Tim Heidecker
Los Angeles, CA USA
"The best thing you can ask for in life is to have a satisfying, fun, easy life. I’d rather have a happy life and not get everything I want than kill myself trying to get everything."
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Tim's work combines: Acting & Theatre, Television, and Being Creative
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Advice for getting started
After moving to Los Angeles for a production internship, I realized how hard it would be to make it in the entertainment industry. I moved back home discouraged and took other jobs. However, I was still passionate about film and comedy, so I continued to make short comedy films on the side for fun. Eventually, I packaged them up and sent them to industry leaders. One video caught some attention and my comedy partner and I were able to get our foot in the door.
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Film/Cinema/Video Studies
Temple University
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
I was born and raised in Pennsylvania.
2.
I met my comedy partner, Eric, in college while studying film at Temple University.
3.
Eric and I took internships in Los Angeles as production assistants, but came back home discouraged by how difficult it seemed to climb your way up into becoming a director.
4.
We started making short comedy videos just to make ourselves and our friends laugh—I sent the videos to a few of my idols and we started getting some attention.
5.
Our short film “Tom Goes to the Mayor” caught the attention of Adult Swim, who then commissioned us to create a pilot episode for the network—we quit our jobs and moved to Los Angeles to work on it.
6.
The show was picked up, and we were able to create, write, and star in “Tom Goes to the Mayor” on Adult Swim for 30 episodes over two years.
7.
After that, we created a sketch comedy show called “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” which also airs on Adult Swim.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Myself:
Making it in this industry is going to be really hard.
How I responded:
After moving to Los Angeles for a production internship, I realized how hard it would be to make it in the entertainment industry. I moved back home discouraged and took other jobs. However, I was still passionate about film and comedy, so I continued to make short comedy films on the side for fun. Eventually, I packaged them up and sent them to industry leaders. One video caught some attention and my comedy partner and I were able to get our foot in the door.