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Hayes MacArthur (born April 16, 1977) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He starred in the TBS comedy series ''
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''.


Early life

MacArthur is the son of Bruce and Shelley MacArthur. His stepfather is businessman William F. Farley. His younger brother is fellow actor and writer
Scott MacArthur Scott MacArthur (born August 6, 1979) is an American actor and writer. He is best known for playing Jimmy Shepherd, a main character on the Fox comedy series '' The Mick''. Career MacArthur starred in the Fox series '' The Mick'' from 2017 to 201 ...
. MacArthur attended
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and received a
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in Government from
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in
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, where he was quarterback on the football team. He has studied at the Groundlings Theater Company and
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.


Acting career

MacArthur took first place at the 2003 Rebels of Comedy Competition. He has appeared on such
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s as ''
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'',
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's ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. In 2005, MacArthur co-wrote, produced and starred in a 16-minute
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, ''The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend'', with Jason Winer. The short was produced as a pilot for TV in 2006. He also appeared as a waiter in the episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm where everyone chooses Larry's wife over him after the break-up. In 2007, MacArthur appeared with fiancée
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in '' National Lampoon's Homo Erectus'', and also appeared in a comedic supporting role in the Disney movie '' The Game Plan''. Along with recurring roles on the television shows ''
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'' and ''
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'', he appeared in supporting roles in the 2010 films ''
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'' and '' Life as We Know It''. In May 2010,
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announced that MacArthur would star in the television series ''
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''. The half-hour
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premiered in the second half of the 2010–2011 TV season. The show was cancelled in May 2011. In 2012, MacArthur was featured in several episodes of '' Whitney'', as well as '' Go On'' and the
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film '' The Babymakers''. He acted as the male lead for three seasons opposite
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in ''
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'' on TBS, created by
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. He was a series regular alongside
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in television show ''
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'' for Netflix. The show was created by
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, best known for writing episodes of ''
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''. He recently appeared in a guest star role on '' The Morning Show'' on Apple TV+ and as a guest lead on the Hulu anthology '' Into the Dark''. MacArthur appeared in the films '' Super Troopers 2'', with the Broken Lizard comedy team and Brian Cox, and
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's Paramount film '' Dear Santa'', starring opposite
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. He is a series regular in the upcoming Amazon series '' The Runarounds'' from the creators of ''
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''.


Personal life

MacArthur's first name was in honor of his great-aunt, actress
Helen Hayes Helen Hayes MacArthur (; October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was an American actress. Often referred to as the "First Lady of American Theatre", she was the second person and first woman to win EGOT, the EGOT (an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and ...
, who was married to
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, his grandfather Alexander MacArthur's brother. His grandfather's other brother, John D. MacArthur, was an insurance-company owner and executive, and founded the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the benefactor of the MacArthur Fellowships. MacArthur became engaged to ''
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, his girlfriend of three years, in December 2007. On August 1, 2009, MacArthur married Larter in a small ceremony at his parents' estate in
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. On July 20, 2010, it was announced that the couple were expecting their first child. Larter and MacArthur have a son born in 2010 and a daughter born in 2015. As of 2013, the couple also had two dogs, Jackpot and Ella. MacArthur volunteers and serves on the board of directors of Higher Ground USA, a charity that provides recreational therapy for military veterans, first responders, and people with disabilities. In 2014, MacArthur, alongside his wife Ali Larter, was awarded "The Spirit of Elysium" Award. The award is given to an artist that has shown consistency in volunteering for The Art of Elysium, a Los Angeles based charity that provides acting, art, comedy, music, and creative writing workshops for ill children confined to long term stays in hospitals.


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