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For a history of The State as a group click here. For info on Statemembers working together post-State click here. For movie & TV credits of individual members, go to the Internet Movie Database.

All  members of The State attended NYU, appeared on MTV's "You Wrote It You Watch It", "Molt" off broadway, The State on MTV, The State Halloween special on CBS, the State album, tour, etc. More recently all eleven members appeared in the movies "Reno 911! Miami" and "The Ten."

Members of The State

Kevin Allison teaches comedy at NYU and The PIT in NYC. Kevin performs all over on stage and screen, loves jazz and comedy of all eras and has a video blog called "2 bits" on 236.com

Michael Ian Black is from Hillsborough, NJ. A fan of poker and politics, Mike co-wrote the first interactive move "I'm Your Man" and went on tour as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. He is married and has two children. See more about all his latest stuff at his blog

Ben Garant is from Farragaut, Tennessee. A fan of Sid Vicious and Elvis Presley, Ben co-wrote the first interactive move "I'm Your Man" and went on tour as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. He recently co-wrote and directed the movies "Balls of Fury" and "Reno 911! Miami".

Michael Patrick Jann, primary director of film/video material for The State, is from Albany NY, and an avid film buff. He has a son, Lucas.

Kerri Kenney is from Westport, Connecticut,, and in her spare time, paints, knits, bakes and writes stories. She lives with her husband and son in Los Angeles.

Thomas Lennon, from Chicago Illinois, loves Bob Dylan and Jackie Chan. He lives with his wife Jenny in Los Angeles.

Joe Lo Truglio who in addition to writing and performing drew cartoons and animations for The State, comes from Margate, Florida. He's a horror movie fan and also loves Stephen King and U2. He lives in Los Angeles.

Ken Marino, a native of West Islip, Long Island, loves New Orleans and basketball. He lives in Los Angeles.

Michael Showalter is from Princeton NJ. Mike is a graduate of Brown University. He loves chess and basketball, and lives in Brooklyn, NY. his website

David Wain, from Shaker Heights, Ohio. In addition to being a writer and perfomer, he was a director and editor with The State. He loves squash and poker and lives in New York. See more about all his latest stuff at his website