David Lawrence McCary (born July 2, 1985) is an American comedian, writer, and director. From 2013 to 2019, he served as a segment director for '' Saturday Night Live'' and was also the main director for the first two seasons of the popular web series '' Epic Rap Battles of History''. During college he formed sketch comedy group Good Neighbor. He is married to actress

Emma Stone Emily Jean Stone (born November 6, 1988), known professionally as Emma Stone, is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award. In 2017, she ...

, with whom he has a daughter.

Early life

McCary lived with his childhood friend

Kyle Mooney Kyle James Kozub Mooney (born September 4, 1984) is an American actor, comedian, and writer, who was a cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2013 until 2022. Mooney co-wrote and starred in the film ''Brigsby Bear'', in addition to co-creat ...

while Mooney attended the University of Southern California but dropped out after his second year. It was there that McCary met future Good Neighbor members

Nick Rutherford Nicholas Rutherford (born August 7, 1985) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and co-founder of the sketch comedy group Good Neighbor. He has performed live stand up and sketch comedy in Los Angeles and New York. He was a writer for ''Saturday ...

and Beck Bennett.

Career

Good Neighbor

In 2007, McCary came together with

, Beck Bennett, and

to form the sketch comedy group Good Neighbor. 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''.

''Saturday Night Live''

In 2013, McCary joined '' Saturday Night Live'' for its thirty-ninth season as a segment director along with Good Neighbor co-founders

and Beck Bennett, who joined as featured players, and

, who joined as a staff writer.

''Brigsby Bear''

In 2017, McCary directed

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film ''

Brigsby Bear ''Brigsby Bear'' is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by Dave McCary in his feature directorial debut, written by Kevin Costello and Kyle Mooney, and starring Mooney, Claire Danes, Mark Hamill, Greg Kinnear, Andy Samberg, Matt Walsh, ...

'' produced by The Lonely Island. The film stars

Mark Hamill Mark Richard Hamill (; born September 25, 1951) is an American actor and writer. He is known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the ''Star Wars'' film series, beginning with the original 1977 film and subsequently winning three Saturn Awards f ...

, Greg Kinnear, Matt Walsh, Michaela Watkins,

Jorge Lendeborg Jr. Jorge David Lendeborg Jr. (born January 21, 1996) is a Dominican actor. Early life Lendeborg was born in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, and moved to Miami, Florida at around age four. Career He made his theatrical acting debut in the ...

and Ryan Simpkins. It premiered at the

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,66 ...

on January 23, 2017, and was released on July 28, 2017, by Sony Pictures Classics. In August 2020, McCary and his wife

's production company, Fruit Tree Productions, signed a two-year first-look television deal with A24.

Personal life

McCary began dating actress

in October 2017. McCary and Stone announced their engagement on December 4, 2019, and married the following year. In January 2021, it was reported that Stone was pregnant with their first child, who was born on March 13, 2021. McCary and Stone named their daughter Louise Jean McCary - a tribute to Stone's grandmother, Jean Louise; Jean is also Stone's middle name.

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