Abraham Higginbotham | |
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 Higginbotham at the 2015 PaleyFest for the show Modern Family | |
| Born | January 10, 1970 |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Abraham Higginbotham is a writer, producer, and occasional actor for popular comedy series such as Arrested Development , Will & Grace , Back to You and Do Not Disturb . [1] [2]
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.
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]
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