John Heffron
Encyclopedia
United States
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stand-up comic. Born in Detroit, he was raised in South Lyon, Michigan. He graduated from South Lyon High School
South Lyon High School
South Lyon High School is located in South Lyon, Michigan and is part of South Lyon Community Schools Its rival is South Lyon East High School.-Mission statement:...
and Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is west of Detroit and eight miles east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School...
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Heffron has appeared on Comedy Central Presents
Comedy Central Presents
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, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and won the second season of Last Comic Standing
Last Comic Standing
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. He appeared as contestant of the third season of Last Comic Standing ranking third place with Rich Vos
Rich Vos
Richard Ira "Rich" Vos is an American comedian. Originally from Plainfield, New Jersey, Vos has been a working stand-up for decades. Colin Quinn described Vos in his early days as a "Jersey Hack"....
overall and runner-up for Season 2.
He took a job as radio sidekick to Danny Bonaduce
Danny Bonaduce
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on a highly rated Detroit morning show on Q95-5
WKQI
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and did commentary on the 2004 VH1
VH1
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TV series My Coolest Years: My First Time, and other VH1 shows. He toured with Charlie Murphy
Charlie Murphy
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and Joe Rogan
Joe Rogan
Joseph James "Joe" Rogan is an American comedian, video blogger, actor, writer, podcaster, and martial artist. He is best known for his work on NewsRadio, his work as color commentator for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and his hosting work on Fear Factor.-Acting:In 1994, Rogan co-starred on...
in Maxim and Bud Light's Real Men of Comedy tour in the fall of 2006. On September 4, 2007, me made his debut hosting his own Internet broadcast on NowLive.com.
On June 15, 2008, Heffron was among those who roasted Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons
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on an episode of Gene Simmons Family Jewels
Gene Simmons Family Jewels
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. Comedian Lisa Lampanelli
Lisa Lampanelli
Lisa Lampanelli is an American stand-up comedian and insult comic. She is noted for her racy and raunchy style of comedy, which frequently includes taboo subjects such as race and homosexuality....
jabbed at Heffron during her portion of the roast, saying "Let me pause long enough so everyone can look him up on Wikipedia."
Heffron released a board game
Board game
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, That Guy Game, and three CDs: Good Kid, Bad Adult (2005), The Better Half (2006), and Kid With a Cape (2007).
Personal life
He is married to Rie Heffron, who participated in the first season of reality show America's Toughest JobsAmerica's Toughest Jobs
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