Michael Hitchcock's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Pilot Season Karen's Roo…

Main Movie Roles 2008 - Major Movie Star 2007 - Wild Hogs 2007 - Smiley Face 2006 - For Your Consideration 2006 - Let's Go to Prison 2005 - Serenity 2005 - Pretty Persuasion 2003 - A Mighty Wind 2002 - Life Without Dick 2002 - Bug 2002 - The Badge 2001 - Heartbreakers 1996 - Waiting For Guffman 1993 - The Making of '...And God Spoke'

BIOGRAPHY:

Michael Hitchcock was born in Defiance, Ohio and later raised in Western Springs, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. He attributes many of his offbeat characters on his midwestern upbringing. Hitchcock received his Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University's School of Speech and a Master of Fine Arts degree from U.C.L.A.'s film school. Hitchcock is an alumnus of the Los Angeles comedy and improvisational troupe "The Groundlings."


TRIVIA:

• The orthodontic braces that Michael Hitchcock wore in "Best in Show" were custom-fitted onto plastic retainers that slipped over Michael's teeth.
• Has appeared in the four most well-known 'Christopher Guest (I)' (qv) directed films: _Waiting for Guffman (1996)_ (qv), _Best in Show (2000)_ (qv), _A Mighty Wind (2003)_ (qv), and _For Your Consideration (2006)_ (qv).
• Hitchcock's high school alma mater, Lyons Township High School is LaGrange, Illinois is also the alma mater of David Hasselhoff and NBA star Jeff Hornacek.