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David Wain Biography
Birth Name:David Benjamin Wain
Birth Place:Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States
Profession Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Soundtrack, Editor, Script department, Assistant director
Fast Facts
- Studied film at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
- Began making videos after his father gave him a camcorder when he was 10 years old
- Made his feature film directorial debut with the 2001 cult comedy "Wet Hot American Summer․"
- Received his first paid job as a performer when his comedy group was selected as an opening act for comedian Dennis Miller
- One of the founders of The State, a group of comedic performers who continue to collaborate with each other
- Actor Paul Rudd has starred in each of the first five feature films that Wain has directed
- Has become a fan of playing squash in his free time
Awards
- 1995CableACE-Comedy Series: nominated
- 2001Open Palm Award-: nominated
- 2008Webby Award-Video - Comedy: Longform: winner
- 2009Streamy Award-Best Writing for a Comedy Web Series: nominated
- 2009Webby Award-Video - Comedy: Longform: winner
- 2010Streamy Award-Best Male Actor in a Comedy Web Series: nominated
- 2010Streamy Award-Best Writing for a Comedy Web Series: winner
- 2010Webby Award-Video - Comedy: Shortform: nominated
- 2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs: winner
- 2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs: winner
- 2014Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program: nominated
- 2015Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program: nominated
- 2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: winner