David Wain
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
- Actor Paul Rudd has starred in each of the first five feature films that Wain has directed
- One of the founders of The State, a group of comedic performers who continue to collaborate with each other
- Has become a fan of playing squash in his free time
Awards
- 1995CableACE - Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2001Open Palm AwardNominated
- 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