Tim Heidecker

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Tim Heidecker : biography

February 3, 1976 –

Tim Heidecker (born February 3, 1976) is an American actor, comedian, musician, writer and director. He is one half of the comedy team of Tim and Eric. Heidecker, along with Eric Wareheim, created the television shows Tom Goes to the Mayor and Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!.

Music

Tim played in various indie rock bands while in Philadelphia.

On March 15, 2011, Heidecker released a music album as part of the duo Heidecker & Wood. The album, Starting From Nowhere, is inspired by 70’s soft rock.Hudson, Alex. (2010-12-13) . Exclaim.ca. Retrieved on 2012-09-04.

In October of the same year he also contributed a parody campaign jingle for Herman Cain’s 2012 presidential bid titled "Cain Train".. YouTube. Retrieved on 2012-09-04. This was the first of nine songs which would eventually become a full album, titled Cainthology: Songs in the Key of Cain. All of the proceeds from the album’s sales go to benefit the .. Boing Boing. Retrieved on 2012-09-04. The number nine was chosen as the number of songs, and $9.99 the original price, in reference to Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 financial plan.

He also released a song called "Titanic" which is a 15 minute long spoof of Bob Dylan’s new song on his forthcoming album Tempest set to release on September 11.

In 2013, Heidecker released another Bob Dylan spoof, entitled "Running Out the Clock" and inspired by Dylan’s 1983 album Infidels.

Discography

  • (2008) Awesome Record, Great Songs! (by Tim and Eric)
  • (2011) Starting From Nowhere (by Heidecker & Wood)
  • (2011) Cainthology: Songs in the Key of Cain

Career

Heidecker and Wareheim first became known as the creators, 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 protagonist of the show. He continually brings his ideas to the Mayor (played by Wareheim), who ends up thwarting them in most cases and leaving Tom worse off than when he started.

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.

Heidecker starred in a series of films for Absolut Vodka’s website with Wareheim and Zach Galifianakis. He also starred in Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie.

Heidecker and 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. Heidecker also had a small role in the 2011 film Bridesmaids.

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 Abso Lutely production company) created an 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 Dr. Steve Brule, would air on Cartoon Network beginning some time in 2009.Itzkoff, Dave (2008-07-27). "". New York Times 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." 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. Brule character an entire show.Vanity Fair article: "". Vanity Fair reported that the program would begin airing on August 23, 2009; however, the program did not air on that date, and LA Weekly reported in September 2009 that Check It Out! is currently "forthcoming."LA Weekly article: ". The show’s first season began on May 16, 2010, and ended on June 20, 2010. Its second season began airing in March 2012.