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Adam McKay (b. 1968)

Alias:
Адам МакКей
아담 맥케이

Birthplace:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Born:
April 17, 1968

Biography from TheMovieDB

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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Film Production

Director:
2004  Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004  Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2006  Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2007  Good Cop, Baby Cop
2007  Green Team
2007  The Landlord
2007  The Procedure
2008  Step Brothers
2010  The Other Guys
2013  Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2014  The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
2015  The Big Short
2018  Vice
2021  Don't Look Up
????  Bad Blood

Executive Producer:
2004  Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004  Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2006  Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2007  Good Cop, Baby Cop
2007  Green Team
2007  The Landlord
2007  The Procedure
2008  Step Brothers
2009  Land of the Lost
2009  Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
2010  The Other Guys
2011  Fully Loaded
2012  The Dictator
2013  Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2014  The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
2015  A Deadly Adoption
2015  The Big Short
2016  A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2016  Grimsby
2017  Oh Lucy!
2018  Vice
2019  Booksmart
2019  Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019  Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2020  537 Votes
2020  Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
2020  Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip
2021  Don't Look Up
2021  The Oxy Kingpins
2022  God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty
2023  Asog
2023  BS High
2023  Wild Summon
????  Bad Blood

Producer:
2004  Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004  Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2006  Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2007  Good Cop, Baby Cop
2007  Green Team
2007  The Landlord
2007  The Procedure
2008  Prop 8: The Musical
2008  Step Brothers
2009  Land of the Lost
2009  The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009  Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
2010  The Other Guys
2010  The Virginity Hit
2011  Fully Loaded
2012  Bachelorette
2012  Casa de Mi Padre
2012  The Campaign
2012  The Dictator
2013  Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2014  Tammy
2014  The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
2014  Welcome to Me
2015  A Deadly Adoption
2015  Daddy's Home
2015  Get Hard
2015  Sleeping with Other People
2015  The Big Short
2016  A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2016  Grimsby
2016  The Boss
2017  Daddy's Home 2
2017  Oh Lucy!
2017  The House
2018  Holmes & Watson
2018  Ibiza
2018  Vice
2019  Booksmart
2019  Hustlers
2019  Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019  Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2020  537 Votes
2020  Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
2020  Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip
2021  Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
2021  Don't Look Up
2021  The Oxy Kingpins
2022  Fresh
2022  God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty
2022  The Menu
2023  Asog
2023  BS High
2023  Daniel
2023  Wild Summon
2024  Wild Wild Space
????  American Huckster
????  Bad Blood
????  Breeders
????  Disorientation
????  First Ladies
????  Flesh of the Gods
????  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
????  J6
????  Monsanto
????  Plus One
????  Stormbound
????  The Freshening
????  Will

Screenplay:
2004  Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004  Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2006  Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2007  Good Cop, Baby Cop
2007  Green Team
2007  The Landlord
2007  The Procedure
2008  Prop 8: The Musical
2008  Step Brothers
2009  Land of the Lost
2009  The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009  Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
2010  The Other Guys
2010  The Virginity Hit
2011  Fully Loaded
2012  Bachelorette
2012  Casa de Mi Padre
2012  The Campaign
2012  The Dictator
2013  Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2014  Tammy
2014  The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
2014  Welcome to Me
2015  A Deadly Adoption
2015  Ant-Man
2015  Daddy's Home
2015  Get Hard
2015  Sleeping with Other People
2015  The Big Short
2016  A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2016  Grimsby
2016  The Boss
2017  Daddy's Home 2
2017  Oh Lucy!
2017  The House
2018  Holmes & Watson
2018  Ibiza
2018  Vice
2019  Booksmart
2019  Hustlers
2019  Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019  Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2020  537 Votes
2020  Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
2020  Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip
2021  Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
2021  Don't Look Up
2021  The Oxy Kingpins
2022  Fresh
2022  God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty
2022  The Menu
2023  Asog
2023  BS High
2023  Daniel
2023  Wild Summon
2024  Wild Wild Space
????  American Huckster
????  Bad Blood
????  Breeders
????  Disorientation
????  First Ladies
????  Flesh of the Gods
????  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
????  J6
????  Monsanto
????  Plus One
????  Stormbound
????  The Freshening
????  Will

