Adam McKay

Adam McKay

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1968-04-17 (55 years old)

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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.

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Filmography

all 100

Movies 76

Producer 69

TV Shows 24

Director 11

self 8

Writer 5

Screenplay 1

Creator 1

Producer
Daniel

Daniel (2023)

Movie
Executive Producer
BS High

BS High (2023)

Movie
Executive Producer
Asog

Asog (2023)

Movie
Executive Producer
Wild Summon

Wild Summon (2023)

Movie
Producer
The Menu

The Menu (2022)

Movie
7.75
Executive Producer
God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty

God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty (2022)

Movie
Executive Producer
The Invisible Pilot

The Invisible Pilot (2022)

TV
Executive Producer
Game Theory with Bomani Jones

Game Theory with Bomani Jones (2022)

TV
Director / Executive Producer
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)

TV
8
Producer
Fresh

Fresh (2022)

Movie
7.67
Director
Don't Look Up

Don't Look Up (2021)

Movie
8.26
Producer
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar

Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)

Movie
Executive Producer
Q: Into the Storm

Q: Into the Storm (2021)

TV
Executive Producer
The Oxy Kingpins

The Oxy Kingpins (2021)

Movie
Executive Producer
Painting With John

Painting With John (2021)

TV
Executive Producer
537 Votes

537 Votes (2020)

Movie
Himself
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close (2020)

Movie
Executive Producer
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)

Movie
6.26
Executive Producer
Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip

Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip (2020)

Movie
Executive Producer
Motherland: Fort Salem

Motherland: Fort Salem (2020)

TV
3.33
Executive Producer
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" (2019)

Movie
Producer
Hustlers

Hustlers (2019)

Movie
6.31
Executive Producer
Booksmart

Booksmart (2019)

Movie
6.8
Executive Producer
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" (2019)

Movie
Thanks
Newscasters

Newscasters (2019)

Movie
Executive Producer
Dead to Me

Dead to Me (2019)

TV
5.78
Self
Hal

Hal (2019)

Movie
Director
Vice

Vice (2018)

Movie
7.36
Producer
Holmes & Watson

Holmes & Watson (2018)

Movie
4.33
Director / Executive Producer
Succession

Succession (2018)

TV
7
Producer
Ibiza

Ibiza (2018)

Movie
6.29
Producer
LA to Vegas

LA to Vegas (2018)

TV
5.83
Executive Producer
No Activity

No Activity (2017)

TV
Producer
Daddy's Home 2

Daddy's Home 2 (2017)

Movie
7.71
Producer
The House

The House (2017)

Movie
7.33
Executive Producer
Oh Lucy!

Oh Lucy! (2017)

Movie
Self
The History of Comedy

The History of Comedy (2017)

TV
Producer / Executive Producer
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin

A.C. Green: Iron Virgin (2016)

Movie
Producer
The Boss

The Boss (2016)

Movie
6.22
Executive Producer
Grimsby

Grimsby (2016)

Movie
7
Producer
Daddy's Home

Daddy's Home (2015)

Movie
6.71
Director
The Big Short

The Big Short (2015)

Movie
7.5
Self
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon

Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon (2015)

Movie
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)

TV
Screenplay
Ant-Man

Ant-Man (2015)

Movie
6.86
Executive Producer
The Spoils Before Dying

The Spoils Before Dying (2015)

TV
6
Producer
Sleeping with Other People

Sleeping with Other People (2015)

Movie
Executive Producer
A Deadly Adoption

A Deadly Adoption (2015)

Movie
Writer
Get Hard

Get Hard (2015)

Movie
7.56
Executive Producer
Bad Judge

Bad Judge (2014)

TV
5.87
Writer
The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas

The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas (2014)

Movie
Producer
Welcome to Me

Welcome to Me (2014)

Movie
Producer
Tammy

Tammy (2014)

Movie
7
Self
This Is Comedy

This Is Comedy (2014)

Movie
Director
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)

Movie
5.39
Producer
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)

Movie
7.67
Writer
The Campaign

The Campaign (2012)

Movie
5.5
Executive Producer
The Dictator

The Dictator (2012)

Movie
8
Producer
Casa de Mi Padre

Casa de Mi Padre (2012)

Movie
Producer
Bachelorette

Bachelorette (2012)

Movie
6
Executive Producer
Fully Loaded

Fully Loaded (2011)

Movie
Producer
The Virginity Hit

The Virginity Hit (2010)

Movie
Creator
Big Lake

Big Lake (2010)

TV
Director
The Other Guys

The Other Guys (2010)

Movie
6.86
Writer
Presidential Reunion

Presidential Reunion (2010)

Movie
Writer
Funny or Die Presents

Funny or Die Presents (2010)

TV
6
Executive Producer
Land of the Lost

Land of the Lost (2009)

Movie
4.25
Producer
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009)

Movie
Executive Producer / Stage Director
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush

Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush (2009)

Movie
Producer / Director
Eastbound & Down

Eastbound & Down (2009)

TV
5.39
Producer
Prop 8: The Musical

Prop 8: The Musical (2008)

Movie
Director
Step Brothers

Step Brothers (2008)

Movie
7.18
Erin Gossamer
Green Team

Green Team (2007)

Movie
Director
The Procedure

The Procedure (2007)

Movie
Policeman
Good Cop, Baby Cop

Good Cop, Baby Cop (2007)

Movie
Friend
The Landlord

The Landlord (2007)

Movie
Director
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

Movie
6.5
Director
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004)

Movie
2
Director
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

Movie
5.87
Self
Reel Comedy

Reel Comedy (2002)

TV
Reporter (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live (1975)

TV
6.36
Self
The Oscars

The Oscars (1953)

TV
Producer
American Huckster

American Huckster

Movie
Producer
Women in Business

Women in Business

Movie
Producer
Plus One

Plus One

Movie
Producer
First Ladies

First Ladies

Movie
Director
Bad Blood

Bad Blood

Movie
Producer
Breeders

Breeders

Movie
Producer
The Freshening

The Freshening

Movie
Executive Producer / Director
Kings of America

Kings of America

TV
Producer
King Dork

King Dork

Movie
Producer
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2

Movie
Creator / Executive Producer
Big Swiss

Big Swiss

TV
Producer
J6

J6

Movie
Producer
Will

Will

Movie
Producer
Toni Erdmann

Toni Erdmann

Movie
Producer
Stormbound

Stormbound

Movie
Producer
Disorientation

Disorientation

Movie
Executive Producer
Parasite

Parasite

TV
Creator / Executive Producer / Director / Writer
The Uninhabitable Earth

The Uninhabitable Earth

TV

Ratings

Average 6.14
Based on 6.44 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1953
2011
2015
2013
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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1968-04-17 (55 years old)

Birth Place
Philadelphia, United States of America

Relatives
Jeremy Piven

Citizenships
Mexico

Also Known As
아담 맥케이, Адам МакКей

Awards
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay


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