Adam McKay
Director
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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As Director
Filmography
The Other Guys
as Dirty Mike 2010
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Custodian 2004
Step Brothers
as Man without Glasses 2008
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
as Terry Cheveaux 2006
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Custodian 2004
The Landlord
as Friend 2007
Good Cop, Baby Cop
as Policeman 2007
Hal
as Self 2019
Green Team
as Erin Gossamer 2007
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
as Self 2015
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
as Himself 2020
Girl Missing
as Detective "Sally" LaSalle 2007
This Is Comedy
as Himself 2014
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
as Producer 2016