Nate Bargatze Steps Into His First Leading Film Role in ‘The Breadwinner’

Nate Bargatze has built one of the most devoted audiences in stand-up comedy, and now he’s taking his first shot at a leading film role. ‘The Breadwinner,’ directed by Eric Appel of ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,’ opens May 29th via TriStar Pictures, and the trailer makes a strong case that Bargatze’s particular brand of self-deprecating, wide-eyed chaos translates perfectly to the big screen. Mandy Moore co-stars as his wife Katie, whose Shark Tank deal sends Bargatze’s lifelong breadwinner character into full stay-at-home dad meltdown mode, complete with exploding model volcanoes, clogged toilets, and a car accident that his own kids saw coming from the start. Bargatze co-wrote the script with Dan Lagana and produced alongside Jeremy Latcham through Wonder Project.