Michael Showalter

Born: 1970-06-17

Michael English Showalter (born June 17, 1970; Princeton) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director. He is one third of the sketch comedy trio Stella. Showalter first came to recognition as a cast member on MTV's The State, which aired from 1993 to 1995. He co-wrote (with David Wain) and starred in Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and he wrote, directed, and starred in The Baxter (2005), with Michelle Williams, Justin Theroux and Elizabeth Banks. Both of these movies featured many of his co-stars from The State, and so do several of his other projects.


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Signs

as Lionel Prichard
Released: 2002-08-02

A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something...

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as Himself
Released: 2012-02-23

Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options,...

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Two Night Stand

as Rick Raines
Released: 2014-09-26

After an extremely regrettable one night stand, two strangers wake up to find themselves snowed...

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Reno 911!: Miami

as Paul
Released: 2007-02-23

A rag-tag team of Reno cops are called in to save the day after a terrorist attack disrupts a...

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Kissing Jessica Stein

as Stephen
Released: 2002-03-13

Jessica, a Jewish copy editor living and working in New York City, is plagued by failed blind...

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Griffin & Phoenix

as Terry's Fiancé
Released: 2006-09-12

A terminally ill man falls in love with a woman who has a secret that threatens their time spent...

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Wet Hot American Summer

as Coop / Alan Shemper
Released: 2001-07-27

The setting is Camp Firewood, the year 1981. It's the last day before everyone goes back to the...

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Safe Men

as Larry
Released: 1998-08-07

Two untalented singers are mistaken for a pair of major league safe crackers in Providence,...

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The Ten

as Police Lt. Flarn Bleern
Released: 2007-08-03

Ten stories, each inspired by one of the ten commandments.

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Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

as Self
Released: 2015-07-31

Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage offers a glimpse into the comic minds behind a "Wet Hot"...

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Hair High

as Wally (voice)
Released: 2004-04-17

Bill Plympton's gothic '50s high-school comedy about a love-triangle that goes terribly wrong....

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Misery Loves Comedy

as Self
Released: 2015-01-23

Do you have to be miserable to be funny? More than sixty comedians—including stand-ups, writers,...

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The Baxter

as Elliot Sherman
Released: 2005-08-26

A man with a "doormat" personality tries standing up for himself for a change in this comedy....

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It Started As a Joke

as Self
Released: 2019-03-10

This documentary chronicles the decade-long run of the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival – including...

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The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

as Various
Released: 1995-10-27

Comedy troupe The State hosts a Halloween special on CBS.

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Stella Shorts 1998-2002

as Michael
Released: 2002-12-20

STELLA is a three-man comedy troupe from New York City, comprised of well-known comedians/actors...

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Stella: Live in Boston

as Michael
Released: 2009-08-13

The comedy trio performs live in Boston.

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Operation Midnight Climax

as Chip
Released: 2002-04-29

Will Nitch is on a mission to achieve a transendental tantric sexual experience: a sustained...

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Tick

as Clifford
Released: 1996-01-15

A brisk look into the lives of two bomb diffusers. John Hamburg's student film.

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The Daily Show

as Self - Correspondent
First aired: 1996-07-22

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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Law & Order

as Artie Kramer
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Law & Order

as Allan Gee
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2009-07-16

Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality...

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American Dad!

as Mark (voice)
First aired: 2005-02-06

The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three...

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Bob's Burgers

as Ethan (voice)
First aired: 2011-01-09

Bob's Burgers follows a third-generation restaurateur, Bob, as he runs Bob's Burgers with the...

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Sex and the City

as Billy
First aired: 1998-06-06

Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best...

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-01-26

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...

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@midnight with Chris Hardwick

as Self
First aired: 2013-10-21

Chris Hardwick will lead three celebrity contestants down the ultimate internet wormhole....

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Childrens Hospital

as Nils Vildervaan
First aired: 2008-12-08

A hospital isn't a place for lazy people. It's a place for smart people who take care of people...

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Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

as Plasma Boy (voice)
First aired: 2000-10-02

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is an American animated science fiction/adventure/comedy series...

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Search Party

as Max
First aired: 2016-11-21

A dark comedy about four self-absorbed twenty-somethings who become entangled in an ominous...

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Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

as Coop
First aired: 2015-07-31

It's the first day of camp in this outrageous prequel to the hilarious 2001 cult classic movie....

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Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

as Coop / Ronald Reagan
First aired: 2017-08-04

A decade after their wild summer as junior counselors, the gang reunites for a weekend of...

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Sugar Rush

as Self - Judge
First aired: 2018-07-13

A relentlessly fast-paced baking competition that challenges brilliant bakers to create sweet...

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Cheap Seats

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-02-04

Cheap Seats without Ron Parker, commonly shortened to Cheap Seats, is a television program...

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The State

as Various Characters
First aired: 1994-01-21

The State is a sketch-comedy television show combing bizarre characters and scenarios to present...

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9JKL

as Walter Michaelson
First aired: 2017-10-02

A time in Mark Feuerstein's adult life when he lived in apartment 9K in the building he grew up...

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Stella

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-06-29

Stella was a short-lived television series that originally ran from June 28, 2005 to August 30,...

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Michael & Michael Have Issues

as Self
First aired: 2009-07-15

Longtime collaborators Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter (co-founders of The State comedy...

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