Henry Watkins

An alumni of The Groundlings Sunday Company and a current faculty member teaching improv at the Groundlings School Henry Watkins was born and raised in Atlanta Georgia He graduated from Andover and Columbia University Inspired by his first job in show business working for Joan Rivers he went on to study with comedy luminaries like Phil Hartman and Jason Alexander and graduated from the Second City Conservatory As a standup comic he has appeared at the Comedy Store The Improv and many smellier comedy venues Outside of the Groundlings he also performed improv and sketch comedy in hundreds of shows with The ACME Comedy Theatre Patrick Bristows Improvatorium and the musical improv group Second City Sings In addition he was a principal writerperformer and producer on the pilots Slice The Ghost Boys and the forthcoming Mane Men He had roles in the pilots Brooke and Totally appeared on The Young and The Restless ToshO The Neighbors Man Up and once died as a guest star on Spike TVs 1000 Ways to Die Henry was also cast by Christopher Guest in his Census 2010 project appeared as a contestant on Jeopardy and costarred on American Horror Story alongside Jessica Lange He has appeared in more than 50 national commercials including as spokesman for Dish Network Pictsweet Farms and Direct TVs NASCAR Hot Pass He lives in Los Angeles For more details sit next to his mother on an airplane