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My Take
Steven Wright is, to me, comedy distilled to its strangest essence. That lethargic voice and slow, deadpan delivery turned one-liners, non sequiturs and anti-humor into something almost philosophical. I love that his jokes work like little logic puzzles you replay in your head an hour later. What people forget is the range: he is a stand-up comedian, yes, but also a screenwriter and film producer who won an Academy Award for a live action short in 1989. The Emerson College graduate from Cambridge built a style so distinctive that comics still chase it. For me, he proved understatement can be louder than any punchline shouted at full volume.
Overview
Steven Alexander Wright (born December 6, 1955) 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.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Steven Wright
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーヴン・ライト
- Reading
- すてぃーゔん・らいと
- Born
- December 6, 1955 (age 70)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Goat
- Origin
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- comedian / screenwriter / writer / television actor / film director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Burlington High School
- University
- Emerson College
Awards & achievements
- 1989 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.