Adam McKay
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty 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
- 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
- Future · Gaming the System: The Making of 'Vice' as Self