Adam McKay
Directing
Born 1968-04-17
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
116 credits
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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.
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Filmography
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Directing
13 credits
Saturday Night Live
Succession
The Big Short
Eastbound & Down
Don't Look Up
The Other Guys
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Step Brothers
Vice
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Producing
49 credits
Succession
The Menu
Dead to Me
The Chair Company
Drunk History
Eastbound & Down
Thrash
Don't Look Up
The Dictator
Motherland: Fort Salem
The Other Guys
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Daddy's Home
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Step Brothers
No Activity
Get Hard
Vice
Grimsby
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Daddy's Home 2
Fresh
The Campaign
Hustlers
Booksmart
Land of the Lost
Holmes & Watson
The House
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Bad Judge
The Boss
The Spoils Before Dying
Cobell Energy
Sleeping with Other People
LA to Vegas
I Love You, America
Bachelorette
Funny or Die Presents
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Tammy
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Trade Secret
Game Theory with Bomani Jones
All the Empty Rooms
Casa de Mi Padre
Painting With John
Welcome to Me
Asog
Writing
15 credits
Saturday Night Live
Ant-Man
The Big Short
Don't Look Up
The Other Guys
Daddy's Home
Step Brothers
Get Hard
Vice
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
The Campaign
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Funny or Die Presents
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Acting
12 credits
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Saturday Night Live
The Oscars
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
The Other Guys
Step Brothers
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Directors on Directors
The History of Comedy
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
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