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Adam McKay
Directing

Adam McKay
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1968-04-17,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Adam McKay (born April 17, 1968) is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, and comedian. McKay began his career in the 1990s as a head writer for the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live for two seasons and is the co-founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade. He rose to fame in the 2000s for his collaborations with comedian Will Ferrell and co-wrote his comedy films Anchorman, Talladega Nights, and The Other Guys. Ferrell and McKay later co-wrote and co-produced numerous television series and films, and produced their comedy website Funny or Die through their company Gary Sanchez Productions. Venturing into more dramatic territory in the 2010s, McKay's The Big Short was the first film he directed without Ferrell in the cast. For this film, he was nominated for several awards including two Academy Awards, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay (with co-writer Charles Randolph), and two British Academy Film Awards, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. He and Randolph won Best Adapted Screenplay at the Academy Awards, the BAFTA Film Awards, and the WGA Awards. For his work on the Dick Cheney biographical film Vice, McKay received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. In 2019, McKay founded Hyperobject Industries.

Filmography

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

6.359

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006-08-04

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

7.3

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
2020-10-14

6.5

The Landlord
2007-04-17

0

This Is Comedy
2014-04-18

6.5

Hal
2019-03-28

6.309

The Other Guys
2010-08-06

Good Cop, Baby Cop

6.1

Good Cop, Baby Cop
2007-06-30

Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon

5.6

Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
2015-10-13

6.557

Step Brothers
2008-07-25

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

5.9

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004-12-28

A.C. Green: Iron Virgin

0

A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2016-05-13

5.7

Green Team
2007-11-19

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

6.707

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004-06-28

Gaming the System: The Making of 'Vice'

0

Gaming the System: The Making of 'Vice'

Saturday Night Live

7

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

The History of Comedy

6.556

The History of Comedy
2017-02-09

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

7.69

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
2022-03-06

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

Saturday Night Live

7

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

5.7

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015-08-02

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

0

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020-05-03