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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam McKay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (32)
Thrash
Fresh
The Menu
Don't Look Up
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Hustlers
Booksmart
Holmes & Watson
Vice
Daddy's Home 2
The House
Grimsby
The Boss
Ant-Man
The Big Short
Get Hard
Daddy's Home
Welcome to Me
Sleeping with Other People
Tammy
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
The Dictator
The Campaign
Bachelorette
The Other Guys
Land of the Lost
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Step Brothers
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
