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Michael Showalter is an American comedian, actor, director, writer, and producer. A member of the sketch comedy trio Stella, he first came to recognition as a cast member on MTV's The State, which aired from 1993 to 1995. He and David Wain created the Wet Hot American Summer franchise, with Showalter co-writing and starring in Wet Hot American Summer (2001), and the Netflix series. Showalter wrote and directed The Baxter (2005), in which he starred with Michelle Williams, Justin Theroux, and Elizabeth Banks. Both films featured many of his co-stars from The State, and so do several of his other projects. Showalter is also a co-creator, co-producer, actor, and writer for the TV series Search Party. He directed the 2017 critically acclaimed feature film The Big Sick.
Birth Name
Michael English Showalter
Born
Wednesday, 17 June 1970
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Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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It Started as a Joke | Self / Himself | 2020 |
Sugar Rush | Self - Guest Judge | 2018 |
9JKL | Walter Michaelson | 2017 |
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Reagan / Coop / Ronald Reagan | 2017 |
Search Party | Max | 2016 |
Giles Vanderhoot | Giles Vanderhoot | 2016 |
The Grinder | Sandy Malmuth | 2015 |
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015 |
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | Coop / President Reagan | 2015 |
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot | Himself / Self | 2015 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Idea of You | 2024 |
Spoiler Alert | 2022 |
I Love That for You | 2022 |
The Dropout | 2022 |
The Shrink Next Door | 2021 |
The Eyes of Tammy Faye | 2021 |
The Lovebirds | 2020 |
In the Dark | 2019 |
Ray Romano: Right Here, Around the Corner | 2019 |
The Big Sick | 2017 |
Search Party | 2016 |
Giles Vanderhoot | 2016 |
Love | 2016 |
Hello, My Name Is Doris | 2015 |
Grace and Frankie | 2015 |
You're Whole | 2012 |
Michael Showalter's the Making of... | 2010 |
Michael & Michael Have Issues | 2009 |
The Baxter | 2005 |
Stella Shorts 1998-2002 | 2002 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Idea of You | 2024 |
Spoiler Alert | 2022 |
I Love That for You | 2022 |
The Dropout | 2022 |
The Shrink Next Door | 2021 |
The Lovebirds | 2020 |
Vegas High | 2020 |
In the Dark | 2019 |
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | 2017 |
Search Party | 2016 |
Giles Vanderhoot | 2016 |
Hello, My Name Is Doris | 2015 |
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | 2015 |
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot | 2015 |
They Came Together | 2014 |
American Viral | 2014 |
Michael Showalter's the Making of... | 2010 |
Stella: Live in Boston | 2009 |
Michael & Michael Have Issues | 2009 |
The Michael Showalter Showalter | 2007 |
Stella | 2005 |
Wet Hot American Summer | 2001 |
Comedy Central Presents | 1998 |