Known For
Directing
Born
Apr 17, 1968
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
120 titles
Adam McKay
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 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
Go Deep: The DeSean Jackson Story
Executive Producer
Thrash
Producer
Stormbound
Producer
Just Look Up
Executive Producer
Trade Secret
Producer
The Chair Company
Executive Producer
All the Empty Rooms
Executive Producer
Asog
Executive Producer
You Need This
Producer
Union
Executive Producer
Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery
Executive Producer
Men of War
Executive Producer
Pistachio Wars
Executive Producer
Wild Wild Space
Producer
Daniel
Producer
Cobell Energy
Executive Producer
BS High
Executive Producer
Wild Summon
Executive Producer
The Holly
Executive Producer
A Lien
Executive Producer
The Menu
Producer
God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty
Executive Producer
The Invisible Pilot
Executive Producer
Game Theory with Bomani Jones
Executive Producer
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Director
Fresh
Producer
Don't Look Up
Story
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Producer
Q: Into the Storm
Executive Producer
The Oxy Kingpins
Executive Producer
Directors on Directors
Self
Painting With John
Executive Producer
537 Votes
Executive Producer
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
Self
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Executive Producer
Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip
Executive Producer
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
Motherland: Fort Salem
Executive Producer
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Executive Producer
Hustlers
Producer
Booksmart
Executive Producer
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Executive Producer
Newscasters
Thanks
Dead to Me
Executive Producer
Hal
Self
Vice
Writer
Holmes & Watson
Producer
Succession
Executive Producer
Ibiza
Producer
Oh Lucy!
Executive Producer