Alan Joel Higgins (sometimes credited as Al Higgins and Alan Higgins) is an American television writer and producer.
Higgins was born in
Des Moines,
Iowa
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, and is the brother of actor
David Anthony Higgins
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and ''
Saturday Night Live
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'' assistant producer/''
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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'' announcer
Steve Higgins
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.
He was a writer and associate producer of the television series ''
Malcolm in the Middle'' for the first three seasons, and came back as a creative consultant for season seven.
Higgins' other television credits include the first three seasons of ''
NewsRadio
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'', ''
'Til Death
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'', ''
Cracking Up'', ''
In the Motherhood'', ''
Cavemen
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'', ''
100 Questions
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'', ''
Big Lake'', ''
Mike & Molly
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'' and ''
Bob Hearts Abishola''.
Filmography
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American television producers
American television writers
American male television writers
Living people
Writers from Des Moines, Iowa
Year of birth missing (living people)
Screenwriters from Iowa
Higgins family (show business)
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