David Wain

Director, Actor, Writer

David Wain (birth name: David Benjamin Wain) is a veteran creator/director/writer/producer of multiple television series and feature films, starting with the cult comedy Wet Hot American Summer (2001), on which he was director/co-writer/co-producer, co-written by cast member Michael Showalter, featuring Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Molly Shannon, Paul Rudd, Christopher Meloni, Ken Marino, Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper, and Elizabeth Banks, premiering at the Sundance Film Festival and released by USA Films.

Wain was director/co-writer/producer of the anthology comedy inspired by The Ten Commandments, The Ten (2007), produced (in part) and co-starring Paul Rudd, and with Adam Brody, Rob Corddry, Famke Janssen, Gretchen Mol, Oliver Platt, Winona Rudd, Liev Schreiber, Justin Theroux and Jessica Alba, and was released by ThinkFilm after launching at the Sundance Film Festival.

Wain had his first comedy hit as director/co-writer with Role Models (2008), co-written (in part) and co-starring Paul Rudd, with Seann William Scott, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Elizabeth Banks, Jane Lynch, Ken Jeong, Keegan-Michael Key, Jorma Taccone and Louis C.K., produced by Relativity Media/Stuber-Parent Productions and released by Universal Pictures to a $92.4 million global gross. Wain was director/co-writer/producer of the failed Universal Pictures comedy, Wanderlust (2012), co-written and produced (in part) by Ken Marino, starring Paul Rudd (who also was a producer), Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux, Malin Akerman, Kathryn Hahn, Lauren Ambrose and Alan Alda, produced (in part) by Apatow Productions/Relativity Media and distributed by Universal Pictures for a poor $24.2 million (based on estimated costs).

David Wain was director/co-writer (with co-writer Michael Showalter, who also produced) of the rom-com satire, They Came Together (2014), starring Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Christopher Meloni, Max Greenfield, Bill Hader, Ellie Kemper, Melanie Lynskey and Ed Helms, and which was released by Lionsgate after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. Wain was director/co-writer (with producer and cast member Ken Marino)/producer—and made an on-screen appearance--for the comedy, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (2026), co-starring Zoey Deutch, Jon Hamm, John Slattery, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Ben Wang, and Sabina Impacciatore, produced by Likely Story/Oval-5 and distributed in wide release by Sony Pictures Classics after launching at the Sundance Film Festival.

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Movies

Known For

Wet Hot American Summer

(2001)

Role Models

(2008)

Medical Police

(2020)

Childrens Hospital

(2008)

David Wain Movies

Actor

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2026 |
Christmas at the Kringles
Christmas at the Kringles
2026
Action, Comedy, Horror
The Severson family move to a suburban neighborhood where their neighbors, the Kringles, celebrate Christmas year-round and harbor sinister intentions to hypnotize and indoctrinate them.
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asNoel Tannebaum
2026 |
The Napa Boys
The Napa Boys
2026
Adventure, Comedy
A mysterious individual known as "The Sommelier" leads a group of friends on a strange trip through wine country.
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asWilbur Winejudge
2022 |
The Bob's Burgers Movie
The Bob's Burgers Movie
2022
Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a sinkhole in front of Bob's Burgers threatens the Belchers' plans for a successful summer, Bob and Linda try to keep their business going, while the kids attempt to save the restaurant by solving a mystery.
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asGrover Fischoeder
2019 |
Under the Eiffel Tower
Under the Eiffel Tower
2019
Comedy, Romance
Stuart is a having a mid-life crisis. Desperate for something more in life, he tags along on his best friend's family vacation to Paris - then proposes to his friend's 26-year-old daughter, Rosalind, while standing under the Eiffel Tower.
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asFrank
2016 |
Brother Nature
Brother Nature
2016
Comedy
Strait-laced go-getter Roger hopes to propose to his dream girl during a weekend getaway at her family's lake house, but his eager-to-be-best-buds potential brother-in-law might accidentally wreck his plans.
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asUncle Mel

Director

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2026 |
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
2026
Comedy
When her fiancé uses their "celebrity pass" agreement, Midwest bride Gail Daughtry travels to Hollywood seeking revenge by pursuing her own celebrity encounter.
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2012 |
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
2012
Comedy, Romance
Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options, ultimately deciding to experiment with living on a rural commune where free love rules.
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2001 |
Wet Hot American Summer
Wet Hot American Summer
2001
Comedy, Romance
Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before the day ends.
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Producer

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2012 |
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
2012
Comedy, Romance
Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options, ultimately deciding to experiment with living on a rural commune where free love rules.
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Writer

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2012 |
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
2012
Comedy, Romance
Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options, ultimately deciding to experiment with living on a rural commune where free love rules.
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