Steven Alexander Wright (born December 6, 1955, Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American stand‑up comedian, writer, actor, and film producer known for his deadpan delivery. He began performing in Boston clubs in 1979 and was recruited by The Tonight Show in 1982 after a Ding Ho appearance. Wright released the comedy album I Have a Pony in 1985, earning a Grammy nomination, and followed with a 1986 HBO special. He won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 1989 for The Appointments of Dennis Jennings and later produced the short One Soldier (1999). In 2006, he released When the Leaves Blow Away, and in 2007 issued I Still Have a Pony, also Grammy‑nominated. Wright was inducted into the Boston Comedy Hall of Fame in 2008 and ranked number 23 on Comedy Central’s top 100 greatest stand‑up comics list.
