Steven Wright

ABOUT STEVEN WRIGHT

Legendary standup comedian who is known for his lethargic voice and slow, deadpan delivery of one-liners. His first standup social in 16 years, Steven Wright: When The Leaves Blow Away, premiered on Comedy Central in 2006.

After graduating from Emerson he began performing at the Comedy Connection, a comedy club located in Boston.

In 1989 he and fellow producer Dean Parisot won an Academy Award for their 30-minute short film The Appointments of Dennis Jennings. He wrote on the FX series Louie.

He was raised in Burlington, MA with three siblings and Catholic parents.

He supplied the voice of the radio DJ in writer-director Quentin Tarantino 's film Reservoir Dogs.