Adam McKay

Adam McKay

Birthday: 1968-04-17

Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also known as: 아담 맥케이, Адам МакКей, آدام مک‌کی

imdb_id: nm0570912

Biography:

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 co-wrote 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 many television series and films, with McKay co-producing their website Funny or through their company, Gary Sanchez Productions. McKay began venturing into more dramatic territory in the 2010s. He 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 the production company Hyperobject Industries. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam McKay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Played in movies:

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Score: 6.7

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

Score: 6.7

Step Brothers

Score: 6.6

Hal

Score: 6.5

The Landlord

Score: 6.5

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Score: 6.4

The Other Guys

Score: 6.3

Good Cop, Baby Cop

Score: 6.1

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

Score: 6.0

Green Team

Score: 5.8

Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon

Score: 5.6

Girl Missing

Score: 1.0

A.C. Green: Iron Virgin

Score: 0.0

This Is Comedy

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

Score: 10.0

The Oscars

Score: 7.0

Saturday Night Live

Score: 7.0

The History of Comedy

Score: 6.6

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Score: 6.0

Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

Score: 0.0