Steven Wright

Steven Wright

1955-12-06 New York City, New York, USA 43 Credits

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Steven Alexander Wright (born December 6, 1955) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He is known for his distinctly lethargic voice and slow, deadpan delivery of ironic, philosophical and sometimes nonsensical jokes and one-liners with contrived situations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steven Wright, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

2021

as Self

Acting

Monty Python’s influence on comedy has been compared to the Beatles’ influence on music, a pivotal moment in the evolution of television humor. Celebr...

The Emoji Movie

The Emoji Movie

2017

as Mel Meh (voice)

5.4
Acting

Gene, a multi-expressional emoji, sets out on a journey to become a normal emoji.

Call Me Lucky

Call Me Lucky

2015

as Self

7.0
Acting

An inspiring, triumphant and wickedly funny portrait of one of comedy’s most enigmatic and important figures, CALL ME LUCKY tells the story of Barry C...

Steven Wright: When the Leaves Blow Away

Steven Wright: When the Leaves Blow Away

2006

as Himself

6.5
Acting

Dry, wry and hilariously deadpan, Steven Wright unleashes a torrent of ironic and hysterical thought-provoking one-liners in the quirky stand-up style...

Steven Wright: When the Leaves Blow Away

Steven Wright: When the Leaves Blow Away

2006

Writer

6.5
Writing

Dry, wry and hilariously deadpan, Steven Wright unleashes a torrent of ironic and hysterical thought-provoking one-liners in the quirky stand-up style...

The Aristocrats

The Aristocrats

2005

as Self

5.9
Acting

One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.

Son of the Mask

Son of the Mask

2005

as Daniel Moss

4.2
Acting

Tim Avery, an aspiring cartoonist, finds himself in a predicament when his dog stumbles upon the mask of Loki. Then after conceiving an infant son "bo...

Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes

2004

as Steven (segment "Strange to Meet You")

6.9
Acting

Coffee And Cigarettes is a collection of eleven films from cult director Jim Jarmusch. Each film hosts star studded cast of extremely unique individua...

The Curse of the Bambino

2003

as Himself

Acting

Told with humor in the face of heartache, this acclaimed documentary, about the curse of Babe Ruth on the Boston Red Sox, combines archival footage wi...

Loser

Loser

2000

as Panty Hose Customer

5.4
Acting

On a university scholarship, a good natured student from the midwest gets a crash course in city life while dealing with three evil roommates. He befr...

The Muse

The Muse

1999

as Stan Spielberg

5.2
Acting

With his career on the skids, a Hollywood screenwriter enlists the aid of a modern-day muse, who proves to test his patience.

One Soldier

One Soldier

1999

as Soldier

5.3
Acting

The story of a confused soldier who narrates throughout the movie his bizarre thoughts about the army and war in general.

One Soldier

One Soldier

1999

Director, Writer

5.3
Directing Writing

The story of a confused soldier who narrates throughout the movie his bizarre thoughts about the army and war in general.

Babe: Pig in the City

Babe: Pig in the City

1998

as Bob (voice)

5.6
Acting

Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Ba...

Half Baked

Half Baked

1998

as The Guy on the Couch (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

Three lovable party buds try to bail their friend out of jail. But just when the guys have mastered a plan, everything comes dangerously close to goin...

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

1997

as The Bogey Man (voice)

6.7
Acting

Whoopi Goldberg is the voice of Mother Goose in this all-star, all-rhyming tale set in multi-ethnic nursery-rhyme land.

1999

1999

1997

as Goatman

4.0
Acting

On New Year's Eve 1999, as a group of neurotic characters gather at a Greenwich Village apartment, everyone struggles to come to terms with their iden...

Canadian Bacon

Canadian Bacon

1995

as RCMP Officer at Headquarters

5.8
Acting

The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war with Canada.

For Better or Worse

For Better or Worse

1995

as Cabbie

4.0
Acting

A comic love triangle wherein a loser falls in love with his recently-married brother's wife.

Mixed Nuts

Mixed Nuts

1994

as Man at Pay Phone

5.4
Acting

The events of a crisis hotline business on one crazy night during the Christmas holidays.

Speechless

Speechless

1994

as Eddie

5.9
Acting

In the midst of election season in New Mexico, political speechwriters Julia Mann and Kevin Vallick begin a romance, unaware they are working for cand...

