Dave McCary

Dave McCary

writer, director, second unit director or assistant director

Dave McCary was born on Jul 02, 1985 in USA. Dave McCary's big-screen debut came with Brigsby Bear directed by Dave McCary in 2017. Dave McCary is known for Brigsby Bear directed by Dave McCary, Kyle Mooney stars as James and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as Spencer. Dave McCary has got 5 awards and 14 nominations so far. The most recent award Dave McCary achieved is Writers Guild of America, USA. The upcoming new movie Dave McCary plays is Brigsby Bear which will be released on Sep 21, 2017.

David Lawrence "Dave" McCary was born on July 2, 1985 in San Diego, California to Diane Lee McCary (née Phillips) & Gary Lee McCary. He works as a segment director for Saturday Night Live (1975). During college he formed a sketch comedy group, Good Neighbor. In 2007, McCary came together with Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, and Nick Rutherford to form the sketch comedy group, Good Neighbor. The group received personal acknowledgments from Steven Spielberg and comedian Louis C.K. Prior to landing on SNL, Good Neighbor had just finished filming a Comedy Central pilot, The Good Neighbor Show, that was produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay via their company Gary Sanchez. SNL reportedly had to work with Comedy Central to get them out of their contract so they could join the long-running sketch show. During this time, McCary directed the first two seasons of Epic Rap Battles of History. McCary joined Saturday Night Live for its thirty-ninth season as a segment director along with Good Neighbor co-founders, Kyle Mooney and Beck Bennett, who joined as featured players, and Nick Rutherford, who joined as a staff writer.

  • Birthday

    Jul 02, 1985
  • Place of Birth

    San Diego, California, USA

Known For

Awards

5 wins & 14 nominations

Writers Guild of America, USA
2018
Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series
Winner - WGA Award (TV)
2017
Comedy/Variety Sketch Series
Winner - WGA Award (TV)
Film Club's The Lost Weekend
2017
Best Film
Winner - Lost Weekend Award
2017
Lost Weekend Audience Favorite
Winner - Lost Weekend Award
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