Michael Showalter

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

1.3615

Gender

Male

Birthday

17-Jun-1970

Age

(56 years old)

Place of Birth

Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As
  • 마이클 쇼월터

Michael Showalter

Biography

Michael Showalter (born June 17, 1970) is an American director, writer, and producer. He first achieved 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 film The Big Sick and the 2021 film The Eyes of Tammy Faye, both of which were critically acclaimed. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Showalter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


Credits

Chocolate For Breakfast Chocolate For Breakfast (1998) Character: N/A
Four very different female roommates try to stick together while dealing with hectic daily schedules that living in New York City often conditions.
Jammers Jammers (2016) Character: Jeremy
Danny, Jeremy, and Carol are a Wormy cast of three Frenemies shambling through troubling and absurd teenage times.
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special (1995) Character: Various
Comedy troupe The State hosts a Halloween special on CBS.
Operation Midnight Climax Operation Midnight Climax (2002) Character: Chip
Will Nitch is on a mission to achieve a transendental tantric sexual experience: a sustained orgasm. He begins to assemble a Secret Society of Women: women are, afterall, pivotal to helping a man to reach the cosmic blue lights. Will wants all the women for himself, and with the help of all the women in his life and his friend Chip, he plans a midnight tantric sex party; during which he hopes to climax to the point of reaching the mythical blue lights.
Giles Vanderhoot Giles Vanderhoot (2016) Character: Giles Vanderhoot
No one is better at portraying rehabilitationamalist Giles Vanderhoot than Vanderhoot himself.
Tick Tick (1996) Character: Clifford
A brisk look into the lives of two bomb diffusers. John Hamburg's student film.
Birthday Birthday (2008) Character: Michael
"Birthday" is a new short film from the unique three-man comedy group STELLA:
Stella: Live in Boston Stella: Live in Boston (2009) Character: Michael
The comedy trio performs live in Boston.
It Started As a Joke It Started As a Joke (2019) Character: Self
This documentary chronicles the decade-long run of the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival – including a final farewell show. The film celebrates Eugene’s unique brand of humor and his role in the alternative comedy movement, offers a bittersweet goodbye to an era, and reminds us of the healing properties of comedy – even in the most challenging of life’s circumstances.
Chickula! Teenage Vampire Chickula! Teenage Vampire (1995) Character: N/A
In this parody of 1950s horror trailers, a lesbian vampire terrorizes a suburban high school.
Kissing Jessica Stein Kissing Jessica Stein (2002) Character: Stephen
Jessica, a Jewish copy editor living and working in New York City, is plagued by failed blind dates with men, and decides to answer a newspaper's personal advertisement. The advertisement has been placed by 'lesbian-curious' Helen Cooper, a thirtysomething art gallerist.
Long Live the State Long Live the State (2025) Character: Self
In 2024, the eleven (!) members of the iconic mid-90’s cult comedy troupe The State reunited for a live tour. With their irreverent and absurdist live sketches as the backdrop, and framed with a greatest-hits playlist of classic material, the group’s unreasonably talented stars sit down to share the behind-the-scenes story of The State’s meteoric rise and lasting influence- in typically hilarious fashion.
The Ten The Ten (2007) Character: Police Lt. Flarn Bleern
Ten stories, each inspired by one of the ten commandments.
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot (2015) Character: Self
Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage offers a glimpse into the comic minds behind a "Wet Hot" summer-camp cult hit featuring many future stars.
Wet Hot American Summer Wet Hot American Summer (2001) Character: Coop / Alan Shemper
The setting is Camp Firewood, the year 1981. It's the last day before everyone goes back to the real world, but there's still a summer's worth of unfinished business to resolve. At the center of the action is camp director Beth, who struggles to keep order while she falls in love with the local astrophysics professor. He is busy trying to save the camp from a deadly piece of NASA's Skylab which is hurtling toward earth. All that, plus: a dangerous waterfall rescue, love triangles, misfits, cool kids, and talking vegetable cans. The questions will all be resolved, of course, at the big talent show at the end of the day.
The Baxter The Baxter (2005) Character: Elliot Sherman
Mild mannered tax accountant Elliot Sherman is what he calls a "Baxter": the kind of calm, unexciting fellow who "wears sock garters" and "enjoys raking leaves." Loved by bosses and parents, Elliot is a perfectly nice guy. And that's his problem.
Misery Loves Comedy Misery Loves Comedy (2015) Character: Self
Do you have to be miserable to be funny? More than sixty comedians—including stand-ups, writers, actors, and directors from the US, Canada, and abroad—take on this question, sharing anecdotes and insights with lively enthusiasm.
Two Night Stand Two Night Stand (2014) Character: Rick Raines
After an extremely regrettable one night stand, two strangers wake up to find themselves snowed in after sleeping through a blizzard that put all of Manhattan on ice. They're now trapped together in a tiny apartment, forced to get to know each other way more than any one night stand should.
Stella Shorts 1998-2002 Stella Shorts 1998-2002 (2002) Character: Michael
STELLA is a three-man comedy troupe from New York City, comprised of well-known comedians/actors Michael Showalter, David Wain, and Michael Ian Black. Though the three have made a living performing at comedy clubs, they are perhaps best known for their home-made short films. The STELLA SHORTS have garnered cult success because of their nonsensical plotlines, absurd dialogue, graphic sexual humor, sporatic violence, and sheer hilarity. This DVD showcases the trio's first twenty-three adventures, each one more bizarre and hysterical than the last. Highlights include: a game of whiffleball that goes terribly awry, an expedition to the South Pole (?) to meet Santa Claus, an edge-of-your-seat moustache-growing contest, a twisted "whodunit"-style murder mystery, and much, much more.
Hair High Hair High (2004) Character: Wally (voice)
Rod and Cherri are the unmistakable king and queen of Echo High. When new kid Spud arrives, he makes a faux pas so bad that Rod forces him to be his girl's slave. What unfolds is the tale of Cherri and Spud's blossoming relationship behind Rod's back, and their untimely demise on the night of the prom. A tale of tragedy that could only be as irreverent and sensational through the pen (or pencils, if you will) of Bill Plympton.
Griffin & Phoenix Griffin & Phoenix (2006) Character: Terry's Fiancé
A terminally ill man falls in love with a woman who has a secret that threatens their time spent together.
Safe Men Safe Men (1998) Character: Larry
Two untalented singers are mistaken for a pair of major league safe crackers in Providence, Rhode Island. The two are pressed into service by the local hoodlums and quickly find themselves in conflict with their professional colleagues. Romantic interest is added by the daughter of the underworld leader who won't date the men she knows are gangsters.
Signs Signs (2002) Character: Lionel Prichard
A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
Wanderlust Wanderlust (2012) Character: Himself
Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options, ultimately deciding to experiment with living on a rural commune where free love rules.
Reno 911!: Miami Reno 911!: Miami (2007) Character: Paul
A rag-tag team of Reno cops are called in to save the day after a terrorist attack disrupts a national police convention in Miami Beach during spring break. Based on the Comedy Central series.



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