Steven Wright
Steven Alexander Wright (born December 6, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and Oscar-winning movie producer. He is known for his low voice and slow, deadpan delivery of ironic comedy. He is known for his Oscar-winning short movie The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988).
| Steven Wright | |
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 Wright in 1994 | |
| Birth name | Steven Alexander Wright |
| Born | 6 December 1955
(aged 70) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up, movies, television |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Genres | surreal humor, one-liners, deadpan, wit/word play, observational comedy, Musical comedy, Anti-humor |
| Influences | Woody Allen, George Carlin,[1] Bob Newhart[2] |
Wright was ranked as the 15th Greatest Comedian by Rolling Stone in a list of the 50 Greatest Stand-up Comics.[3]
References
- ↑ Steven Wright Interview (April 10, 2002)The Comedy Couch. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ↑ Lapka, Larry. Steven Wright (December 6, 1955)AllMusic. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ↑ Love, Matthew. 50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time. Rolling Stone (14 February 2017). Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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