Dave McCary

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Dave McCary
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McCary in 2024
Born
David Lawrence McCary

(1985-07-02) July 2, 1985 (age 39)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • writer
  • producer
  • director
Years active2007–present
Spouse
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(m. 2020)​
Children1

David Lawrence McCary (born July 2, 1985) is an American comedian, writer, producer, and director. From 2013 to 2018, he was a segment director and writer for Saturday Night Live. [1] [2] He is married to actress Emma Stone, with whom he co-founded the production company Fruit Tree.

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Early life

McCary was born in San Diego, California. He graduated from Monroe High School in Monroe, Wisconsin in 2003. [3] He later attended the Brooks Institute of Photography before dropping out after two years. McCary was childhood friends with Kyle Mooney, and the two lived together while Mooney attended the University of Southern California. [4]

Career

In 2007, McCary formed the sketch comedy group Good Neighbor with Mooney, Beck Bennett, and Nick Rutherford. [5] In 2013, Good Neighbor filmed a pilot for Comedy Central, The Good Neighbor Show, produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay under Gary Sanchez Productions. [6] The same year, McCary joined Saturday Night Live for season 39 as a segment director, with Mooney and Bennett joining the show's cast. [1] McCary left the show at the end of season 43 in 2018. [2] [7] In 2024, McCary returned to SNL to direct the pre-taped sketch "Papyrus 2". [6]

In 2017, McCary directed the comedy-drama film Brigsby Bear produced by The Lonely Island. The film stars Mooney, Mark Hamill, Greg Kinnear, Matt Walsh, Michaela Watkins, Jorge Lendeborg Jr. and Ryan Simpkins. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2017, and was released in July 2017 by Sony Pictures Classics.

In August 2020, McCary co-founded the production company, Fruit Tree, with a two-year first-look television deal at A24. [8]

Personal life

McCary began dating actress Emma Stone in October 2017. [9] They announced their engagement in December 2019, and married the following year. [10] [11] [12] They had a daughter in March 2021. [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriterNotesRefs.
2017 Brigsby Bear YesNoNo [14]
2022 When You Finish Saving the World NoYesNo [15]
2023 Problemista NoYesNo [16]
2024 I Saw the TV Glow NoYesNo [17]
A Real Pain NoYesNo [16]

Television

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriterNotesRefs.
2013–2018 Saturday Night Live YesNoYesSegment director [14]
2019My Favorite Shapes by Julio TorresYesNoNo [18]
2022 Saturday Morning All Star Hits! YesYesYesDirected live-action segments [19]
2023–present The Curse NoYesNo [20]
2024–present Fantasmas NoYesNo [21]

Web series

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriterNotesRefs.
2010–2013 Epic Rap Battles of History YesNoNo [22] [23]

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