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Wayne Federman

American comedian

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Born: June 22, 1959
, 1959
Birthplace: Los Angeles
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Citizenship: United States
Occupation: actor
, television actor
, screenwriter
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Education: New York University Tisch School of the Arts
, South Plantation High School
, Stella Adler Studio of Acting
Employer: University of Southern California
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Wayne Federman is an American comedian, actor, author, writer, comedy historian, producer, and musician. He performs in numerous stand-up comedy appearances in clubs, theaters, and on television; wrote a book, The History of Stand-Up; and has had supporting comedic acting roles in The X-Files, The Larry Sanders Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Silicon Valley, Legally Blonde, 50 First Dates, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and Step Brothers. He was the head monologue writer for NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in its first season. He won a 2022 Primetime Emmy Award for producing the HBO documentary George Carlin's American Dream.

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MMax and Josh2006 · 2006 film

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TThe Chronicles of Federman2016 · 2016 live album by Wayne Federman

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Wayne
Instrument: piano
Family name: Federman
Native language: English
Writing language: English

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