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name: "Michael Showalter"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-showalter"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "17 June 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T04:29:27.081667+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Michael Showalter

Director. Born 17 June 1970 in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 17 June 1970, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
- **Also known as:** 마이클 쇼월터

## Biography

Michael Showalter is an American director, writer, producer and actor. Born on 17 June 1970 in Princeton, New Jersey, he first gained recognition as a cast member on the MTV sketch comedy series *The State* (1993–1995).

With David Wain he created the *Wet Hot American Summer* franchise, co-writing and appearing in the 2001 film and later Netflix series. He has directed feature films including *The Baxter* (2005), *Hello, My Name Is Doris* (2015), *The Big Sick* (2017), *The Lovebirds* (2020) and *The Eyes of Tammy Faye* (2021). He also co-created the television series *Search Party* and directed episodes of the limited series *The Dropout* (2022).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, tvinsider.com, deadline.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Dropout* (2022), Fi1m 70, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-dropout.md)

## Also known for

- *The Big Sick* (2017), Director
- *The Idea of You* (2024), Director, Screenplay
- *Wet Hot American Summer* (2001), Screenplay
- *The Lovebirds* (2020), Director
- *The Eyes of Tammy Faye* (2021), Director
- *Hello, My Name Is Doris* (2015), Director, Writer
- *They Came Together* (2014), Writer
- *Grace and Frankie* (2015), Director

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