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Adam McKay

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57 Years Old

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 co-wrote 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 many television series and films, with McKay co-producing their website Funny or through their company, Gary Sanchez Productions. McKay began venturing into more dramatic territory in the 2010s. He 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 the production company Hyperobject Industries. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam McKay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on 17th April 1968

All Credits

The History of Comedy Image
The History of Comedy
Self
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Image
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
Variety Studio: Directors on Directors Image
Variety Studio: Directors on Directors
Self
The Other Guys Image
The Other Guys
Dirty Mike
Step Brothers Image
Step Brothers
Man without Glasses
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Image
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Custodian
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Image
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Terry Cheveaux
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's Image
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie Image
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Custodian
Hal Image
Hal
Self
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close Image
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
Himself
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon Image
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Self
The Landlord Image
The Landlord
Friend
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Girl Missing
Detective "Sally" LaSalle
This Is Comedy Image
This Is Comedy
Himself
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin Image
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
Producer
Good Cop, Baby Cop Image
Good Cop, Baby Cop
Policeman
Green Team Image
Green Team
Erin Gossamer