The Swan Princess

The Swan Princess

1994

as Mr. Lorenzo "Speed" Trudgealong (voice)

6.6
Acting

The beautiful princess Odette is transformed into a swan by an evil sorcerer's spell. Held captive at an enchanted lake, she befriends Jean-Bob the fr...

Natural Born Killers

Natural Born Killers

1994

as Dr. Emil Reingold

7.1
Acting

Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.

So I Married an Axe Murderer

So I Married an Axe Murderer

1993

as Pilot

6.1
Acting

Just after a bad breakup, Charlie MacKenzie falls for lovely butcher Harriet Michaels and introduces her to his parents. But, as voracious consumers o...

Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright

Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright

1993

as Dennis Jennings

4.0
Acting

Theatrical packaging of three comic shorts: Dean Parisot & Steven Wright's comedy "The Appointments of Dennis Jennings" (1988), Michael Moore's docume...

Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright

Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright

1993

Writer

4.0
Writing

Theatrical packaging of three comic shorts: Dean Parisot & Steven Wright's comedy "The Appointments of Dennis Jennings" (1988), Michael Moore's docume...

Reservoir Dogs

Reservoir Dogs

1992

as K-Billy DJ (voice)

8.1
Acting

A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- vet...

Men Of Respect

Men Of Respect

1990

as Sterling

4.8
Acting

In this modern day version of Shakespeare's Macbeth, a hitman heeds a spiritualist's prophesies that he will rise to the head of his family. He starts...

Steven Wright: Wicker Chairs and Gravity

Steven Wright: Wicker Chairs and Gravity

1990

as Himself

Acting

A comedy special starring Steven Wright before an audience in Toronto's Winter Garden Theatre.

Steven Wright: Wicker Chairs and Gravity

Steven Wright: Wicker Chairs and Gravity

1990

Writer

Writing

A comedy special starring Steven Wright before an audience in Toronto's Winter Garden Theatre.

Comic Relief '90

1990

as Self

5.0
Acting

Several celebrity comedians take on sadness in the fourth laugh for charity.

Comic Relief III

Comic Relief III

1989

as Self

Acting

The third event from Comic Relief USA. Hosted, as with the first two specials, by Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams. The event debuted...

The Appointments of Dennis Jennings

The Appointments of Dennis Jennings

1988

as Dennis Jennings

6.5
Acting

Dennis Jennings is an introverted daydreamer, sleepwalking through life. He is a professional waiter and has an equally-dull girlfriend, Emma. In an a...

The Appointments of Dennis Jennings

The Appointments of Dennis Jennings

1988

Writer

6.5
Writing

Dennis Jennings is an introverted daydreamer, sleepwalking through life. He is a professional waiter and has an equally-dull girlfriend, Emma. In an a...

Stars & Bars

Stars & Bars

1988

as Pruitt

4.4
Acting

A British art expert leaves New York to buy a long-lost Renoir from a Georgia eccentric.

The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion

The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion

1986

as Self

6.0
Acting

Harry Anderson, Richard Belzer, Howie Mandel, Robin Williams and Steven Wright host this hilarious 1986 special in which they introduce stand-up sets ...

Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes

1986

as Steven

6.9
Acting

In a vignette called "Strange to meet you," Roberto sits at a small table in a coffee bar. Five cups of coffee and two ashtrays are in front of him; h...

Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes

1986

Writer

6.9
Writing

In a vignette called "Strange to meet you," Roberto sits at a small table in a coffee bar. Five cups of coffee and two ashtrays are in front of him; h...

A Steven Wright Special

A Steven Wright Special

1985

as Himself

7.4
Acting

Steven Wright, the Confucius of Comedy, recorded his first album, I Have A Pony, in 1985. That Grammy - nominated album, along with an HBO special the...

A Steven Wright Special

A Steven Wright Special

1985

Writer

7.4
Writing

Steven Wright, the Confucius of Comedy, recorded his first album, I Have A Pony, in 1985. That Grammy - nominated album, along with an HBO special the...

Desperately Seeking Susan

Desperately Seeking Susan

1985

as Larry Stillman D.D.S.

6.1
Acting

A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken ...

The Last Word

The Last Word

1979

as Man in Crowd

4.0
Acting

When politicians try to force out a renter in a corrupt real-estate deal, the man decides to take matters into his own hands. He takes a police office...

Aside From That

Aside From That

N/A

as Comedian

8.0
Acting

How do we live, knowing we are going to die? In search of answers, we probed the minds of atheists, Buddhists, Jews, Christians, physicians, philosoph...