Who is Kevin Heffernan?
Kevin Heffernan was born on May 25, 1968 in West Haven, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor, director, producer and writer, perhaps best known for his role in the comedy film “Super Troopers”, in which he played the Vermont State Trooper Rod Farva, but he has also appeared in other notable films. He is also associated with the comedy group Broken Lizard.
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Kevin Heffernan’s net worth
By mid-2020, Kevin Heffernan’s net worth is estimated to be over $500,000, earned through a successful career in the trade since 1996.
In addition to his film work, he also has regular guest appearances on various popular television programs.
Early life, education and broken lizard
Kevin grew up in West Haven, where his father was a judge while his mother was the city’s treasurer. His father was mayor of the city in the past and so Kevin lived a very comfortable life there. He attended Fairfield College Preparatory School, Connecticut.
After graduation, he enrolled at Colgate University, where he developed an interest in comedy and performance. The university is located in Hamilton, New York, and is known for its focus on art education and teaching. During his time there, he joined a number of comedy groups, including Charred Goosebeak. Many of the members of this group would go on to form Broken Lizard, consisting of Kevin, Jay Chandrasekhar, Erik Stolhanske, Steve Lemme and Paul Sotter. The group would later help each other in their professional endeavors, often collaborating in productions, writing and acting.
He, along with Chandrasekhar, has become more known as the face of the group, although they didn’t actually choose a leader.
Start acting
Kevin made his film debut in 1996, when he starred in “Puddle Cruiser”, the first film made by Broken Lizard, shot at Colgate University and tells the story of several college friends and their misadventures. The film received positive reviews and won the Golden Starfish Award at the Hamptons International Film Festival that year. A few years later, he had a small role in the movie “No Looking Back,” starring Edward Burns and Lauren Holly, but the film bombed, earning barely $250,000 despite a $5 million budget.
This in no way derailed him as he was then cast in “Big Helium Dog” and played the character Phil. Starring most of the members of Broken Lizard, the film was produced by Kevin Smith, faking the entire process of making movies and shows, telling the story of a man who gets a big television deal that doesn’t go through, but his job ultimately saving the world. In the 2000s, Broken Lizard started focusing on making more feature films, leading to one of their biggest hits.
Super Troopers – Rise to Fame
In 2001 Kevin became widely known for his starring role in “Super Troopers”, which was very successful at the box office.
The film tells the story of five Vermont state troopers and their rivalry with the local Spurbury Police Department. The success of this film led them to their next project – “Club Dread” – which also featured Britanny Daniel, Jordan Ladd and Bill Paxton. The film was shot in Mexico but failed at the box office with mixed reviews.
After this work, Kevin appeared in the miniseries “The 100 Scariest Movie Moments”, one of his first television projects. He was featured in an interview segment, as celebrities involved in a discussed movie were also interviewed.
In 2005, he played a supporting role in “The Dukes of Hazzard”, a film based on the television series of the same name, starring Jessica Simpson and Seann William Scott; the film mostly received negative reviews, but was successful at the box office. In the same year, he worked on another comedy, “Sky High,” starring Kurt Russell and Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and tells the story of a child who discovers he has powers while enrolling in a superhero school.
Television and recent projects
Since 2007, Heffernan has had a more consistent presence on mainstream television, first appearing in guest roles on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “How I met your mother”.
Around the same time, he was working on another Broken Lizard movie – “Beerfest” – also shot in Mexico. The film tells the story of brothers who must travel to Munich, Germany to celebrate Oktoberfest and scatter their grandfather’s ashes.
In 2009, Kevin made his directorial debut as a member of Broken Lizard in the movie “The Slammin’ Salmon”. The film is about a competition in a restaurant to see how much one of the waiters can earn in one night, with the loser being knocked out by the owner. After working on “The Babymakers”, he returned to television and made guest appearances in “Workaholics”, “Agent Carter” and “The Goldbergs”.
In 2018, he reprized his role as Rod Farva in “Super Troopers 2”, which was successfully played funded via Indiegogo. In 2019, he started working as an executive producer of the show “Tacoma FD”, and is also one of its stars. The show tells the story of firefighters who often tackle events other than putting out fires.
Private life
It is unknown if Kevin is single or in a relationship as he has not discussed that aspect of his life publicly. Despite all his work in the entertainment industry, he holds a law degree and manages a excercise; he passed the bar exam in both Connecticut and New York. On his social media accounts, he mostly talks about work and not much else, preferring to keep his private life to himself.