Abraham Higginbotham is a writer, producer, and occasional actor for popular comedy series such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Back to You'' and '' Do Not Disturb''.

Career

Higginbotham began his career in television by submitting a

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for ''

'', and from 2005 to 2006, served as a producer for the show. In 2007, he served as co-executive producer for '' Back to You'' and in 2008 served as an executive producer for '' Do Not Disturb''. Since 2010, Higginbotham has served as a consulting producer for '' Family Guy'', wrote for and produced for '' Ugly Betty'' and executive producer and writer for ''

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''. In November 2018, it was announced that Higginbotham had co-created an upcoming comedy, ''Happy Accident'' for ABC, on which he would serve as executive producer and writer. The series, however, was passed on by the network. In August 2022, Higginbotham executive produced and cowrote 2 episodes of the Netflix series ''

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'' starring

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Personal life

Higginbotham grew up in

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. He is a graduate of

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in Washington County and a 1992 graduate of

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. He and his partner are the fathers of a son and twin daughters.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Higginbotham, Abraham American male screenwriters LGBT screenwriters LGBT producers American gay writers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 1970 births 21st-century LGBT people