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Michael Showalter

Michael Showalter

Birthday: 1970-06-17 | Place of Birth: Princeton, New Jersey, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Long Live the State

as    Self

2016
Giles Vanderhoot

as    Giles Vanderhoot

2014
Two Night Stand

as    Rick Raines

2009
Stella: Live in Boston

as    Michael

2009
2008
Birthday

as    Michael

2005
The Baxter

as    Elliot Sherman

2004
Hair High

as    Wally (voice)

2002
Operation Midnight Climax

as    Chip

2002
Stella Shorts 1998-2002

as    Michael

2001
Wet Hot American Summer

as    Coop / Alan Shemper

1998
Safe Men

as    Larry

1994
The State

as    Various Characters