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Michael Heintzman (born November 17, 1955) is an American stage, television, film actor and playwright. He has appeared in television shows such as Murphy Brown, Law and Order, Quantum Leap, Ed, Flight of the Conchords. He was born in Bismarck, North Dakota and was one of six children born to Daniel J. Heintzman and Clara Mary Yetter. When Heintzman was a freshman at North Dakota State University, his performance as a stand-up comedian won him 1st prize for the university talent show hosted by Ted Mack, who was touring colleges after retiring from his television show The Ted Mack Amateur Hour. His Off-Broadway credits include leading roles in the world premiere of Preston Sturges' A Cup of Coffee at Soho Rep, Neddy by Jeffrey Hatcher, American Place Theatre and Epic Proportions at Manhattan Punch Line. Separating the Men from the Bull, written by Heintzman and co-writer Neal Lerner, was produced at the Jungle Theatre in Minneapolis (2004) and Off-Broadway by the Unofficial New York Yale Cabaret (2006). His plays have been semi-finalists at the O'Neill Playwright's Conference and he is a four-time finalist at Actor's Theatre of Louisville's 10-Minute Play Festival.