- BIRTH 17/04/1968
- Country United States
- SHOWS 4
- MOVIES 3
- SHOWRUNNER 1
- DIRECTOR 13
- SCRIPT 15
- PRODUCTION 48
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 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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Shows (4)
Movies (3)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Showrunner
Funny or Die Presents
Director (13)
Don't Look Up
The Big Short
The Other Guys
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Vice
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Step Brothers
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Bad Blood
Script (15)
Ant-Man
Don't Look Up
The Big Short
The Other Guys
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Daddy's Home
Get Hard
Vice
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Step Brothers
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
The Campaign
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Bad Blood
Presidential Reunion
Production (48)
The Menu
Don't Look Up
The Dictator
The Other Guys
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
All the Empty Rooms
Fresh
Daddy's Home
Get Hard
Vice
Daddy's Home 2
Hustlers
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Booksmart
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Step Brothers
Grimsby
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Holmes & Watson
The Campaign
Land of the Lost
Bachelorette
Sleeping with Other People
Ibiza
Tammy
The House
Untitled Shark Thriller
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Welcome to Me
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
Flesh of the Gods
Casa de Mi Padre
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
A Deadly Adoption
The Boss
537 Votes
オー・ルーシー！
Bad Blood
God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty
Plus One
Wild Summon
BS High
First Ladies
Wild Wild Space
Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery
The Virginity Hit
