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Tim Heidecker is a screenwriter, television producer and film director, born on February 3, 1976 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. That puts Tim Heidecker at 50 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Allentown Central Catholic High School and Temple University. Notable works include On Cinema, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie.
My Take
What I admire most about Tim Heidecker is his willingness to make comedy that is deliberately uncomfortable. The intentionally cheap aesthetics and excruciating pauses of Tim and Eric are not accidents; they are a precise, almost avant-garde sensibility disguised as nonsense. There is real intelligence and discipline behind that chaos, which is why he can also slip convincingly into films like Ant-Man and the Wasp or Us. I find his refusal to be easily understood genuinely refreshing in a comedy landscape obsessed with being likable. He is one of those rare performers whose elusiveness is the whole point, and I respect it deeply.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tim Heidecker
- Name (Japanese)
- ティム・ハイデッカー
- Reading
- てぃむ・はいでっかー
- Born
- February 3, 1976 (age 50)
- Origin
- Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Occupation
- screenwriter / actor / television producer / film director / television actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dragon
2. Background
- High school
- Allentown Central Catholic High School
- University
- Temple University
3. Works & records
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title |
|---|---|
| Notable work | On Cinema |
| Notable work | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! |
| Notable work | Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie |
4. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.timheidecker.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/timheidecker/
- Xhttps://x.com/timheidecker
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim%20Heidecker
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7803640
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Tim Heidecker born?
Born February 3, 1976 (age 50).
Where is Tim Heidecker from?
Tim Heidecker is from Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States.
What does Tim Heidecker do?
Tim Heidecker works as screenwriter, actor, television producer, film director, television actor.
What is Tim Heidecker known for?
Notable works include On Cinema, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie.
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