Adam McKay

Directing·Apr 17, 1968·Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam McKay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Film	Credit
Thrash2026 · Producer	Producer
Stormbound2026 · Producer	Producer
Trade Secret2025 · Producer	Producer
You Need This2025 · Producer	Producer
Wild Wild Space2024 · Producer	Producer
Daniel2023 · Producer	Producer
The Menu2022 · Producer	Producer
Fresh2022 · Producer	Producer
Don't Look Up2021 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar2021 · Producer	Producer
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close2020 · Self	Self
Hustlers2019 · Producer	Producer
Hal2019 · Self	Self
Vice2018 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
Holmes & Watson2018 · Producer	Producer
Ibiza2018 · Producer	Producer
Daddy's Home 22017 · Producer	Producer
The House2017 · Producer	Producer
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin2016 · Producer	Producer
The Boss2016 · Producer	Producer
Daddy's Home2015 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
The Big Short2015 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon2015 · Self	Self
Ant-Man2015 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Sleeping with Other People2015 · Producer	Producer
Welcome to Me2015 · Producer	Producer
Get Hard2015 · Producer	Producer
The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas2014 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Tammy2014 · Producer	Producer
This Is Comedy2014 · Himself	Himself
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues2013 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters2013 · Producer	Producer
The Campaign2012 · Producer	Producer
Bachelorette2012 · Producer	Producer
Casa de Mi Padre2012 · Producer	Producer
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie2012 · Producer	Producer
The Virginity Hit2010 · Producer	Producer
The Other Guys2010 · Dirty Mike, Director, Producer, Writer	Dirty Mike, Director, Producer, Writer
Presidential Reunion2010 · Writer	Writer
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard2009 · Producer	Producer
Prop 8: The Musical2008 · Producer	Producer
Step Brothers2008 · Man without Glasses, Director, Screenplay	Man without Glasses, Director, Screenplay
Green Team2007 · Erin Gossamer, Director, Writer	Erin Gossamer, Director, Writer
TThe Procedure2007 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Good Cop, Baby Cop2007 · Policeman, Director, Writer	Policeman, Director, Writer
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation2007 · Self	Self
The Landlord2007 · Friend, Producer, Writer, Director	Friend, Producer, Writer, Director
GGirl Missing2007 · Detective "Sally" LaSalle	Detective "Sally" LaSalle