, 2009 and on [[NBC]]'s [[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]] on April 14, 2009. |
Heidecker along with Eric Wareheim appeared on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s ''[[Talkshow with Spike Feresten]]'' on February 16, 2008 and May 16, 2009 and on [[NBC]]'s [[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]] on April 14, 2009. |
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Tim Heidecker | |
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.jpg) Tim Heidecker - Performing Live in Concert in Los Angeles (F.Y.F.) | |
| Born | Timothy Jonathan Heidecker February 3, 1976 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, writer, director |
| Spouse | Marilyn Porayko |
| Website | http://www.timanderic.com |
Tim Heidecker (born February 3, 1976) is an American actor, comedian, writer and director. He is one half of the comedy team of Tim and Eric. Heidecker, along with Eric Wareheim, created the cult television shows Tom Goes to the Mayor and Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job.
Career
Heidecker and Wareheim first became known as the makers, writers, and stars of Tom Goes to the Mayor, a limited animation series that originally aired from November 2004 to September 2006 on Adult Swim. Tim plays "Tom," the confused protagonist of the show. He is presented as a bit of a pushover, a "nice guy who wants to do good things." He brings his ideas to The Mayor (played by Wareheim), who always seems to change or ruin Tom's ideas and leaves Tom worse off than before he went to see the mayor. Heidecker has said that he isn't much like Tom in reality despite their similar names.
Heidecker and Wareheim's latest show, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, premiered February 11, 2007 on Adult Swim. The eleven minute show features "live action, sketch, animation, emotions, phone calls, love, etc.", according to their website. Wareheim and Heidecker had mailed copies of an early version of the show to comedian Bob Odenkirk, who agreed to take on the project as the executive producer of the series and sold it to Cartoon Network.[1]. The series has developed a strong cult following, prompting Tim and Eric (along with many of the other cast members) to launch a series of live performance tours.
Heidecker starred in a series of films for Absolut Vodka's website with Wareheim and Zach Galifianakis.
Heidecker along with Eric Wareheim appeared on Fox's Talkshow with Spike Feresten on February 16, 2008 and May 16, 2009 and on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on April 14, 2009.
Wareheim and Heidecker appeared together as Debt Collectors on the Adult Swim special, The Young Persons Guide to History and have made guest appearances in the movie Let's Go to Prison, as well as the Scottish video game series VideoGaiden and a Version 2 episode of Mega64.[2]
In March 2010, Heidecker and Wareheim directed a series of Old Spice commercials starring actor Terry Crews.
Using characters and skits from Awesome Show, Heidecker and Wareheim (via their Absolutely production company) created a online-only show called Tim and Eric Nite Live!, originally broadcast on the website SuperDeluxe.
In July 2008, the New York Times reported that an Awesome Show spin-off, Check It Out!, With Steve Brule, would air on Cartoon Network beginning some time in 2009.[3] The show parodies local newscasts, and as Heidecker briefly described it: "It's like his half-hour to go around town and interview the local beer-maker or whatever."[4] The show will have an episode run time of approximately 11 minutes, and it will feature John C. Reilly reprising his role as Dr. Steve Brule. According to Heidecker, Reilly had the original idea of giving the Dr. Steve character an entire show.[5] Vanity Fair reported that the program would begin airing on August 23, 2009;[5] however, the program did not air on that date, and LA Weekly reported in September 2009 that Check It Out! is currently "forthcoming."[6] It is currently scheduled for May 16, 2010.[7]
In the same July 2008 New York Times article, it was reported that the duo was in the process of developing a surreal game show series starring Neil Hamburger, titled The New Big Ball with Neil Hamburger.[3][8] Wareheim described it as a mix between "Japanese bizarre game show and The Price Is Right."[3] In late July 2009, Neil Hamburger posted a blog on MySpace stating that a pilot had been filmed, but that Adult Swim was not satisfied and had "pulled the plug on the project."[9]
Personal life
Heidecker was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He attended Allentown Central Catholic High School and Temple University.[10]
Heidecker is married to Marilyn Porayko.[11][12][13][14] She has appeared on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job![15]
In 2006, Tim was stabbed several times while attempting to protect an elderly neighbor who was being attacked by her mentally disturbed son who had smoked PCP-laced marijuana. The wounds were not life threatening[16].
Awards
- Webby Award for best actor as part of the comedy team of Tim and Eric[17]
References
- ^ Brown, Janelle (2006-07-17). "10 Comics to Watch: Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim". Variety. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ ""Mega64": Stranger". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ^ a b c New York Times article: "The Bizarre Brains of Nightmare TV".
- ^ Philip Brown (August 30, 2008). "Twisted minds spawn an Awesome Show". Retrieved October 26, 2008.
- ^ a b Vanity Fair article: "Q&A: Tim and Eric on Child Abuse, Diarrhea, and Yerba-Mate Tea".
- ^ LA Weekly article: Are Tim and Eric Getting Political?".
- ^ Teaser posted by Eric Wareheim. video:[1]".
- ^ Hardford Advocate article: "Hamburger Helper: America's 'worst' comedian performs in New Haven and then in Northampton".
- ^ MySpace blog post by Neil Hamburger: "The New Big Ball".
- ^ "Bio from Tim Heidecker's Myspace page". Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ Tim Heidecker's Myspace page, retrieved February 9, 2009
- ^ Marilyn's Myspace id 3nine78, retrieved February 9, 2009
- ^ Tim Heidecker's Myspace blog, entries "Talking to Your Parents" and "Full Story (Reposted), retrieved February 9, 2009
- ^ Youtube, "Tim and Eric Junior Teaching Bible Lesson"
- ^ Film.com, Marilyn Porayko
- ^ http://www.tgttm.com/blogs/ - Tim's personal blog with a detailed account of the attack and photos of the wounds.
- ^ Webby Award winners listed at Internet Video Mag, Tim and Eric listed in paragraph 5