Adam McKay

Known for DirectingBorn 1968-04-17 (age 58)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 (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.Read more

Movies & web series

You Need This

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

Just Look Up

Succession

Motherland: Fort Salem

Daniel

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

Painting With John

Union

All the Empty Rooms

A Lien

The Big Short

Eastbound & Down

Dead to Me

The Chair Company

The Menu

537 Votes

Don't Look Up

Q: Into the Storm

Ant-Man

The Oxy Kingpins

Vice

Booksmart

Fresh

Wild Wild Space

Prop 8: The Musical

Drunk History

LA to Vegas

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

Oh Lucy!

No Activity

Wild Summon

BS High

Hal

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

The History of Comedy

I Love You, America

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Hustlers

Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush

Saturday Night Live

Step Brothers

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

The Landlord

The Oscars

The Invisible Pilot

Daddy's Home 2

Daddy's Home