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 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.

Known For: Directing

Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1968-04-17

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	2004	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy	Custodian	67
2	2004	Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie	Custodian	60
3	2006	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby	Terry Cheveaux	64
4	2007	Girl Missing	Detective "Sally" LaSalle	10
5	2007	The Landlord	Friend	65
6	2007	Good Cop, Baby Cop	Policeman	61
7	2007	Green Team	Erin Gossamer	58
8	2008	Step Brothers	Man without Glasses	66
9	2010	The Other Guys	Dirty Mike	63
10	2014	This Is Comedy	Himself	0
11	2015	Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon	Self	56
12	2016	A.C. Green: Iron Virgin	Producer	0
13	2019	Hal	Self	65
14	2020	For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close	Himself	67

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1953	The Oscars	Self	71
2	1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Cameo (uncredited)	70
3	2015	Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter	Self	57
4	2017	The History of Comedy	Self	66
5	2020	Bottomless Brunch at Colman's	Self	0
6	2021	Variety Studio: Directors on Directors	Self	0

Adam McKay

Film

Television