Dave McCary
American comedian, writer, and director (born 1985)
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.2
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Born Jul 2, 1985.1
About
He is married to actress Emma Stone, with whom he co-founded the production company Fruit Tree.
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Companies
- Fruit TreeFounder10
Early life and education
- Date not recordedUniversity of Southern California3
McCary was born in San Diego, California. He graduated from Monroe High School in Monroe, Wisconsin in 2003. 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.
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Career
Occupation: screenwriter, television director, director, film director.5
- Date not recordedFounded Fruit Tree4
In 2007, McCary formed the sketch comedy group Good Neighbor with Mooney, Beck Bennett, and Nick Rutherford. From 2010 to 2013, he directed installments of Epic Rap Battles of History. 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. The same year, McCary joined Saturday Night Live for season 39 as a segment director, with Mooney and Bennett joining the show's cast. McCary left the show at the end of season 43 in 2018. In 2024, McCary returned to SNL to direct the pre-taped sketch "Papyrus 2".
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 and Emma Stone co-founded the production company, Fruit Tree, with a two-year first-look television deal at A24.
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Personal life
McCary began dating actress Emma Stone in October 2017. They announced their engagement in December 2019, and married the following year. They had a daughter in March 2021.
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Sources
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- 1WikidataDave McCary on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaDave McCary on Wikipedia
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- 8WikidataDave McCary: spouse, on Wikidata
- 9WikidataDave McCary: IMDb, on Wikidata
- 10WikidataFruit Tree, Founder
- 11Wikimedia CommonsDave McCary photo by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0