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Adam McKay

Adam McKay

Director · Born 1968-04-17 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Adam McKay (born April 17, 1968) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. McKay began his career as a head writer for the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) from 1995 to 2001. After leaving SNL, McKay collaborated with comedian Will Ferrell on his comedy films Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), and The Other Guys (2010). Ferrell and McKay later co-wrote and co-produced numerous television series and films, with McKay himself co-producing their website, Funny or Die, through their company, Gary Sanchez Productions. Aside from working with Ferrell, McKay wrote and directed the satirical films The Big Short (2015), Vice (2018), and Don't Look Up (2021). McKay won an Academy Award, a BAFTA, and a Critics' Choice Award for adapting the screenplay of The Big Short. In 2019, McKay founded Hyperobject Industries, a production company. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam McKay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed

  1. The Big Short (2015) — Director
  2. Don't Look Up (2021) — Director
  3. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) — Director
  4. The Other Guys (2010) — Director
  5. Vice (2018) — Director
  6. Step Brothers (2008) — Director
  7. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) — Director
  8. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) — Director
  9. Succession (2018) — Director
  10. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Director
  11. Eastbound & Down (2009) — Director
  12. Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004) — Director
  13. Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022) — Director
  14. The Landlord (2007) — Director
  15. Good Cop, Baby Cop (2007) — Director
  16. Green Team (2007) — Director
  17. The Procedure (2007) — Director
  18. The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas (2014) — Director
  19. Untitled Adam McKay/Michael Shanks Mystery Sci-Fi Comedy — Director
  20. Kings of America — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) — Custodian
  2. The Other Guys (2010) — Dirty Mike
  3. Step Brothers (2008) — Man without Glasses
  4. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) — Terry Cheveaux
  5. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Construction Worker / Bob (uncredited)
  6. Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004) — Custodian
  7. Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) — Self - Guest
  8. The Landlord (2007) — Friend
  9. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  10. Good Cop, Baby Cop (2007) — Policeman
  11. Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) — Self
  12. Hal (2019) — Self
  13. Green Team (2007) — Erin Gossamer
  14. The History of Comedy (2017) — Self
  15. Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon (2015) — Self
  16. For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close (2020) — Self
  17. Girl Missing (2007) — Detective "Sally" LaSalle
  18. Bottomless Brunch at Colman's (2020) — Self
  19. This Is Comedy (2014) — Himself
  20. A.C. Green: Iron Virgin (2016) — Producer
  21. Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation (2007) — Self
  22. Directors on Directors (2021) — Self