Steven Wright
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.
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- Born in
- Cambridge
- Educated at
- Emerson CollegeMiddlesex Community CollegeBurlington High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
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1955
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