Caption: 2000 Toronto Film Festival, "Best in Show" press conference. Jane Lynch, Catherine O'Hara Eugene Levy, Christopher Guest, Michael Hitchcock, Parker Posey, John Michael Higgins, Michael McKean, Fred Willard, Jennifer Coolidge
Producer, Writer, Actor
Born: July 28, 1958
Star sign: Leo
Known for: Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), United States of Tara (2009)
Source: IMDB
Michael Hitchcock was born in Defiance, Ohio and later raised in Western Springs, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. He attributes many of his offbeat characters on his midwestern upbringing. Hitchcock received his Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University's School of Speech and a Master of Fine Arts degree from U.C.L.A.'s film school. ...