Michael Showalter

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Michael Showalter at the 2015 Montclair Film Festival

Michael Showalter (born June 17, 1970 in Princeton ) is an American comedian and actor . He is also a director , writer and producer of comedies and comedy series.

Life

Showalter is the son of literary scholars Elaine and English Showalter. His sister Vinca, who is four years older than him, is a speechwriter and as such was a. worked in the Clinton administration . In 1988 Showalter began studying at New York University . Showalter later moved to Brown University , where he graduated in 1992 .

Showalter became friends with David Wain at the beginning of his studies . Together with other fellow students , the two founded the sketch troupe The New Group , which became The State in 1992 . The following year, production of the first episodes of the MTV comedy series of the same name began , which was broadcast in January 1994. The station had previously produced a series with the group called You Wrote It, You Watch It , for which Showalter and other The State members wrote the scripts. Since 1997 Showalter, Wain and Michael Ian Black have also worked together as the sketch group Stella . This cooperation also resulted in a comedy series of the same name, which was broadcast on Comedy Central in 2005 .

From March 16, 1997 to April 19, 1998 Showalter achieved several supporting roles (“male Greek choir”) in the award-winning off-Broadway production of the world premiere of Paula Vogel's comedy How I Learned to Drive . Showalter made his debut as a director in 2005 with the film The Baxter , in which he also starred. His romantic comedy film The Big Sick , which Showalter presented at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2017 , has received numerous critical acclaim.

Showalter is married and had twins in 2011. He teaches screenwriting at New York University's Graduate School of Film .

Filmography (selection)

  • 2001: Wet Hot American Summer (co-writer, performer, co-producer)
  • 2002: Signs ( Signs , Actor)
  • 2005: The Baxter (Director, Screenplay, Leading Actor)
  • 2015: Hello, my name is Doris (Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer )
  • 2017: The Big Sick (Director)
  • 2020: Die Turteltauben ( The Lovebirds , director)

Awards (selection)

Web links

Commons : Michael Showalter  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Elaine Showalter Critical Essays - Introduction . From enotes.com, accessed March 29, 2019
    Susan Koslow: English Showalter . Accessed March 29, 2019 at profkoslow.com
  2. ↑ Angela Ashman: Interview: Comedian Michael Showalter. (No longer available online.) Blogs.villagevoice.com , January 25, 2008, archived from the original on September 21, 2008 ; accessed on March 29, 2019 . All in the Family: Writing as a Showalter . On February 3, 2010 at sixthandi.org, accessed on March 29, 2019 Vinca LaFleur - Managing Partner . From westwingwriters.com. Retrieved March 29, 2019
  3. ↑ Ask Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter. (No longer available online.) Washingtonpost.com , Jan 25, 2008, archived from the original on Aug. 30, 2008 ; accessed on March 29, 2019 .
  4. ^ BIOS - Members of The State. (No longer available online.) The-state.com, archived from the original on October 8, 2003 ; accessed on March 29, 2019 . Ben Kharakh: Michael Showalter: The state of comedy . March 14, 2007 from thatotherpaper.com; Retrieved March 29, 2019
  5. ↑ a b Bio. (No longer available online.) Michaelshowalter.net, archived from the original on November 1, 2013 ; accessed on March 30, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Showalter Bio. (No longer available online.) Princetoninfo.com, archived from the original on December 30, 2007 ; accessed on March 30, 2019 .
  7. ^ David Wain: The State - A Brief History . At david-wain.squarespace.com, accessed March 29, 2019
  8. ^ David Wain: The State - FAQ . Retrieved March 29, 2019 from davidwain.com
  9. ↑ ABOUT STELLA. (No longer available online.) Stellacomedy.com, archived from the original on Aug. 2, 2011 ; accessed on March 29, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Elyse Sommer: A CurtainUp Review - How I Learned to Drive . From curtainup.com, accessed March 30, 2019
  11. ^ Stephen Applebaum: 'I've always been seen by other people as Jewish' . On July 26, 2017, from thejc.com , accessed March 29, 2019
  12. ↑ About Film Awards - 2017 Film Award Winners - SXSW Audience Awards . From sxsw.com, accessed March 29, 2019
  13. ^ Max Borg: Prix ​​du Public UBS - The Big Sick . On August 12, 2017 at pardo.ch, accessed on March 29, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Showalter, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter, film director and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH 17th June 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Princeton , United States