Steven Wright

Birth Name:

Steven Alexander Wright

Birth Place:

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Profession

Actor, Writer, Producer, Director, Soundtrack

Was named the 23rd greatest stand-up comic by Comedy Central
Was the first inductee to the Boston Comedy Hall of Fame
Graduated from Emerson College in 1978 after earning his associate's degree from Middlesex Community College in Bedford, Mass
Started performing stand-up comedy at the Comedy Connection, a Boston comedy club
Quote: "I was born․ When I was 23 I started telling jokes․ Then I started going on television and doing films․ That's still what I am doing․ The end․"
Quote: "I'm not trying to write jokes․ I've been doing it for so long that that part of my brain is, like, exercised to know that things could be jokes, even though I'm not doing it consciously․"
Gained national recognition for his 1985 comedy album "I Have a Pony․"
Known for his lethargic voice and slow deadpan delivery of ironic, philosophical and sometimes nonsensical jokes in his comedy routines
In addition to performing comedy, he paints and records music
No one said anything to him about his role in "Half Baked" for nearly two years until a stranger finally stopped him at a gas station and asked if he was the guy on the couch

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