Adam McKay
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.
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- 2022 · Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty as Self
- 2021 · Variety Studio: Directors on Directors as Self
- 2020 · For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close as Himself
- 2020 · Bottomless Brunch at Colman's as Self
- 2019 · Hal as Self
- 2017 · The History of Comedy as Self
- 2016 · A.C. Green: Iron Virgin as Producer
- 2015 · Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon as Self
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2014 · This Is Comedy as Himself
- 2010 · The Other Guys as Dirty Mike
- 2008 · Step Brothers as Man without Glasses
- 2007 · Green Team as Erin Gossamer
- 2007 · Good Cop, Baby Cop as Policeman
- 2007 · The Landlord as Friend
- 2007 · Girl Missing as Detective "Sally" LaSalle
- 2006 · Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby as Terry Cheveaux
- 2004 · Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Custodian
- 2004 · Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy as Custodian
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self