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
Wright in 1994
Birth name	Steven Alexander Wright
Born	(1955-12-06) December 6, 1955 (age 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]