Kiff VandenHeuvel
| Kiff VandenHeuvel | |
|---|---|
 Kiff VandenHeuvel at the Red Carpet for the Burbank Film Festival. | |
| Born |
Christopher Jon VandenHeuvel April 24, 1970 Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Education | Calvin College[1] |
| Occupation | Actor, teacher, director, The Second City, podcast host [2] |
| Years active | 1998-present |
| Television | Richie Rich, Parks and Recreation, Family Guy, Fameless |
Kiff VandenHeuvel (born Christopher Jon VandenHeuvel; April 24, 1970) is an American actor, director and teacher of improvisational comedy and voiceover.[3] He is also host of the SOVAS Nominated voiceover podcast, All Over Voiceover with Kiff VH.[4][5] Notable film appearances include Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Nightcrawler, La La Land, and Behind the Candelabra as Matt Damon's half brother, Wayne. VandenHeuvel is best known for his work in Bioshock Infinite as Zachariah Hale Comstock,[6] Skavak in Star Wars: The Old Republic, Walter in Telltale's The Walking Dead and as Cliff Rich on the Netflix series, Richie Rich.[7][8][9]
Early life
Kiff was born the oldest of five boys in Grand Rapids, MI. [10] His grandfather, Rev. Ralph Heynen was a pastor at Pine Rest, a Christian mental institution in Cutlerville, MI. He had a radio broadcast where he would record his sermons in his study and they would be sent to radio stations across the country. [11] Whenever Kiff's family would visit his grandparents, he made a beeline to his grandfather's study and played with the recording equipment. This is where he credits the beginning of his VO career, playing with his grandpa's recording rig. [12]
Kiff attended and graduated from Calvin College, in Grand Rapids, MI with a degree in Communications Arts and Sciences. [13]
Theatre
Kiff is an alumni of The Second City Detroit and The Second City Cleveland mainstage casts and have been working with The Second City comedy theatre since 1998.[14]
References
- ↑ "From Calvin to Hollywood". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "Kiff Vandenheuvel". 21 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "From Calvin to Hollywood".
- ↑ "All Over Voiceover with Kiff VH". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ http://sovas.org/1309-2/
- ↑ "Kiff VandenHeuvel-(Bioshock Infinite 2013)".
- ↑ "Watch Richie Rich Online | Netflix". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ↑ "New 'Richie Rich' Netflix series stars Michigan Native Kiff VandenHeuvel".
- ↑ "College Welcomes Kiff VandenHeuvel". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "Podcast". Mike Lenz Voice. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ↑ "Podcast". Mike Lenz Voice. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ↑ "Podcast". Mike Lenz Voice. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ↑ "Podcast". Mike Lenz Voice. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ↑ "Kiff Vanden Heuvel - The Second City". Retrieved 4 October 2016.