Michael 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

• 2026Verity — Director, Producer
• Happy Face — Director, Executive Producer
• 2025Oh. What. Fun. — Director, Producer, Screenplay
• 2024The Idea of You — Producer, Director, Screenplay
• The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh — Executive Producer, Director
• I Love That for You — Director, Executive Producer
• 2022Spoiler Alert — Director, Producer
• 2022Stomach People — Executive Producer
• The Dropout — Executive Producer, Director
• 2021The Eyes of Tammy Faye — Director
• The Shrink Next Door — Executive Producer, Director
• 2020The Lovebirds — Director, Executive Producer
• In the Dark — Executive Producer, Director
• 2019Ray Romano: Right Here, Around the Corner — Director
• 9JKL — Walter Michaelson
• 2017The Big Sick — Director
• Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later — Coop / Ronald Reagan, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
• 2016Giles Vanderhoot — Giles Vanderhoot, Writer, Director, Executive Producer
• 2016Jammers — Jeremy
• Love — Director
• Search Party — Max, Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Story
• 2016The Second Sound Barrier — Writer
• Grace and Frankie — Director
• 2015Hello, My Name Is Doris — Director, Writer, Executive Producer
• 2015Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot — Self, Executive Producer
• The Grinder — Sandy Malmuth
• Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp — Coop, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
• American Viral — Executive Producer
• 2014They Came Together — Writer, Producer
• 2014Two Night Stand — Rick Raines
• Newsreaders — Writer
• Super Fun Night — Writer
• You're Whole — Director
• Bob's Burgers — Ethan (voice)
• Michael Showalter's the Making of... — Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
• The Slope — Ben
• Michael & Michael Have Issues — Self, Director, Producer, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
• 2009Stella: Live in Boston — Michael, Executive Producer, Writer
• 2008Birthday — Michael, Executive Producer, Writer
• Childrens Hospital — Nils Vildervaan, Writer
• The Michael Showalter Showalter — Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
• 2007Reno 911!: Miami — Paul
• 2007The Ten — Police Lt. Flarn Bleern
• 2006Griffin & Phoenix — Terry's Fiancé
• American Dad! — Mark (voice)
• Stella — Writer, Producer, Creator
• 2005The Baxter — Elliot Sherman, Director, Writer
• Cheap Seats
• 2004Hair High — Wally (voice)
• The Wrong Coast — Writer
• 2002Kissing Jessica Stein — Stephen
• 2002Operation Midnight Climax — Chip
• 2002Signs — Lionel Prichard
• 2002Stella Shorts 1998-2002 — Michael, Writer, Director
• 2001Wet Hot American Summer — Coop / Alan Shemper, Screenplay, Producer
• Buzz Lightyear of Star Command — Plasma Boy (voice)
• Random Play — Writer
• 1998Chocolate For Breakfast
• Comedy Central Presents — Self, Writer, Executive Producer
• 1998Safe Men — Larry
• Sex and the City — Billy
• 1996Tick — Clifford
• 1995Chickula! Teenage Vampire
• 1995The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special — Various, Writer
• The State — Various Characters, Writer, Creator
• You Wrote It, You Watch It — Writer
• Law & Order — Artie Kramer, Allan Gee
• Friday Night Videos
• Baby Boom — Director, Producer
• MTV: The State, Skits and Stickers
• Serendipity — Director, Producer
• The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob — Director
• The Off Weeks — Executive Producer, Creator
• Untitled 'Cyrano Pop' Movie — Director, Story, Producer
• Untitled Holiday Comedy Project — Director

Appearances as themselves (9)

• 2025Long Live the State — Self
• 2019It Started As a Joke — Self
• Sugar Rush — Self - Judge
• 2015Misery Loves Comedy — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• @midnight with Chris Hardwick — Self
• 2012Wanderlust — Himself
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self