David Wain
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David Wain | |
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Born | David Benjamin Wain August 1, 1969 Shaker Heights, Ohio, U.S. |
Alma mater | New York University |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1991–present |
Notable work | Wet Hot American Summer Role Models Wanderlust They Came Together |
Spouse |
Zandy Hartig
(m. 2009; div. 2015) |
Children | 2 |
Website | davidwain |
David Benjamin Wain (born August 1, 1969) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and director. He has co-written and directed six feature films, including Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Role Models (2008), Wanderlust (2012) and They Came Together (2014). He has also served as a creator, producer, writer and director on a number of television series, including Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Childrens Hospital and Medical Police. He has had small roles in most of the films and TV series he has produced or directed. Wain had a starring voice role as The Warden on the 2008–2014 Adult Swim animated series Superjail!, and has provided the voices for Courtney Wheeler and Grover Fischoeder on Bob's Burgers since 2012.
He began his career as a member of the sketch comedy troupe
Early life
Wain was born to a Jewish family[1][2] in Shaker Heights, Ohio, the son of Nina (née Saul) and Norman Wain.[3] As a young man, Wain went to a summer camp in Canaan, Maine, on which Wet Hot American Summer was loosely based.
Career
In 1988 while attending
In 1997, Wain, Michael Ian Black, and Michael Showalter formed the comedy trio Stella.
Wain's first feature film, Wet Hot American Summer (2001), was an absurdist summer camp comedy starring Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Molly Shannon, Paul Rudd, Christopher Meloni, Bradley Cooper, Amy Poehler, Ken Marino and Elizabeth Banks. Wain directed the film, and co-wrote and co-produced it with Showalter, who also plays a lead role.
His second feature film The Ten, starring Winona Ryder and Paul Rudd (and a large ensemble cast of well-known actors), had a short theatrical run and was released on DVD on January 15, 2008.
Wain's third feature, Role Models, starring Paul Rudd, Seann William Scott, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jane Lynch and Elizabeth Banks, was his first widely released film. Released in theaters on November 7, 2008, the film received positive reviews from critics and fans alike, as well as earning $19 million on its opening weekend.[4]
Wain starred in a web series titled
As one third of the comedy troupe
Wain is featured as the voice of The Warden in the animated series
His fifth feature, the romantic parody They Came Together, was released in June 2014. The cast includes Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Ed Helms, Cobie Smulders, Max Greenfield, and Christopher Meloni. Wain and Showalter co-wrote the eight-episode Netflix prequel Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp based on the 2001 film with almost the entire cast of the original film returning. The series premiered on July 31, 2015, and was more well received by critics. He returned to co-write and direct another Netflix sequel Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, which premiered in 2017.[5]
In 2018 Wain directed .
Personal life
Wain lives in Los Angeles. He has two sons and is divorced from Zandy Hartig, an actress and producer.[6][7]
Filmography
† | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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1992 | Aisle Six | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film; also editor |
2001 | Wet Hot American Summer | Yes | Yes | Co-producer | |
2007 | The Ten | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2008 | Role Models | Yes | Yes | ||
2012 | Wanderlust | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2014 | They Came Together | Yes | Yes | Executive | |
2018 | A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Yes | Executive |
Acting roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Keeping the Faith | Steve Posner | |
Bamboozled | Bunning | ||
2001 | Wet Hot American Summer | Paco | |
2003 | The Third Date | Ralph | Short film |
2004 | Along Came Polly | Wedding Videographer | Uncredited |
2005 | The Baxter | Louis Lewis | |
2006 | Delirious | Byron | |
2007 | The Ten | Abe Grossman / Cartoon Voices | |
Reno 911!: Miami | Breen the Plumber | ||
Puberty: The Movie | Principal Kirkpatrick | ||
2008 | The Guitar | Phone Man | |
Role Models | Chevron Baine | ||
2009 | I Love You, Man | Wedding Photographer | |
2012 | Sleepwalk with Me | Pete | |
Thanks for Sharing | Addict #2 | ||
2013 | Hell Baby | Dr. Marsden | |
She Said, She Said | Mediator | Short film | |
2014 | They Came Together | Keith | |
2016 | Brother Nature | Uncle Mel | |
2017 | Fun Mom Dinner | Wayne | |
2018 | My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes | Narrator | Documentary short |
A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Interviewer | ||
Under the Eiffel Tower | Frank | ||