Stage Director:
2004  Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004  Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2006  Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2007  Good Cop, Baby Cop
2007  Green Team
2007  The Landlord
2007  The Procedure
2008  Prop 8: The Musical
2008  Step Brothers
2009  Land of the Lost
2009  The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009  Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
2010  The Other Guys
2010  The Virginity Hit
2011  Fully Loaded
2012  Bachelorette
2012  Casa de Mi Padre
2012  The Campaign
2012  The Dictator
2013  Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2014  Tammy
2014  The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
2014  Welcome to Me
2015  A Deadly Adoption
2015  Ant-Man
2015  Daddy's Home
2015  Get Hard
2015  Sleeping with Other People
2015  The Big Short
2016  A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2016  Grimsby
2016  The Boss
2017  Daddy's Home 2
2017  Oh Lucy!
2017  The House
2018  Holmes & Watson
2018  Ibiza
2018  Vice
2019  Booksmart
2019  Hustlers
2019  Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019  Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2020  537 Votes
2020  Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
2020  Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip
2021  Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
2021  Don't Look Up
2021  The Oxy Kingpins
2022  Fresh
2022  God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty
2022  The Menu
2023  Asog
2023  BS High
2023  Daniel
2023  Wild Summon
2024  Wild Wild Space
????  American Huckster
????  Bad Blood
????  Breeders
????  Disorientation
????  First Ladies
????  Flesh of the Gods
????  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
????  J6
????  Monsanto
????  Plus One
????  Stormbound
????  The Freshening
????  Will

Story:
2004  Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004  Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2006  Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2007  Good Cop, Baby Cop
2007  Green Team
2007  The Landlord
2007  The Procedure
2008  Prop 8: The Musical
2008  Step Brothers
2009  Land of the Lost
2009  The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009  Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
2010  The Other Guys
2010  The Virginity Hit
2011  Fully Loaded
2012  Bachelorette
2012  Casa de Mi Padre
2012  The Campaign
2012  The Dictator
2013  Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2014  Tammy
2014  The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
2014  Welcome to Me
2015  A Deadly Adoption
2015  Ant-Man
2015  Daddy's Home
2015  Get Hard
2015  Sleeping with Other People
2015  The Big Short
2016  A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2016  Grimsby
2016  The Boss
2017  Daddy's Home 2
2017  Oh Lucy!
2017  The House
2018  Holmes & Watson
2018  Ibiza
2018  Vice
2019  Booksmart
2019  Hustlers
2019  Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019  Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2020  537 Votes
2020  Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
2020  Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip
2021  Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
2021  Don't Look Up
2021  The Oxy Kingpins
2022  Fresh
2022  God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty
2022  The Menu
2023  Asog
2023  BS High
2023  Daniel
2023  Wild Summon
2024  Wild Wild Space
????  American Huckster
????  Bad Blood
????  Breeders
????  Disorientation
????  First Ladies
????  Flesh of the Gods
????  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
????  J6
????  Monsanto
????  Plus One
????  Stormbound
????  The Freshening
????  Will

Thanks:
2004  Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004  Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2006  Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2007  Good Cop, Baby Cop
2007  Green Team
2007  The Landlord
2007  The Procedure
2008  Prop 8: The Musical
2008  Step Brothers
2009  Land of the Lost
2009  The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009  Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
2010  The Other Guys
2010  The Virginity Hit
2011  Fully Loaded
2012  Bachelorette
2012  Casa de Mi Padre
2012  The Campaign
2012  The Dictator
2013  Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2014  Tammy
2014  The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
2014  Welcome to Me
2015  A Deadly Adoption
2015  Ant-Man
2015  Daddy's Home
2015  Get Hard
2015  Sleeping with Other People
2015  The Big Short
2016  A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2016  Grimsby
2016  The Boss
2017  Daddy's Home 2
2017  Oh Lucy!
2017  The House
2018  Holmes & Watson
2018  Ibiza
2018  Vice
2019  Booksmart
2019  Hustlers
2019  Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019  Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019  Newscasters
2020  537 Votes
2020  Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
2020  Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip
2021  Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
2021  Don't Look Up
2021  The Oxy Kingpins
2022  Fresh
2022  God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty
2022  The Menu
2023  Asog
2023  BS High
2023  Daniel
2023  Wild Summon
2024  Wild Wild Space
????  American Huckster
????  Bad Blood
????  Breeders
????  Disorientation
????  First Ladies
????  Flesh of the Gods
????  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
????  J6
????  Monsanto
????  Plus One
????  Stormbound
????  The Freshening
????  Will

