David Wain
In 2005, Wain was a co-star, executive producer, co-writer and director of the Comedy Central series Stella. Stella follows the modern-day Marx Brothers adventures of Wain, Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black. In addition to the TV series, the Stella live stage show played to sold-out audiences all across the country and aired on Comedy Central as a special. The 26 Stella Shorts, featuring Wain and his partners, are collected on a popular DVD.
In 1988, Wain joined the comedy troupe The State, for which he co-created an award winning and critically acclaimed MTV series. The State also did a special for CBS, a book for Hyperion Press, an album for Warner Bros., toured the United States and performed their sketch show Molt and off-Broadway. In addition to directing more than 80 short films for The State, Wain served as cast member, supervising producer, writer and editor.
On television, Wain has written, directed and/or performed on shows such as Mad TV (FOX); The Cosby Show (NBC); You Wrote It You Watch It; Idiot Savants (MTV); Best Week Ever; Random Play; Retroflix Live; I Love the ‘70s (VH1); Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!; Sheep in the Big City (Cartoon Network); The Daily Show With Jon Stewart; Crank Yankers; and Strangers with Candy (Comedy Central). As an actor, he appears in the feature films Bamboozled, Keeping the Faith, The Baxter and Delirious, as well as the upcoming films The Guitar and I Love You, Man. He plays the lead character of The Warden on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim series Superjail! Wain also creates, writes, directs and stars in the Internet phenomenon, Webby Award-winning series Wainy Days.
Wain grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and graduated from NYU film school.
David Wain Facts
Occupation | Actor, Screenwriter, Director |
Birthday | August 1, 1969 (53) |
Sign | Leo |
Birthplace | Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA |
Selected Filmography
Not available. |