Michael Showalter Biography (1970-)

Born June 17, 1970, in Princeton, NJ; son of English and Elaine (a professor,critic, and author; maiden name, Cottler) Showalter. Addresses: Agent: Innovative Artists New York, 235 Park Ave. South, Seventh Floor, New York,NY 10003.; Manager: Principato Young Management, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., BeverlyHills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Bragman/Nyman/Cafarelli, 8687 Melrose Ave., Eighth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, comedian, writer, director, producer
Birth Details: June 17, 1970; Princeton, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Clifford, Tick, 1995
Larry, Safe Men, October Films, 1998
Chocolate for Breakfast (also known as Four and a Half Women), Aspect Radio Film/Potbelly Films, 1998
Coop/Alan Shemper, Wet Hot American Summer, USA Films, 2001
Himself, Zog's Place, 2001
Chip, Operation Midnight Climax, 2002
Lionel Prichard, Signs (also known as M. Night Shyamalan's "Signs"), Buena Vista, 2002
Stephen, Kissing Jessica Stein, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2002
Voice of Wally, Hair High (animated), E. D. Distribution, 2004
Elliot Sherman, The Baxter, IFC Films, 2005
Film Work
Coproducer, Wet Hot American Summer, USA Films, 2001
Director, The Baxter, IFC Films, 2005
Television Appearances
Series
Various characters, You Wrote It, You Watch It, MTV, beginning 1992
Various characters, The State, MTV, 1993-95
Correspondent, The Daily Show, Comedy Central, 1996
Various roles, Random Play, VH1, 1999
Host, Late Friday, NBC, 2001-2002
Michael, Stella, Comedy Central, beginning 2005
Miniseries
Himself, I Love the '80s (documentary), VH1, 2002
Specials
Various characters, The State's 43rd Annual Halloween Special, CBS, 1995
Terence, The Kinsey 3, Lifetime, 1999
Episodic
Phil, Apt. 2F, MTV, c. 1997
Allen Gee, "Endurance," Law & Order, NBC, 2000
Voice of Plasma Boy, "The Plasma Monster," Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (animated; also known as Disney/Pixar's "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command"), UPN and ABC, 2000
Billy, "The Post-It Always Sticks Twice," Sex and the City, HBO, 2003
Ron Parker, "Mid-South Wrestling 1980," Cheap Seats, ESPN, 2004
Ron Parker, "Best of Cheap Seats," Cheap Seats, ESPN, 2005

Pilots
Advances in Chemistry, NBC, 1998
Stella, Comedy Central, 2005
Television Work
With Others; Series
Creator and executive producer, Stella, Comedy Central, beginning2005
Specials
Creator, The State's 43rd Annual Halloween Special, CBS, 1995
Awards Presentations
Consultant, The 1999 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1999
Episodic
Director of the short film Finishing the Novel which appears in anepisode, Apt. 2F, MTV, c. 1997
Pilots
Creator, Every Week, VH1, 2000
Executive producer, Wet Hot American Summer TV Project, Fox, 2003
(With others) Executive producer, Stella, Comedy Central, 2005
Stage Appearances
How I Learned to Drive, Vineyard Theatre, 1997, then Century Center, 1997-98
SEX a.k.a. Wieners and Boobs, Summerworks 1998, HERE Arts Center,New York City, 1998, Tamarind Theatre, Hollywood, CA, c. 1999-2000
The Alchemist (also known as The Alchemist (A Con-Man's Comedy), Classic Stage Company, New York City, 2000
RECORDINGS
Videos
MTV--The State: Skits and Stickers, Sony Wonder, 1993
Michael, Stella Shorts 1998-2002, 2002
Recorded an unreleased album with the comedy troupe the State.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With David Wain) Wet Hot American Summer, USA Films, 2001
The Baxter, IFC Films, 2005
Teleplays
Specials
The State's 43rd Annual Halloween Special, CBS, 1995
With others; Episodic
You Wrote It, You Watch It, MTV, beginning 1992
The State, MTV, 1993-95
Wrote the short film Finishing the Novel which appears in an episode, Apt. 2F, MTV, c. 1997
Random Play, VH1, 1999
The Wrong Coast (animated), American Movie Classics, beginning 2003, broadcast in Canada, beginning 2004
Stella, Comedy Central, beginning 2005
Pilots
(With others) Every Week, VH1, 2000
Wet Hot American Summer TV Project, Fox, 2003
(With others) Stella, Comedy Central, 2005
Stage Plays
(With Joe Lo Truglio and David Wain) SEX a.k.a. Wieners and Boobs,Summerworks 1998, HERE Arts Center, New York City, 1998, Tamarind Theatre, Hollywood, CA, c. 1999-2000, and produced at other venues
Video Scripts
With Others
MTV--The State: Skits and Stickers, Sony Wonder, 1993
Stella Shorts 1998-2002, 2002
Recorded an unreleased album with the comedy troupe the State.
Humor
(With others) State by State with the State: An Uniformed, Poorly Researched Guide to the United States, Hyperion, 1997

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