Name
Michael Showalter
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1970-06-17 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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.
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- 2001 Wet Hot American Summer as Coop / Alan Shemper
- 2002 Signs as Lionel Prichard
- 2005 The Baxter as Elliot Sherman
- 1998 Safe Men as Larry
- 2002 Operation Midnight Climax as Chip
- 2009 Stella: Live in Boston as Michael
- 1998 Chocolate For Breakfast
- 2014 Two Night Stand as Rick Raines
- 2004 Hair High as Wally (voice)
- 2015 Misery Loves Comedy as Self
- 2006 Griffin & Phoenix as Terry's Fiancé
- 2015 Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot as Self
- 2012 Wanderlust as Himself
- 2007 The Ten as Police Lt. Flarn Bleern
- 2016 Giles Vanderhoot as Giles Vanderhoot
- 1996 Tick as Clifford
- 2007 Reno 911!: Miami as Paul
- 2008 Birthday as Michael
- Soon MTV: The State, Skits and Stickers
- 2019 It Started As a Joke as Self
- 2002 Stella Shorts 1998-2002 as Michael
- 1995 The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special as Various
- 2002 Kissing Jessica Stein as Stephen
- 2025 Long Live the State as Self
- 2016 Jammers as Jeremy
- 1995 Chickula! Teenage Vampire
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Artie Kramer
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1994 The State ( 24 episodes ) as Various Characters
- 2004 Cheap Seats ( 79 episodes )
- 1983 Friday Night Videos ( 44 episodes )
- 2005 Stella ( 10 episodes )
- 2009 Michael & Michael Have Issues ( 7 episodes ) as Self
- 1999 Random Play ( 6 episodes )
- 2016 Search Party ( 5 episodes ) as Max
- 2015 Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp ( 8 episodes ) as Coop
- 2008 Childrens Hospital ( 2 episodes ) as Nils Vildervaan
- 2011 Bob's Burgers ( 1 episode ) as Ethan (voice)
- 2013 @midnight with Chris Hardwick ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2018 Sugar Rush ( 1 episode ) as Self - Judge
- 2017 Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later ( 8 episodes ) as Coop / Ronald Reagan
- 2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command ( 1 episode ) as Plasma Boy (voice)
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Allan Gee
- 2005 American Dad! ( 1 episode ) as Mark (voice)
- 1998 Sex and the City ( 1 episode ) as Billy
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2017 9JKL ( 1 episode ) as Walter Michaelson
- 2015 The Grinder ( 1 episode ) as Sandy Malmuth
- 2010 The Slope ( 1 episode ) as Ben
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1998 Comedy Central Presents ( 1 episode ) as Self
