Adam McKay
Directing
Born April 17, 1968 in 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.
Filmography
Breeders
Plus One
Flesh of the Gods
Thrash
Stormbound
Just Look Up
Trade Secret
The Chair Company
All the Empty Rooms
Asog
You Need This
Union
Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery
Men of War
Pistachio Wars
Wild Wild Space
Daniel
Cobell Energy
BS High
Wild Summon
A Lien
The Menu
God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty
The Invisible Pilot
Game Theory with Bomani Jones
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Fresh
Don't Look Up
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Q: Into the Storm
The Oxy Kingpins
Directors on Directors
Self
Painting With John
537 Votes
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
Self
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
Motherland: Fort Salem
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Hustlers
Booksmart
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Newscasters
Dead to Me
Hal
Self
Vice
Holmes & Watson
Succession
Ibiza
Oh Lucy!
LA to Vegas
No Activity
Daddy's Home 2
I Love You, America
The House
The History of Comedy
Self
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
Producer
The Boss
Grimsby
Daddy's Home
The Big Short
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Ant-Man
The Spoils Before Dying
Sleeping with Other People
A Deadly Adoption
Welcome to Me
Get Hard
Bad Judge
The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
Tammy
This Is Comedy
Himself
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Drunk History
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
The Campaign
The Dictator
Casa de Mi Padre
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Bachelorette
Fully Loaded
The Virginity Hit
Big Lake
The Other Guys
Dirty Mike
Presidential Reunion
Funny or Die Presents
Land of the Lost
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
Eastbound & Down
Prop 8: The Musical
Step Brothers
Man without Glasses
Green Team
Erin Gossamer
Good Cop, Baby Cop
Policeman
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
The Landlord
Friend
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Terry Cheveaux
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Custodian
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Custodian
Saturday Night Live
Construction Worker / Bob (uncredited)
The Oscars
Self