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Career

Gallivan got his start improvising in his hometown of Boston as well as performing at the Bambi Masterpiece Theater, before moving to Chicago in 2003, where he performed at

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between 2003 and 2007, appearing in four mainstage revues, including the long-running ''Between Barack and a Hard Place''. He was twice nominated for

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for his work while there. Gallivan appeared in the

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film '' The Informant!'' and in the Derek Westerman web series ''Bad Dads'' alongside

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. Gallivan appeared in the feature film '' A Thousand Words''. Gallivan was a writer on the

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sitcom ''

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'' and the ABC comedy series '' Happy Endings''. For the 2014–15 television season, Gallivan created and produced the CBS television sitcom '' The McCarthys'', which was cancelled in early 2015.

Personal life

Gallivan is gay. He is from

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Filmography

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