Michael Showalter
Highest Rated: 98% The Big Sick (2017)
Lowest Rated: 32% The Baxter (2005)
Birthday: Jun 17, 1970
Birthplace: Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Shortly after leaving his hometown of Princeton, New Jersey to attend New York University, Michael Showalter quickly found his crew. He met up with like-minded budding comedians including David Wain, Thomas Lennon and Michael Ian Black and formed the comedy group The State. Even though Showalter wound up transferring to Brown University, he still remained close with his friends at The State, as he was a part of the gang's big break in 1993, when they started sketch comedy show "The State" (MTV 1993-95). While the show was short-lived, it kicked off Showalter's career. Throughout the rest of the '90s, Showalter appeared in small roles in film and TV before he worked with Wain to write cult classic "Wet Hot American Summer" (2001), which he also starred in. He followed that with another barrage of small roles, including a guest role on "Sex and the City" (HBO 1998-2004). He made his directorial debut with "The Baxter" (2005), and also returned to TV regularly with "Stella" (Comedy Central 2005), another comedy show also starring Wain and Black. For the next few years, Showalter focused more on his stand-up career, releasing a comedy album and going on tour with Black, Janeane Garofalo, and more. He returned to Comedy Central with the metafictional sitcom "Michael and Michael Have Issues" (Comedy Central 2009), which also starred Black. In 2014, Showalter worked with Wain on the Paul Rudd-starring romantic comedy parody "They Came Together" (2014), and wrote and directed his first dramatic feature, the Sally Field-starring "Hello, My Name Is Doris" (2015). The following year, Showalter and Wain brought together the cast of their first big movie to create the eight-part prequel "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp" (Netflix 2015).
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Michael Showalter
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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80% |
|
The Idea of You |
Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 2024 |
86% |
|
Spoiler Alert |
Director, Producer |
$1.3M | 2022 |
67% |
|
The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Director | $2.4M | 2021 |
66% |
|
The Lovebirds |
Director, Executive Producer |
- | 2020 |
98% |
|
The Big Sick | Director | $42.9M | 2017 |
85% |
|
Hello, My Name Is Doris |
Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
$14.4M | 2015 |
70% |
|
They Came Together |
Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
|
Stella - Live In Boston | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Michael & Michael Have Issues | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
|
Griffin and Phoenix | Terry's Fiancé (Character) | - | 2006 |
32% |
|
The Baxter |
Elliot Sherman (Character), Director, Writer |
$181.9K | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Operation Midnight Climax | Chip (Character) | - | 2002 |
38% |
|
Wet Hot American Summer |
Coop (Character), Writer, Co-Producer |
$292.1K | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Zog's Place | Unknown (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chocolate for Breakfast | Unknown (Character) | - | 1998 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh | Executive Producer | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 48% | In the Dark |
Director, Executive Producer |
2019-2022 |
81% | 87% | I Love That for You | Executive Producer | 2022 |
90% | 82% | The Dropout |
Executive Producer, Director |
2022 |
96% | 74% | Search Party |
Creator, Executive Producer |
2016-2017 2020-2022 |
58% | 72% | The Shrink Next Door | Executive Producer | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Search Party: The Podcast | Guest | 2021 |
90% | 87% | Grace and Frankie | Director | 2016 2019 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Sugar Rush | Judge | 2018 |
19% | 56% | 9JKL | Walter Michaelson (Guest Star) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 57% | Wet Hot American Summer - Ten Years Later |
Alan Shemper (Character), Executive Producer, Writer |
2017 |
No Score Yet | 49% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 91% | American Dad! | Mark (Guest Voice) | 2016 |
93% | 81% | The Grinder | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
85% | 71% | Wet Hot American Summer |
Alan Shemper (Character), Executive Producer, Writer |
2015 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 92% | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
32% | 61% | Super Fun Night | Writer | 2013-2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2009 2011 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Michael & Michael Have Issues |
Unknown (Character), Executive Producer |
2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Comedy Central Presents | Unknown (Character) | 2004 2008 |
70% | 80% | Sex and the City | Billy (Guest Star) | 2003 |
83% | No Score Yet | The State |
Unknown (Character), Creator, Writer |
1994-1995 |