Matt Higgins

Matt Higgins, an Andy Kaufman Award finalist, is greatly fortunate to belong to Centralia, the spontaneous theater troupe. Centralia is the child of Burn Manhattan, which comprised himself, Kate Walsh, Todd Stashwick, Jay Rhoderick, Kevin Scott, John Theis, Mark Levinson and Shira Piven. Matt started his improvisation career with Shock of the Funny. The song "Holy Shit" from "Generica," a musical co-written by the Centralians, has been licensed by Showtime to promote "Weeds" and "Californication." Matt's film credits include supporting roles in "Girl Missing" (Amy Poehler, Kate Walsh, Adam McKay and Will Arnett), "Approaching Union Square" (IFC), and "Shadowboxer" a Lee Daniel's film (Cuba Gooding Jr., Monique, Macy Gray, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Helen Mirren). Matt studied improvisation with Ralph Buckley, Josh Broder, Paul Lazar and Paul Sills. He received a BA in theater from Allentown College and did his graduate theater work at Villanova University. Matt recently played alongside Ali Farahnakian in Michelle Best's acclaimed TV pilot, "Halfway There."

 

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