Years active 2003–present Height 1.89 m | Role Stand-up comedian Name Hayes MacArthur | |
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Born April 16, 1977 (age 47) ( 1977-04-16 ) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Occupation Actor, comedian, writer Movies and TV shows Similar People Ali Larter, Leslye Headland, Jay Chandrasekhar, Greg Berlanti, Adam Rifkin Profiles | ||
Children Theodore Hayes MacArthur | ||
Hayes MacArthur, Andree Vermeulen, David Koechner - Thugs Not Hugs - @midnight with Chris Hardwick
Hayes MacArthur Used to Live in a Rat-Infested Apartment with Ike Barinholtz and Josh Meyers
Hayes MacArthur (born April 16, 1977) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He currently stars in the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca.
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- Hayes MacArthur Andree Vermeulen David Koechner Thugs Not Hugs midnight with Chris Hardwick
- Hayes MacArthur Used to Live in a Rat Infested Apartment with Ike Barinholtz and Josh Meyers
- Early life
- Acting career
- Personal life
- References
Early life
MacArthur was born in Chicago, Illinois, to father Bruce MacArthur and mother Shelley MacArthur Farley. His stepfather is William F. Farley.
MacArthur attended Deerfield Academy and received a B.A. in Government from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, where he was quarterback on the football team. He has studied at the Groundlings Theater Company and Atlantic Theater Company.
Acting career
MacArthur took first place at the 2003 Rebels of Comedy Competition. He has appeared on such TV shows as Mad TV, Comedy Central's Premium Blend, Pushing Daisies, and Medium.
In 2005, MacArthur co-wrote, produced and starred in a 16-minute short film, The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend, with Jason Winer. The short was produced as a pilot for TV in 2006. He also appeared as a waiter in the episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm where everyone chooses Larry's wife over him after the break-up. In 2007, MacArthur appeared with fiance Ali Larter in National Lampoon's Homo Erectus, and also appeared in a comedic supporting role in the Disney movie The Game Plan. Along with recurring roles on the television shows How I Met Your Mother and Worst Week, he appeared in supporting roles in the 2010 films She's Out of My League and Life as We Know It.
In May 2010, NBC announced that MacArthur would star in the upcoming television series Perfect Couples. The half-hour romantic comedy premiered in the second half of the 2010-2011 TV season. The show was cancelled in May 2011.
In 2012, MacArthur was featured in several episodes of Whitney, as well as Go On and the Broken Lizard film The Babymakers.
Personal life
MacArthur's first name was in honor of his great aunt, the actress Helen Hayes, who was married to Charles MacArthur, his grandfather Alexander MacArthur's brother.
MacArthur became engaged to Heroes actress Ali Larter, his girlfriend of three years, in December 2007. On August 1, 2009, MacArthur married Larter in a small ceremony at his parents' estate in Kennebunk, Maine. On July 20, 2010, it was announced that the couple were expecting their first child. Ali and Hayes welcomed a son, Theodore, in December 2010. Daughter Vivienne Margaret was born January 15, 2015.