Steven Wright

Born 1955 · American comedian

Steven Alexander Wright is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and film producer. He is known for his distinctive lethargic voice and slow, deadpan delivery of ironic, philosophical and sometimes nonsensical jokes, paraprosdokians, non sequiturs, anti-humor, and one-liners with contrived situations.

Steven Wright, in order

1. 1985 Desperately Seeking Susan: acted · directed by Susan Seidelman
2. 1985 On Location (TV series): wrote
3. 1986 Coffee and Cigarettes: Strange to Meet You (short film): wrote, acted · directed by Jim Jarmusch
4. 1988 Stars and Bars: acted · directed by Pat O'Connor · audiences 43% · streaming on Roku Channel
5. 1988 The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (short film): wrote, acted · directed by Dean Parisot
6. 1992 Reservoir Dogs: acted · directed by Quentin Tarantino · critics 90%, audiences 94% · streaming on Prime Video
7. 1994 Mixed Nuts: acted · directed by Nora Ephron · critics 17%, audiences 48%
8. 1994 Natural Born Killers: acted · directed by Oliver Stone · critics 51%, audiences 81%
9. 1994 Speechless: acted · directed by Ron Underwood
10. 1998 Babe: Pig in the City: acted · directed by George Miller · critics 66%, audiences 41%
11. 1998 Half Baked: acted · directed by Tamra Davis · critics 27%, audiences 81%
12. 1999 One Soldier (short film): directed, acted
13. 1999 The Muse: acted · directed by Albert Brooks · critics 51%, audiences 34%
14. 2000 Loser: acted · directed by Amy Heckerling · critics 27%, audiences 36% · streaming on Roku Channel, Tubi
15. 2003 Coffee and Cigarettes: acted · directed by Jim Jarmusch · critics 62%, audiences 75% · streaming on HBO Max, Fandango at Home (free), Criterion Channel
16. 2003 When Stand Up Stood Out: acted
17. 2005 Son of the Mask: acted · directed by Lawrence Guterman
18. 2015 Call Me Lucky: acted · directed by Bobcat Goldthwait
19. 2015 Louie (TV series): wrote · directed by Louis C.K.