David Wain

David Benjamin Wain (born August 1, 1969) is an American comedian, writer, actor and director. He is best known for the feature films Role Models, Wet Hot American Summer, the 1990s' sketch comedy series The State, and the Comedy Central show Stella. Wain was a founding member of Stella, along with Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black. Wain was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio. A graduate of New York University film school, Wain first began his ca... more

David Benjamin Wain (born August 1, 1969) is an American comedian, writer, actor and director. He is best known for the feature films Role Models, Wet Hot American Summer, the 1990s' sketch comedy series The State, and the Comedy Central show Stella. Wain was a founding member of Stella, along with Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black. Wain was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio. A graduate of New York University film school, Wain first began his career in 1991 as a writer/director, with the short film Aisle Six. The film stars Thomas Lennon, Joe Lo Truglio, Michael Patrick Jann and other members of The State. In 1988 while attending NYU, Wain became a founding member of the sketch comedy group The New Group. This group would later come to be known as The State, and in 1993 he and his fellow members created and starred in The State, a sketch show that lasted four seasons on MTV. After The State ended, he, Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter all became interested in the alternative... less