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Adam McKay

Adam McKay

Directing1968Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

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Acting History

2026
Shiver
Producer
2025
Trade Secret
Producer
The Chair Company
TVExecutive Producer
2024
Union
Executive Producer
2023
BS High
Executive Producer
2022
The Oscars
TVas Self1 eps
Fresh
Producer
The Menu
Producer
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
TVExecutive Producer17 eps
2020
The Story of Fire Saga
Executive Producer
Motherland: Fort Salem
TVExecutive Producer10 eps
2018
Oh Lucy!
Executive Producer
Vice
Writer
Vice
Director
Vice
Producer
Ibiza
Producer
LA to Vegas
TVProducer
Succession
TVDirector
Succession
TVExecutive Producer
2017
The House
Producer
No Activity
TVExecutive Producer32 eps
2016
Grimsby
Executive Producer
2015
Daddy's Home
Screenplay
A Deadly Adoption
Executive Producer
Daddy's Home
Producer
Get Hard
Producer
The Big Short
Screenplay
Ant-Man
Screenplay
The Spoils Before Dying
TVExecutive Producer6 eps
2014
Tammy
Producer
Bad Judge
TVExecutive Producer13 eps
2012
Bachelorette
Producer
Dog Fight
Producer
The Dictator
Executive Producer
2011
Fully Loaded
Executive Producer
2008
Step Brothers
as Man without Glasses
Step Brothers
Executive Producer
Step Brothers
Screenplay
2007
1975
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Cameo (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/17/1968(57 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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