About 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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Movie Credits
Adam McKay has appeared in 15 movies.
TV Credits
Adam McKay has appeared in 7 shows.
These include
Saturday Night Live,
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's,
Variety Studio: Directors on Directors,
The History of Comedy,
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter and
The Oscars.
Production Credits
Directing
Credited for Director in 22 shows -
Bad Blood,
Kings of America,
The Uninhabitable Earth,
Average Height, Average Build,
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie,
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,
The Landlord,
Good Cop, Baby Cop,
The Procedure,
Green Team,
Step Brothers,
Eastbound & Down,
The Other Guys,
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,
The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas,
The Big Short,
Succession,
Vice,
Vice,
Don't Look Up and
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.
Production
Credited for Producer in 52 shows -
Bad Blood,
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2,
Toni Erdmann,
First Ladies,
Will,
Untitled eSports Project,
American Huckster,
J6,
Breeders,
Disorientation,
The Freshening,
Stormbound,
Flesh of the Gods,
Monsanto,
Five,
Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel,
Plus One,
Average Height, Average Build,
The Landlord,
Prop 8: The Musical,
Eastbound & Down,
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard,
Funny or Die Presents,
The Other Guys,
The Virginity Hit,
Bachelorette,
Casa de Mi Padre,
The Campaign,
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters,
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,
Tammy,
Get Hard,
Welcome to Me,
Sleeping with Other People,
Daddy's Home,
The Boss,
The House,
Daddy's Home 2,
LA to Vegas,
Ibiza,
Vice,
Holmes & Watson,
Hustlers,
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar,
Don't Look Up,
Fresh,
The Menu,
Daniel,
Wild Wild Space,
You Need This,
Trade Secret and
Shiver.
Credited for Executive Producer in 44 shows -
Kings of America,
Big Swiss,
Parasite,
The Uninhabitable Earth,
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,
Step Brothers,
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush,
Land of the Lost,
Fully Loaded,
The Dictator,
Bad Judge,
A Deadly Adoption,
The Spoils Before Dying,
Grimsby,
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin,
No Activity,
Oh Lucy!,
Succession,
Dead to Me,
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons",
Booksmart,
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times",
Motherland: Fort Salem,
Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip,
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga,
537 Votes,
Painting With John,
The Oxy Kingpins,
Q: Into the Storm,
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,
Game Theory with Bomani Jones,
The Invisible Pilot,
God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty,
A Lien,
Wild Summon,
BS High,
Cobell Energy,
Pistachio Wars,
Men of War,
Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery,
Union,
Asog,
All the Empty Rooms and
The Chair Company.
Writing
Credited for Writer in 15 shows -
Bad Blood,
The Uninhabitable Earth,
Average Height, Average Build,
Saturday Night Live,
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie,
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,
The Landlord,
Good Cop, Baby Cop,
The Procedure,
Green Team,
Presidential Reunion,
The Other Guys,
The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas and
Vice.
Creator
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