DAVID WAIN BIO
David Wain is a director, writer, actor and comedian. He has directed seven feature films, the newest being the upcoming Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass starring Zoey Deutch, John Slattery and Jon Hamm. Previously he directed and co-wrote the movies Wet Hot American Summer, The Ten, Role Models, Wanderlust, A Futile and Stupid Gesture and They Came Together.
On television, he recently was executive producer and sole director and of Mr. Throwback, a comedy series starring Steph Curry, Ego Nwodim and Adam Pally on Peacock.
Previously he was co-creator (with Michael Showalter) and sole director of two Netflix eight-part mini-series: Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, and Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later. He also plays the swarthy, sexy Israeli counselor “Yaron.”
He was executive producer, writer, director and frequent guest star of Childrens Hospital, Adult Swim’s hit series starring Rob Corddry, Megan Mullally, Henry Winkler and Malin Akerman. The show ran for seven seasons, winning six Emmy Awards. and spawned the epic action comedy spin-off series Medical Police.
He co-created and co-starred in two other TV series, both of which have enduring cult followings: The State (MTV) and Stella (Comedy Central).
He has written and/or directed dozens other movies and TV shows such as New Girl, Party Down, Miracle Workers and several amazing—but sadly unseen—network TV pilots with collaborators such as Amy Poehler, Natasha Lyonne, Ellie Kemper and Ben Stiller.
As an actor, he’s appeared in movies and shows including Broad City, Portlandia, Superstore, New Girl, Party Down, Drunk History, Another Period, Younger, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Superjail, Fresh Off the Boat, Sex Lives of College Girls, Murderville. He is the voice of Courtney (Gene's necklace-sucking girlfriend) on Bob's Burgers.
He was an early web series pioneer with Stella Shorts, and later Wainy Days, which chronicled (slightly) fictionalized romantic adventures.
He can be seen on stage touring with both The State and the Middle Aged Dad Jam Band (which has a large and growing following on YouTube), and prepping several projects including Three Months Later, an original musical.
Wain grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio where he began his life-long hobby of magic. After graduating from NYU, he debuted his short film Aisle Six at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival. He lives in Los Angeles with his two sons.
SHORTER VERSION
David Wain is the director and co-writer of seven feature films, including Wet Hot American Summer, Role Models, Wanderlust and They Came Together, A Futile and Stupid Gesture and the upcoming Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass.
On television, Wain co-created, directed and co-starred in The State, Childrens Hospital, Stella and two Wet Hot American Summer mini-series for Netflix. He recently directed all episodes of Mr. Throwback starring Adam Pally and Stephen Curry on Peacock.
He's acted in dozens of movies & TV shows including Broad City, Another Period, Drunk History, Portlandia, Bob's Burgers and his own web series Wainy Days, and for the last few years he’s been touring the country and making popular YouTube videos with his Middle Aged Dad Jam Band.
updated 12.15.25