Perhaps best known for his acclaimed portrayal of David Letterman in the HBO film The Late Shift, John Michael Higgins has also starred in such hits as Barry Levinson's Wag the Dog and Ridley Scott's Touchstone release G.I. Jane.

He is also one of the talented ensemble cast starring in such recent Christopher Guest hit films as "Best In Show" and "A Mighty Wind." His latest credits include the upcoming "La La Wood" with Martin Short.

Scores of television credits include everything from "Ally McBeal," to Elaine's bald boyfriend on "Seinfeld," fussy alien A'rnox on Disney's "Honey, I Shrunk The Kids" and Carol Burnett's Riverdancing paramour on "Mad About You" as well as dramatic turns in Tom Hanks' "From The Earth To The Moon" and the controversial ABC drama "Nothing Sacred."

Higgins, a longtime veteran of Broadway and regional theatre, created the title role in Paul Rudnick's "Jeffrey" for the New York stage and is internationally recognized as a leading interpreter of Harlequin, from the Italian commedia dell'arte. He has played a litany of the great classical roles from Shakespeare and Shaw to Sheridan and is also a well respected improviser and comedian, co-writing and starring in such Off-Broadway successes as "The National Lampoon Revue" for Showtime and "The Comedy of Errors," for the New York Shakespeare Festival.