Background
Bornheimer was born in Mishawaka, Indiana.
Bornheimer was born in Mishawaka, Indiana.
He attended high school at Marian High School in Mishawaka, graduating in 1994. He also went to grade school at Saint Monica School in Mishawaka and graduated in 1990.
With a string of national commercials, Bornheimer established an "always on television" reputation with 30-second spots for such national accounts as Geico, Staples, Coors Light, Imodium, Stanley and T-Mobile. Landing the lead of Sam Briggs on Worst Week, which has since been cancelled, was a breakthrough role for Bornheimer, a newcomer, whose short film and television career spans less than five years. Bornheimer was reportedly described by one critic as "the new Bob Newhart".
He starred with Alyssa Milano on the television sitcom Romantically Challenged.
The series premiered on American Broadcasting Company on April 19, 2010, but American Broadcasting Company officially cancelled the series on May 16, 2010. He was also featured in episodes of the television shows Better Office Ted, Breaking Bad, The Office, and Party Down.
More recently, Bornheimer starred in the National Broadcasting Company sitcom Perfect Couples opposite Olivia Munn, Dave Walton, and Hayes MacArthur and in the American Broadcasting Company sitcom Family Tools with J.K. Simmons and Leah Remini. Both shows were cancelled in their first season.
His feature film credits include She"s Out of My League, opposite Jay Baruchel and T.J. Miller.
You Again with Odette Annable, Sigourney Weaver, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christine Lakin, and Kristen Bell. And most recently Bachelorette opposite Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, and James Marsden.
Bornheimer is a founding member of The Curtainbox Theatre Company.