Tim & Eric Wareheim and Heidecker are the creators, writers, and stars of
Tom Goes to the Mayor, a
limited animation that was on the
Adult Swim programming block on
Cartoon Network. Wareheim and Heidecker had mailed copies of an early version of the show to comedian
Bob Odenkirk, who agreed to take on the project as the executive producer of the series and sold it to Cartoon Network. The Tim and Eric names reached a broader audience with the release of
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, which premiered on February 11, 2007. The show is a mix of "live action, sketch, animation, emotions, phone calls, love, etc." according to their website. The creators have described the show as the "nightmare version of television". In July 2008,
The New York Times reported that the duo was in the process of developing a surreal
game show series starring
Neil Hamburger, titled
The New Big Ball with Neil Hamburger. Wareheim described it as a mix between "
Japanese bizarre game show and
The Price Is Right." On May 2, 2010, the "Man Milk" episode of
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! wrapped season five of the show. Though this would be the last serial content for the show, an hour-long holiday program titled "Chrimbus Special" gave fans a last glimpse at the TV program. It was the second show Wareheim both produced and starred in, which aired during Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. Between May and June 2010, six episodes of an
Awesome Show spin-off produced in part by Wareheim,
Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule, were aired on Cartoon Network. The show parodied
local newscasts. According to Heidecker,
John C. Reilly had the original idea of giving the Dr. Steve character an entire show. Wareheim also co-directed, wrote and starred in ''
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie'' with Tim Heidecker.
Music Wareheim played in several
Philadelphia area bands, including the new wave punk band Twelve Tone System, of which Tim Heidecker was also briefly a member. Wareheim briefly played rhythm guitar for the duo Adam and Justine in the 1990s. Wareheim was also the principal songwriter for The Science Of and had been a member of Elements of Need, I Am Heaven, and briefly with the punk band
Ink & Dagger. He currently is involved with the band Sola.
Television Wareheim made an appearance in
Aqua Teen Hunger Force as the Germ-Master, along with Heidecker as a basketball. Wareheim, along with Tim Heidecker, also directed the 2010 Super Bowl commercial, The Shuffle, for Boost Mobile and most recently a series of
Old Spice commercials with actor
Terry Crews. They also made an appearance in an episode of
The Simpsons as Amus Bruse and Fois Garth. Wareheim and Heidecker appeared together as
Debt Collectors on the
Adult Swim special,
The Young Persons Guide to History, and have made guest appearances in the movie ''
Let's Go to Prison, as well as the Scottish video game series VideoGaiden and a Version 2 episode of Mega64''. Wareheim also played a recurring role in
Michael Cera's and
Clark Duke's Internet TV show
Clark and Michael as Randy, the neighbor of the titular duo. Using characters and skits from Awesome Show, Heidecker and Wareheim (via their
Abso Lutely Productions company) created an online-only show called
Tim and Eric Nite Live!, originally broadcast on the website
SuperDeluxe. In 2015, Wareheim co-starred as Arnold Baumheiser in the
Netflix comedy series
Master of None. He appeared in six episodes and directed four episodes of the first season. In 2017, he appeared in seven episodes and directed one episode of the show's second season. In 2019, Wareheim starred as a man claiming to be "reality" in a series of
Oculus Quest commercials.
Other activities In 2021, Wareheim ventured into the world of cooking, a longtime hobby of his, with his cookbook
Foodheim: A Culinary Adventure. Part of his promotion for the book is a webseries called ''Heimy's House'' where he prepares recipes from the book. The first (and currently only) episode of the series featured a guest appearance by Tim Heidecker. ==Filmography==