Dog Days | Wacky Wayne | ||
2022 | Kimi | Angela's Dentist | |
The Bob's Burgers Movie | Grover Fischoeder (voice) | Voice role |
Television
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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1992–1993 | You Wrote It, You Watch It | Yes | Yes | ||
1993–1995 | The State
|
Yes | Yes | ||
1995 | The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special |
Yes | Yes | TV special | |
1997 | Apartment 2F | Yes | Yes | ||
1999 | Random Play | Yes | |||
2000 | Strangers with Candy | Yes | Episode: "The Blank Page" | ||
2000–2001 | Mad TV | Yes | |||
2000–2002 | Sheep in the Big City | Yes | 3 episodes | ||
2005 | Stella
|
Yes | Yes | Executive | |
2007–2011 | Wainy Days | Yes | Yes | Yes | Directed 20 episodes |
2008–2016 | Childrens Hospital | Yes | Yes | Executive | Also developer; Directed 12 episodes |
2010 | Party Down | Yes | Episode: "Not on Your Wife Opening Night" | ||
2013–2015 | Newsreaders | Yes | Executive | Also creator; Directed segment "Sitcom Family" | |
2014 | A to Z | Yes | Episode: "F Is for Fight, Fight, Fight!" | ||
2015 | Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | Yes | Yes | Executive | Also creator |
2017 | Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Yes | Yes | Executive | |
2020 | Medical Police | Yes | Yes | Executive | Also creator; Directed 5 episodes |
2023 | Miracle Workers | Yes | No | No | Directed 2 episodes |
Acting roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992–1993 | You Wrote It, You Watch It | Various characters | |
1993–1995 | The State
|
Various characters | |
1995 | The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special |
Various characters | TV special |
1997 | Apartment 2F | David | Segment: "Finishing the Novel" |
1999 | Random Play | Various characters | |
2000–2002 | Sheep in the Big City | Stu (voice) | Episode: "Belle of the Baaah" |
2003 | Crank Yankers | Al Foster #1 / David | 2 episodes |
2003, 2008 | Reno 911! | Sam / Sensual Masseuse | 2 episodes |
2004 | Cheap Seats without Ron Parker | Brian Lewis | Episode: "High-School Cheerleading" |
2005 | Stella
|
David | 10 episodes |
2006 | Entourage
|
Agent | Episode: "Three's Company" |
2007–2011 | Wainy Days | David | |
2007–2014 | Superjail! | The Warden (voice) | |
2008–2016 | Childrens Hospital | Rabbi Jewy McJewJew / himself / various characters | |
2009 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Shell Dante | Episode: "Hair" |
2012 | New Girl | Male Race Participant | Episode: "Secrets" |
Comedy Bang! Bang! | Gordon Thatchet | Episode: "Elizabeth Banks Wears a Red Dress" | |
2012–2021 | Bob's Burgers | Courtney / Grover Fischoeder (voice) | 12 episodes |
2013 | Burning Love | Reg Durjmah | Episode: "Dancing!" |
The Greatest Event in Television History | Bell Taint | Episode: "Hart to Hart" | |
Key & Peele | Person at People Park #6 | Episode: "#3.13" | |
2013–2015 | Newsreaders | Jim Davidson | |
2014 | Married | David | Episode: "Waffles & Pizza" |
2015 | Broad City | Maureen's Ex | Episode: "Coat Check" |
Weird Loners | Howard | 2 episodes | |
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Maternity | Episode: "Paid Family Leave" | |
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | Yaron | ||
2015–2018 | Another Period | Albert Downsy Jr. | 14 episodes |
2016 | Younger | Hugh Shirley | 2 episodes |
2016–2019 | Drunk History | Thomas Jefferson / Julius Caesar | 2 episodes |
2017 | Fresh Off the Boat | Reggie | Episode: "Living with Eddie" |
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Yaron / Bill Clinton | ||
2018 | Portlandia
|
Brad | Episode: "Open Relationship" |
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
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Dr. Pratt | Episode: "Nathaniel Is Irrelevant" | |
2018–2019 | Teachers | Pastor Ted | 3 episodes |
2019 | Tuca & Bertie | (voice) | 2 episodes |
2019–2020 | Superstore | Dan | 3 episodes |
2020 | American Dad! | Mailroom Guy (voice) | Episode: "Businessly Brunette" |
2021 | Big City Greens | Ronald Featherman (voice) | Episode: "Winter Greens" |
2022 | Murderville | Magic Melvin | Episode: "The Magician's Assistant" |
References
- ^ The Jewish Chronicle: "'I’ve always been seen by other people as Jewish'" by Stephen Applebaum November 14, 2017
- ^ Grantland: "Grantland Q&A: David Wain on 'Wet Hot American Summer,' On-Set Hookups, and Paul Rudd's Aging Secrets" by Rachel Handler July 31, 2015
- ^ "Nina Wain Obituary". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida: Palm Beach Newspapers Inc. July 8, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2016 – via legacy.com.
- ^ IMDB | Role Models – Box Office
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 19, 2016). "Alyssa Milano Joins Season 2 Of 'Wet Hot American Summer'". Deadline Hollywood. Los Angeles, California: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ "Bio —". Davidwain.com. 2015-07-31. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
- ^ "The Force Awakens: One Woman's Conversion". Zandyhartig.com. 2016-01-09. Retrieved 2016-10-27.