PERSON: Steve Higgins

Producer, Actor, Comedian

Steve Earl Higgins (born August 13, 1963) is an American writer, producer, announcer, actor, and comedian. He has served as the announcer and sidekick of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon since 2014, and as a writer and producer of Saturday Night Live since 1995. Prior to The Tonight Show, he was the announcer for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014. Early in his career, he was part of the sketch comedy trio The Higgins Boys and Gruber, who had their own eponymous sketch series on Comedy Central from 1989 to 1991.

Higgins was born on August 13, 1963, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Marian and Harold Higgins, who managed the custodial operations in West Des Moines schools. He was one of five children, including his brothers David and Alan. Higgins formed the comedy troupe “Don’t Quit Your Day Job,” with brothers David and Alan and friend Dave “Gruber” Allen. They performed at notable places in Iowa including the Hotel Kirkwood, Corky’s, and the Spaghetti Works.

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