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Abraham Higginbotham

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Abraham Higginbotham
Higginbotham at the 2015 PaleyFest for the show Modern Family
Born (1970-01-10) January 10, 1970 (age 54)
NationalityAmerican
Years active1997–present

Abraham Higginbotham is an American writer, producer, and occasional actor for popular comedy series such as Arrested Development, Will & Grace, Back to You and Do Not Disturb.[1][2]

Career

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Higginbotham began his career in television by submitting a spec script for Will & Grace, and from 2005 to 2006, served as a producer for the show. In 2007, he served as co-executive producer for Back to You and in 2008 served as an executive producer for Do Not Disturb. Since 2010, Higginbotham has served as a consulting producer for Family Guy, wrote for and produced for Ugly Betty and executive producer and writer for Modern Family.

In November 2018, it was announced that Higginbotham had co-created an upcoming comedy, Happy Accident for ABC, on which he would serve as executive producer and writer.[3] The series, however, was passed on by the network.[4] In August 2022, Higginbotham executive produced and cowrote 2 episodes of the Netflix series Uncoupled starring Neil Patrick Harris.

Personal life

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Higginbotham grew up in Washington, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Trinity High School in Washington County and a 1992 graduate of Boston University. He and his partner are the fathers of a son and twin daughters.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Wyatt, Edward (September 19, 2008). "Making Her Own Breaks, in Triplicate". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
  2. ^ "Where the Jet Set Goes to Refuel". The Washington Post. September 7, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (November 26, 2018). "'Happy Accident' Family Comedy From 'Modern Family' Duo Gets ABC Pilot Order". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  4. ^ Owen, Rob (May 14, 2019). "Tuned In: ABC announces stable fall schedule, passes on Pittsburgh-set comedy". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  5. ^ Mansfield, Karen (April 8, 2020). "'A rare, rare gift': Higginbotham reflects as 'Modern Family' ends". Observer-Reporter (Washington, Pa.).
  6. ^ ""Do Not Disturb" Disappoints, Despite Novel Gay Character". AfterElton.com. September 9, 2008. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
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