Kiff VandenHeuvel
Kiff VandenHeuvel | |
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![]() VandenHeuvel at the Red Carpet for the Burbank Film Festival. | |
Born | Christopher Jon VandenHeuvel April 24, 1970 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
Education | Calvin College[1] |
Occupation(s) | Actor, teacher, director, podcast host [2] |
Years active | 1998-present |
Television | Richie Rich, Parks and Recreation, Family Guy, Fameless |
Kiff VandenHeuvel (born Christopher Jon VandenHeuvel; April 24, 1970) is an American actor, director and teacher of both improvisational comedy and voiceover.[3] He is the host of the award nominated voiceover podcast, All Over Voiceover with Kiff VH.[4][5] His film credits include Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Nightcrawler, La La Land, and Behind the Candelabra, as Liberace's (Michael Douglas)'s half-brother, Wayne. He is best known for his work in BioShock Infinite as Zachary Hale Comstock,[6] Skavak in Star Wars: The Old Republic, Walter in Telltale's The Walking Dead and as Cliff Rich on the Netflix series, Richie Rich.[7][8][9]
Personal life
Kiff was the oldest of five boys in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[10] His grandfather, Ralph Heynen, was a pastor at Pine Rest, an institution in Cutlerville, Michigan. He had a radio broadcast where he would record his sermons in his study and they would be sent to radio stations across the country.[11] Whenever VandenHeuvel's family would visit his grandparents, he made a beeline to his grandfather's study and played with the recording equipment. This is where he credits the beginning of his VO career, playing with his grandpa's recording rig.[12]
VandenHeuvel attended and graduated from Calvin College, in Grand Rapids, MI with a degree in Communications Arts and Sciences.[13]
Theatre
VandenHeuvel is an alumnus of The Second City Detroit and The Second City Cleveland mainstage casts and have been working with The Second City comedy theatre since 1998.[14]
VandenHeuvel has appeared in a world premiere in Adam Rapp's urban drama GOMPERS as the not-so-bright but big hearted doorman/lookout Shoe, which premiered at City Theatre Company in Pittsburgh, PA [15]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness | Additional Voices | |
2013 | Behind the Candelabra | Wayne | |
2014 | Nightcrawler | Editor | |
2015 | Danny Collins | Marty | |
2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Officer Mazzuccheli | |
2016 | La La Land | New Coffee Shop Manager |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012–13 | Guides | Garrett Monahan | 7 episodes |
2013 | Parks And Recreation | Dewey | 2 episodes |
2015 | Richie Rich | Cliff Rich | 21 episodes |
2015 | The Last Ship | Granderson's Guard | 2 episodes |
2015 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Kiff O'Shannon | Episode: "Kerry Washington/Dave Salmoni/Ne-Yo" |
2015–16 | Fameless | Kiff | 11 episodes |
2016 | Disappeared | Narrator | 10 episodes |
2016 | Henry Danger | Burples the Clown | Episode: "A Finata Full of Death Bugs" |
2016 | You're The Worst | Heathstead | Episode: "A Rapidly Mutating Virus" |
2016 | The Thundermans | Falconman | Episode: "The Thundermans: Banished!" |
2016–17 | This Is Us | Dave Malone | 2 episodes |
2017 | Documentary Now! | Father of Hot Daughter | Episode: "Globesmen" |
2017 | Family Guy | Sheriff Woody (voice) | Episode: "The Finer Strings" |
2017 | Star Wars Forces of Destiny | Older Han Solo (voice) | Episode: "Tracker Trouble" |
Video games
Year | Title | Role |
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2005 | Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition | Vince |
2008 | Sacred 2: Fallen Angel | Additional Voices |
2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Skavak, Additional Voices |
2013 | Aliens: Colonial Marines | Dr. Norman Bick |
2013 | Bioshock: Infinite | Zachary Hale Comstock |
2013 | Disney Infinity | Incredibles Newscaster |
2014 | The Walking Dead | Walter |
2014 | The Evil Within | Oscar Connelly, Police Officer B, Villager C |
2014 | Infamous First Light | Additional Voices |
2015 | StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void | |
2016 | World of Warcraft: Legion | |
2016 | Dishonored 2 | Male Guard Elite |
2016 | Batman: The Telltale Series | Victor Zsasz, Enforcer #3, COA #1 |
2017 | Horizon Zero Dawn | Additional Voices |
2018 | Spider-Man |
References
- ^ "From Calvin to Hollywood". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Kiff Vandenheuvel". 21 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "From Calvin to Hollywood".
- ^ "All Over Voiceover with Kiff VH". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ http://sovas.org/1309-2/
- ^ "Kiff VandenHeuvel-(Bioshock Infinite 2013)".
- ^ "Watch Richie Rich Online | Netflix". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ^ "New 'Richie Rich' Netflix series stars Michigan Native Kiff VandenHeuvel".
- ^ Snider, Mike. Cutting the Cord: 'Richie Rich' returns in Netflix debut, USA Today, February 22, 2015, Retrieved 2017-03-22
- ^ "Podcast". Mike Lenz Voice. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ^ "Podcast". Mike Lenz Voice. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ^ "Podcast". Mike Lenz Voice. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ^ "Podcast". Mike Lenz Voice. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ^ "Kiff Vanden Heuvel - The Second City". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ Rawson, Christopher. "ADVERTISEMENT Stage Review: Adam Rapp balances laughter and pain in sprawling 'Gompers'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 25 June 2017.