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Adam McKay
AKA: آدام مککی
Directing
Born: 1968
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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.
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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.
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Known For
The Invisible Pilot
Executive Producer
2022 · US
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Director, Executive Producer
2022 · US
Q: Into the Storm
Executive Producer
2021 · US
Directors on Directors
Self
2021 · US
Painting With John
Executive Producer
2021 · US
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
2020 · US
Dead to Me
Executive Producer
2019 · US
Succession
Director, Executive Producer
2018 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Invisible Pilot | 2022 | Executive Producer |
| Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty | 2022 | Director, Executive Producer |
| Q: Into the Storm | 2021 | Executive Producer |
| Directors on Directors | 2021 | Self |
| Painting With John | 2021 | Executive Producer |
| Bottomless Brunch at Colman's | 2020 | Self |
| Dead to Me | 2019 | Executive Producer |
| Succession | 2018 | Director, Executive Producer |
| LA to Vegas | 2018 | Producer |
| No Activity | 2017 | Executive Producer |
| I Love You, America | 2017 | Executive Producer |
| The History of Comedy | 2017 | Self |
| The Spoils Before Dying | 2015 | Executive Producer |
| Bad Judge | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| Funny or Die Presents | 2010 | Producer |
| Eastbound & Down | 2009 | Director, Producer |
| Saturday Night Live | 1975 | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live | 1975 | Director, Writer |
| The Oscars | 1953 | Self |