- Home
- Michael Showalter
Michael Showalter
Known for: DirectingMichael Showalter (born June 17, 1970) is an American director, writer, and producer. He first achieved recognition as a cast member on MTV's The State, which aired from 1993 to 1995. He and David Wain created the Wet Hot American Summer franchise, with Showalter co-writing and starring in Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and the Netflix series. Showalter wrote and directed The Baxter(2005), in which he starred with Michelle Williams, Justin Theroux, and Elizabeth Banks. Both films featured many of his co-stars from The State, and so do several of his other projects. Showalter is also a co-creator, co-producer, actor, and writer for the TV series Search Party. He directed the 2017 film The Big Sick and the 2021 film The Eyes of Tammy Faye, both of which were critically acclaimed. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Showalter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography 24
Verity
Director, Producer 
The Idea of You
Director, Screenplay 
Oh. What. Fun.
Director, Screenplay 
Wanderlust
as Himself 
Signs
as Lionel Prichard 
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Director 
The State
as Various Characters 
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
as Coop / Ronald Reagan 
They Came Together
Writer, Producer 
The Big Sick
Director 
The Lovebirds
Director 
Two Night Stand
as Rick Raines 
Spoiler Alert
Director, Producer 
Hair High
as Wally (voice) 
Wet Hot American Summer
as Coop / Alan Shemper 
Michael & Michael Have Issues
as Self 
Hello, My Name Is Doris
Director, Writer 
Safe Men
as Larry 
It Started As a Joke
as Self 
The Baxter
as Elliot Sherman 
Stella: Live in Boston
as Michael