Life and Career
Heffernan was born in West Haven, Connecticut. His mother, Cathe Jane (née Eibey), is the West Haven treasurer, and his father, Eugene Michael Heffernan, worked as a probate judge. His paternal grandfather, William J. Heffernan, was mayor of West Haven.
Heffernan is a graduate of Fairfield College Preparakory School and later Colgate University, the latter where he was a part of comedy group Charred Goosebeak with the other Lizards, and a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Heffernan is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School. J.D. Heffernan is best known for his role of Vermont State Trooper Rod Farva in Super Troopers, as Landfill and Gil in Beerfest, and co-starring in the Dukes of Hazzard movie as "Sheev".
He has also appeared on How I Met Your Mother (ep. "I'm Not That Guy"), Curb Your Enthusiasm, Veep, and Arrested Development.
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