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David Benjamin Wain is an American comedian, writer, actor, and director. He is most widely known for directing the feature films Role Models, Wanderlust and for both creating the Wet Hot American Summer franchise and directing the feature film Wet Hot American Summer, and the Netflix series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp and Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later. He is also known for his work on the sketch comedy series The State; for producing, directing and writing the Adult Swim series Childrens Hospital; and voicing the Warden on the Adult Swim series Superjail!. Wain is a founding member of comedy group Stella, along with Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black, writing and starring in the Stella shorts and the later Stella TV series.
Born
Friday, 01 August 1969
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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History of the World: Part II | Bishop 2 | 2023 |
The Bob's Burgers Movie | Grover Fischoeder / Grover Fischoeder (voice) | 2022 |
Kimi | Angela's Dentist | 2022 |
Murderville | Magic Melvin | 2022 |
The Sex Lives of College Girls | Craig Hennessey | 2021 |
Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself | Self - audience member | 2020 |
Medical Police | Jim Davidson | 2020 |
Oh Jerome, No | Dan 2 | 2019 |
Cake | Dan 2 | 2019 |
The Movies | Self - Director, Wet Hot American Summer | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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History of the World: Part II | Bishop 2 | 2023 |
The Bob's Burgers Movie | Grover Fischoeder / Grover Fischoeder (voice) | 2022 |
Kimi | Angela's Dentist | 2022 |
Murderville | Magic Melvin | 2022 |
The Sex Lives of College Girls | Craig Hennessey | 2021 |
Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself | Self - audience member | 2020 |
Medical Police | Jim Davidson | 2020 |
Oh Jerome, No | Dan 2 | 2019 |
Cake | Dan 2 | 2019 |
The Movies | Self - Director, Wet Hot American Summer | 2019 |
Tuca & Bertie | (voice) | 2019 |
Under the Eiffel Tower | Frank | 2019 |
Miracle Workers | HOA Member | 2019 |
Dog Days | Wacky Wayne | 2018 |
Big City Greens | Ronald Featherman | 2018 |
Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Interviewer | 2018 |
Fun Mom Dinner | Wayne | 2017 |
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Yaron / Bill Clinton / Clinton | 2017 |
Drive Share | Driver | 2017 |
Brother Nature | Uncle Mel | 2016 |
Teachers | Pastor Ted | 2016 |
Superstore | Dan | 2015 |
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Dr. Pratt | 2015 |
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | Yaron / Yarin | 2015 |
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot | Himself / Self | 2015 |
Misery Loves Comedy | Self - Interviewee / Himself | 2015 |
Weird Loners | Howard | 2015 |
Younger | Hugh Shirley | 2015 |
Fresh Off the Boat | Reggie | 2015 |
Married | David | 2014 |
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail | Self - Guest / Self | 2014 |
They Came Together | Keith | 2014 |
American Viral | Sam Guell | 2014 |
Kid President: Declaration of Awesome | Self | 2014 |
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Maternity | 2014 |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014 |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014 |
Broad City | Maureen's Ex | 2014 |
@midnight | Self | 2013 |
Thanks for Sharing | Addict #2 / Addict | 2013 |
Hell Baby | Dr. Marsden | 2013 |
Drunk History | Self - Narrator / Thomas Jefferson / Julius Caesar | 2013 |
Phone, Keys, Gum | Himself / Self | 2013 |
Another Period | Albert Downsy, Jr. / Albert Downsy Jr. | 2013 |
She Said, She Said | Mediator | 2013 |
Newsreaders | Jim Davidson | 2013 |
The Greatest Event in Television History | Bell Taint | 2012 |
Sleepwalk with Me | Pete | 2012 |
Comedy Bang! Bang! | Gordon Thatchet | 2012 |
Burning Love | Reg Durjmah | 2012 |
Wanderlust | Himself / David Wain | 2012 |
Key and Peele | Person at People Park #6 | 2012 |
New Girl | Male Race Participant | 2011 |
Portlandia | Brad | 2011 |
Bob's Burgers | Courtney / Grover | 2011 |
The Webventures of Justin & Alden | Self | 2010 |
Found Footage Festival Volume 4: Live in Tucson | Video date | 2009 |
Stella: Live in Boston | David | 2009 |
Kevin Pollak's Chat Show | Self | 2009 |
I Love You, Man | Wedding Photographer | 2009 |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself - Guest | 2009 |
Childrens Hospital | David Wain / Rabbi Jewy McJewJew / Rabbi McJewJew / Square Dance Caller | 2008 |
The Guitar | Phone Man | 2008 |
Role Models | Chevron Baine | 2008 |
Horrible People | Paco | 2008 |
The Ten | Abe Grossman / Cartoon Voices | 2007 |
Wainy Days | David | 2007 |
Superjail! | The Warden (voice) / The Warden | 2007 |
Puberty: The Movie | Principal Kirkpatrick | 2007 |
Reno 911!: Miami | Breen the Plumber | 2007 |
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Shell Dante | 2007 |
The Michael Showalter Showalter | Self | 2007 |
Heckler | Self | 2007 |
Delirious | Byron | 2006 |
CollegeHumor Originals | Self | 2006 |
Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
The Baxter | Louis Lewis | 2005 |
Stella | David | 2005 |
American Dad! | Mailroom Guy | 2005 |
Entourage | Agent | 2004 |
Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker | Brian Lewis | 2004 |
Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins | Self | 2004 |
Along Came Polly | Wedding Videographer | 2004 |
I Love the '70s | Self | 2003 |
Reno 911! | Sensual Masseuse / Sam | 2003 |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Feldman / Himself | 2003 |
Stella Shorts 1998-2002 | David | 2002 |
Crank Yankers | Al Foster #1 | 2002 |
Wet Hot American Summer | Paco | 2001 |
Late Friday | Self - Host | 2001 |
Bamboozled | Bunning | 2000 |
Sheep in the Big City | (voice) | 2000 |
Keeping the Faith | Steve Posner | 2000 |
Random Play | Various | 1999 |
Comedy Central Presents | Self | 1998 |
The Daily Show | Self - Correspondent | 1996 |
The State | Various | 1994 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane | 2020 |
Medical Police | 2020 |
Miracle Workers | 2019 |
A Futile and Stupid Gesture | 2018 |
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | 2017 |
The Second Sound Barrier | 2016 |
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | 2015 |
A to Z | 2014 |
They Came Together | 2014 |
Phone, Keys, Gum | 2013 |
Newsreaders | 2013 |
Wanderlust | 2012 |
New Girl | 2011 |
Stella: Live in Boston | 2009 |
Party Down | 2009 |
Childrens Hospital | 2008 |
Role Models | 2008 |
The Ten | 2007 |
Wainy Days | 2007 |
Denis Leary's Merry F#%$in' Christmas | 2005 |
Stella | 2005 |
Stella Shorts 1998-2002 | 2002 |
Wet Hot American Summer | 2001 |
The State | 1994 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Medical Police | 2020 |
A Futile and Stupid Gesture | 2018 |
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | 2017 |
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | 2015 |
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot | 2015 |
They Came Together | 2014 |
Newsreaders | 2013 |
Wanderlust | 2012 |
Stella: Live in Boston | 2009 |
Childrens Hospital | 2008 |
The Ten | 2007 |
Wainy Days | 2007 |
Diggers | 2006 |
Stella | 2005 |
Wet Hot American Summer | 2001 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Won |
2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program | Nominated |
2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program | Nominated |
2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs | Won |
2012 | Emmy | Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs | Won |