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Dave Thunder

Dave Thunder is a comedian and filmmaker from New York City. A graduate of New York
University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Dave has written and directed over eighty different
films and videos including the award-winning 16mm film, I LIKE LEAVES. In 2000, he won
the Richard Vague Filmmaking Grant for his screenplay, CAMP TV. He has been acting
professionally since the age of eleven and his television credits include several appearances
on LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O’BRIEN and the CHILDREN’S TELEVISION WORKSHOP. He
can also be heard as the voice of “Signal” in the Japanese anime series, TWIN SIGNAL.
He performed as “Mark Twain” in the 2004 Chicago Improv Festival and has appeared
in several sketch and improv shows throughout New York. He is currently working on his
one man show, DON’T LAUGH, I MIGHT BE RETARDED (which debuted at the UCBT
last summer) and is in pre-production on his latest film venture, JIMMY DELUCA’S
NEIGHBORHOOD. He can be seen performing with STOMPING GROUND, THE HISTORICALS,
PAJAMA PARTY, as the opening act for INSIDE JOKE, as a member of the UCB Harold Team,
MAILER DAEMON, and on THE PROJECT's YAR'S REVENGE.