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Adam McKay
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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 (S…
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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.
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2026
Go Deep: The DeSean Jackson Story
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2026
Thrash
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2026
Stormbound
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2026
Just Look Up
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2025
Trade Secret
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2025
The Chair Company
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2025
All the Empty Rooms
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2025
Asog
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2025
You Need This
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2024
Union
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2024
Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery
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2024
Men of War
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2024
Pistachio Wars
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2024
Wild Wild Space
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2023
Daniel
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2023
Cobell Energy
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2023
BS High
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2023
Wild Summon
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2023
The Holly
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2023
A Lien
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2022
The Menu
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2022
God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty
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2022
The Invisible Pilot
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2022
Game Theory with Bomani Jones
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2022
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
TV show Director
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2022
Fresh
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2021
Don't Look Up
Movie Story
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2021
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
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2021
Q: Into the Storm
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2021
The Oxy Kingpins
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2021
Directors on Directors
TV show Self
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2021
Painting With John
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2020
537 Votes
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2020
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
Movie Self
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2020
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
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2020
Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip
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2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
TV show Self
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2020
Motherland: Fort Salem
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2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
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2019
Hustlers
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