As both a frequent onscreen presence in Hollywood comedies and the occasional writer of a daft and pickled Hollywood laugh-fest, Ohio-born Michael Hitchcock began his career in the early '90s as a screenwriter. Though Hitchcock actually debuted as co-scenarist with Marc Rocco's 1992 urban drama Where the Day Takes You, he failed to break through to the American public prior to his critically maligned but lucrative authorship of such comic vehicles as Problem Child 3 (1995) and House Arrest (1996). Aside from periodic contributions to the long-running sketch comedy series MADtv, Hitchcock then abandoned scriptwriting for many years to focus exclusively on acting.
Hitchcock established himself as a character player, demonstrating solid comedic timing, a genial humorous presence, and an actor's raw instinct. His appearances include supporting roles in such comedies as the well-received Happy, Texas (1999) and the Christopher Guest mockumentaries Best in Show (2000) and For Your Consideration (2006). Though Hitchcock occasionally attempted to expand his range, with such projects as a supporting turn on an episode of NYPD Blue and a small role in the space adventure Serenity (2005), he generally clung to his comedic roots and found greatest success in that arena.
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Bridesmaids
Actor |
2011 | |||
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Super 8
Actor |
2011 | |||
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Operation: Endgame
Actor |
2010 | |||
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Pete Smalls is Dead
Actor |
2010 | |||
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For Christ's Sake
Actor |
2009 | |||
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Just Add Water
Actor |
2008 | |||
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Smiley Face
Actor |
2007 | |||
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For Your Consideration
Actor |
2006 | |||
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Greener Mountains
Actor |
2006 | |||
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Pretty Persuasion
Actor |
2005 | |||
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Serenity
Actor |
2005 | |||
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A Mighty Wind
Actor |
2003 | |||
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On the Spot [TV Series]
Actor |
2003 | |||
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Bug
Actor |
2002 | |||
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Heartbreakers
Actor |
2001 | |||
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Best in Show
Actor |
2000 | |||
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Satan's School for Girls
Teleplay By |
2000 | |||
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Happy, Texas
Actor |
1999 | |||
| 1999 | ||||
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House Arrest
Screenwriter |
1996 | |||
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Shooting Lily
Actor |
1996 | |||
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Problem Child 3
Screenwriter |
1995 | |||
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Where the Day Takes You
Screenwriter |
1992 |




