Adam McKay

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actor comedian film director film producer human podcast host screenwriter television producer

Adam McKay is an American filmmaker and screenwriter known for his sharp political and social satires, including films like "The Big Short" and "Vice."

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Adam McKay canonical 89
Adam McKay filmography 1

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comedian ⓘ
film director ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
human ⓘ
podcast host ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
television producer ⓘ
activeInField Hollywood ⓘ
surface form: Hollywood film industry
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
awardReceivedFor The Big Short ⓘ
coFounded Funny or Die ⓘ
Gary Sanchez Productions ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1968-04-17 ⓘ
educatedAt Pennsylvania State University ⓘ
surface form: Penn State University

Temple University ⓘ
employer Saturday Night Live ⓘ
familyName McKay ⓘ
founded Hyperobject Industries ⓘ
genre comedy film ⓘ
political satire ⓘ
satire ⓘ
social satire ⓘ
givenName Adam ⓘ
hasChild Lily Rose McKay ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Upright Citizens Brigade ⓘ
name Adam McKay self-link ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ
nominatedForWork The Big Short ⓘ
Vice ⓘ
notableFor sharp political and social satire in film ⓘ
notableWork Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues ⓘ
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy ⓘ
Don't Look Up ⓘ
Step Brothers ⓘ
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby ⓘ
The Big Short ⓘ
The Other Guys ⓘ
Vice ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
comedian ⓘ
film director ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
podcast host ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
television producer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
positionHeld head writer of Saturday Night Live ⓘ
spouse Joyce Piven ⓘ
surface form: Shira Piven

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Christian Bale → workedWithDirector → Adam McKay ⓘ
Dr. Randall Mindy → creator → Adam McKay ⓘ
Dr. Randall Mindy → filmDirectorOfWorkAppearedIn → Adam McKay ⓘ
Succession → executiveProducer → Adam McKay ⓘ
Succession → pilotDirector → Adam McKay ⓘ
Don't Look Up → director → Adam McKay ⓘ
Don't Look Up → screenwriter → Adam McKay ⓘ
Don't Look Up → producer → Adam McKay ⓘ
Daddy's Home 2 → producer → Adam McKay ⓘ
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy → director → Adam McKay ⓘ
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy → writer → Adam McKay ⓘ
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy → screenplayBy → Adam McKay ⓘ
Step Brothers → director → Adam McKay ⓘ
Step Brothers → screenwriter → Adam McKay ⓘ
Step Brothers → storyBy → Adam McKay ⓘ
Ron Burgundy → createdBy → Adam McKay ⓘ
Gary Sanchez Productions → foundedBy → Adam McKay ⓘ
Gary Sanchez Productions → notableForProducingWorksOf → Adam McKay ⓘ
Gary Sanchez Productions → associatedPerson → Adam McKay ⓘ
Gary Sanchez Productions → basedOnCreativeVisionOf → Adam McKay ⓘ
Funny or Die → foundedBy → Adam McKay ⓘ
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues → director → Adam McKay ⓘ
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues → producer → Adam McKay ⓘ
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues → screenwriter → Adam McKay ⓘ
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby → director → Adam McKay ⓘ
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby → screenwriter → Adam McKay ⓘ
Ricky Bobby → createdBy → Adam McKay ⓘ
Brennan Huff → createdBy → Adam McKay ⓘ
Brennan Huff → filmDirectorOfAppearance → Adam McKay ⓘ
The Other Guys → director → Adam McKay ⓘ
The Other Guys → producer → Adam McKay ⓘ
The Other Guys → screenwriter → Adam McKay ⓘ
Daddy's Home → producer → Adam McKay ⓘ
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty → executiveProducer → Adam McKay ⓘ
The Big Short → director → Adam McKay ⓘ
The Big Short → screenwriter → Adam McKay ⓘ
Vice → director → Adam McKay ⓘ
subject surface form: Vice (2018 film)
Vice → writer → Adam McKay ⓘ
subject surface form: Vice (2018 film)
Vice → producer → Adam McKay ⓘ
subject surface form: Vice (2018 film)
Oliver Wood → collaboratedWith → Adam McKay ⓘ
Hyperobject Industries → founder → Adam McKay ⓘ
Hyperobject Industries → hasCreativeDirector → Adam McKay ⓘ
Hyperobject Industries → associatedWith → Adam McKay ⓘ
Alan Baumgarten → collaboratedWith → Adam McKay ⓘ
Get Hard → producer → Adam McKay ⓘ
Get Hard → storyBy → Adam McKay ⓘ
Adam McKay → name → Adam McKay self-link ⓘ
Dibiasky comet → partOfWorkCreatedBy → Adam McKay ⓘ
June Mindy → createdForWorkBy → Adam McKay ⓘ
Hank Corwin → collaboratedWith → Adam McKay ⓘ