Directing
Adam McKay
EN, TL, HU, JA cinema · 93 credits
Born
17 April 1968 (age 58)
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as آدام مککی
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.
Known for
Filmography
Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel
Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel
Actor, Producer
Breeders
Producer, Writer
J6
J6
Producer
Plus One
Producer
Flesh of the Gods
Producer
Monsanto
Monsanto
Producer
Will
Will
Producer
Five
Five
Producer
Untitled Adam McKay/Michael Shanks Mystery Sci-Fi Comedy
Untitled Adam McKay/Michael Shanks Mystery Sci-Fi Comedy
Director, Producer
The Parlay
The Parlay
Producer
Seeker
Seeker
Producer
Stormbound
Producer
Thrash
Producer
Just Look Up
Executive Producer
Go Deep: The DeSean Jackson Story
Executive Producer
Asog
Executive Producer
You Need This
Producer
All the Empty Rooms
Executive Producer
Trade Secret
Producer
Wild Wild Space
Producer
Men of War
Executive Producer
Union
Executive Producer
Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery
Executive Producer
Pistachio Wars
Executive Producer
Daniel
Producer
Wild Summon
Executive Producer
BS High
Executive Producer
A Lien
Executive Producer
The Holly
Executive Producer
The Menu
Producer
God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty
Executive Producer
Fresh
Producer
The Oxy Kingpins
Executive Producer
Don't Look Up
Story, Screenplay, Director, Producer
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Executive Producer
537 Votes
Executive Producer
Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip
Executive Producer
Hal
as Self
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Executive Producer
Booksmart
Executive Producer
Hustlers
Producer
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Executive Producer
Oh Lucy!
Executive Producer
Vice
Writer, Director, Producer
Holmes & Watson
Producer
Ibiza
Producer
Daddy's Home 2
Producer
The House
Producer
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
as Producer, Executive Producer
Grimsby
Executive Producer
The Boss
Producer
Daddy's Home
Screenplay, Producer
Ant-Man
Screenplay
The Big Short
Screenplay, Director
Get Hard
Producer, Story
A Deadly Adoption
Executive Producer
Welcome to Me
Producer
This Is Comedy
as Himself
Tammy
Producer
The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
Director, Writer
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Dictator
Executive Producer
The Campaign
Producer, Story
Bachelorette
Producer
Casa de Mi Padre
Producer
Fully Loaded
Executive Producer
The Other Guys
as Dirty Mike, Director, Producer, Writer
The Virginity Hit
Producer
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
Executive Producer, Stage Director
Land of the Lost
Executive Producer
Step Brothers
as Man without Glasses, Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay, Story
Prop 8: The Musical
Producer
The Landlord
as Friend, Producer, Writer, Director
Good Cop, Baby Cop
as Policeman, Director, Writer
Green Team
as Erin Gossamer, Director, Writer
Girl Missing
2007
Girl Missing
as Detective "Sally" LaSalle
The Procedure
2007
The Procedure
Director, Writer
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
as Terry Cheveaux, Director, Executive Producer, Writer
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Custodian, Director, Writer
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Custodian, Director, Writer