Writer:
2004  Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004  Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2006  Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2007  Good Cop, Baby Cop
2007  Green Team
2007  The Landlord
2007  The Procedure
2008  Prop 8: The Musical
2008  Step Brothers
2009  Land of the Lost
2009  The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009  Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
2010  Presidential Reunion
2010  The Other Guys
2010  The Virginity Hit
2011  Fully Loaded
2012  Bachelorette
2012  Casa de Mi Padre
2012  The Campaign
2012  The Dictator
2013  Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2014  Tammy
2014  The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
2014  Welcome to Me
2015  A Deadly Adoption
2015  Ant-Man
2015  Daddy's Home
2015  Get Hard
2015  Sleeping with Other People
2015  The Big Short
2016  A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2016  Grimsby
2016  The Boss
2017  Daddy's Home 2
2017  Oh Lucy!
2017  The House
2018  Holmes & Watson
2018  Ibiza
2018  Vice
2019  Booksmart
2019  Hustlers
2019  Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019  Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019  Newscasters
2020  537 Votes
2020  Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
2020  Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip
2021  Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
2021  Don't Look Up
2021  The Oxy Kingpins
2022  Fresh
2022  God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty
2022  The Menu
2023  Asog
2023  BS High
2023  Daniel
2023  Wild Summon
2024  Wild Wild Space
????  American Huckster
????  Bad Blood
????  Breeders
????  Disorientation
????  First Ladies
????  Flesh of the Gods
????  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
????  J6
????  Monsanto
????  Plus One
????  Stormbound
????  The Freshening
????  Will

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Creator:
2010  Big Lake
2010  Funny or Die Presents
????  Big Swiss
????  The Uninhabitable Earth

Director:
2009  Eastbound & Down
2010  Big Lake
2010  Funny or Die Presents
2018  Succession
2022  Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
????  Big Swiss
????  Kings of America
????  The Uninhabitable Earth

Executive Producer:
2009  Eastbound & Down
2010  Big Lake
2010  Funny or Die Presents
2014  Bad Judge
2015  The Spoils Before Dying
2017  No Activity
2018  Succession
2019  Dead to Me
2020  Motherland: Fort Salem
2021  Painting With John
2021  Q: Into the Storm
2022  Game Theory with Bomani Jones
2022  The Invisible Pilot
2022  Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
????  Big Swiss
????  Kings of America
????  Parasite
????  The Uninhabitable Earth

Producer:
2009  Eastbound & Down
2010  Big Lake
2010  Funny or Die Presents
2014  Bad Judge
2015  The Spoils Before Dying
2017  No Activity
2018  LA to Vegas
2018  Succession
2019  Dead to Me
2020  Motherland: Fort Salem
2021  Painting With John
2021  Q: Into the Storm
2022  Game Theory with Bomani Jones
2022  The Invisible Pilot
2022  Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
????  Big Swiss
????  Kings of America
????  Parasite
????  The Uninhabitable Earth

Writer:
2009  Eastbound & Down
2010  Big Lake
2010  Funny or Die Presents
2014  Bad Judge
2015  The Spoils Before Dying
2017  No Activity
2018  LA to Vegas
2018  Succession
2019  Dead to Me
2020  Motherland: Fort Salem
2021  Painting With John
2021  Q: Into the Storm
2022  Game Theory with Bomani Jones
2022  The Invisible Pilot
2022  Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
????  Big Swiss
????  Kings of America
????  Parasite
????  The Uninhabitable Earth

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