Judd Apatow

Known For: Directing
Born: December 6, 1967
Place of Birth: Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Judd Apatow

Judd Apatow (/ˈæpətaʊ/; born December 6, 1967) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and comedian known for his work in comedy films. Apatow is the founder of Apatow Productions, through which he wrote, produced, and directed his films The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), Funny People (2009), This Is 40 (2012), Trainwreck (2015), The King of Staten Island (2020), and The Bubble (2022). Through his company, Apatow produced and developed the television series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), Undeclared (2001–2002), Funny or Die Presents (2010–2011), Girls (2012–2017), Love (2016–2018), and Crashing (2017–2019). He also produced the films The Cable Guy (1996), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Superbad (2007), Pineapple Express (2008), Forgetting Sarah Marshall(2008), Get Him to the Greek (2010), Bridesmai…

Filmography

The Comeback King

2027 · Director, Producer, Screenplay

Poetic License

2026 · Producer

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...

2026 · Executive Producer

Outcome

2026 · Thanks

Pete Holmes: Silly Silly Fun Boy

2026 · Thanks

Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!

2026 · Self - Director, Executive Producer

Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story

2026 · Director, Producer

The New Yorker at 100

2025 · Executive Producer

When We Went MAD!

2025 · Self

Flipside

2024 · Executive Producer

STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces

2024 · Thanks

Ramy Youssef: More Feelings

2024 · Thanks

Hendrie

2024 · Self

Stormy

2024 · Executive Producer

Stupid Pet Tricks

2024 · Self

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

2023 · Self

Bob and Don: A Love Story

Bob and Don: A Love Story

2023 · Director, Executive Producer

Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain

2023 · Producer

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

2023 · Self

Bros

2022 · Producer

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

2022 · Self

George Carlin's American Dream

2022 · Executive Producer, Director

The Bubble

2022 · Producer, Writer, Director

Stranger at the Gate

2022 · Thanks

Ricky Velez: Here's Everything

2021 · Executive Producer

Directors on Directors

2021 · Self

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions

2020 · Self

Mentally Al

2020

The King of Staten Island

2020 · Director, Producer, Writer

Feeding America Comedy Festival

2020 · Self

Reunited Apart

2020 · Self

This Is Stand-Up

2020 · Self

Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh

2019 · Executive Producer

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 · Self

Dads

2019 · Self

Lights Out with David Spade

2019 · Self - Panelist

This Changes Everything

2019 · Self

Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads

2019 · Self

Biography: Comedy Icons

2019 · Self

Hal

2019 · Self

Desus & Mero

2019 · Self - Illustrious Guest

Pete Holmes: Dirty Clean

2018 · Executive Producer

Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin

2018 · Executive Producer

Juliet, Naked

2018 · Producer

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary

2018 · Self

Cultureshock

2018 · Self

The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

2018 · Self, Executive Producer, Director

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like

2018 · Self

Judd Apatow: The Return

2017 · Himself, Screenplay

May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers

2017 · Director

Chris Gethard: Career Suicide

2017 · Executive Producer

Sandy Wexler

2017 · Testimonial

A Goodbye to Girls

2017 · Self

The Big Sick

2017 · Producer

The Disaster Artist

2017 · Judd Apatow (uncredited)

Crashing

2017 · Writer, Director

The History of Comedy

2017 · Self

The Comedian

2016 · Thanks

Pete Holmes: Faces and Sounds

2016 · Producer

Doc & Darryl

2016 · Director

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

2016 · Producer

Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander

2016

Pee-wee's Big Holiday

2016 · Producer

Sing Street

2016 · Thanks

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

2016 · Self

Love

2016 · Director, Writer, Creator

Join or Die with Craig Ferguson

2016 · Self

I Had a Dream

2016 · Executive Producer

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

2015 · Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 · Self - Guest

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015 · Self

Trainwreck

2015 · Director, Producer

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

2015 · Self - Director / Producer

Misery Loves Comedy

2015 · Self

Begin Again

2014 · Producer

This Is Comedy

2014 · Himself

Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip

2014 · Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 · Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 · Self - Guest

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014 · Self

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

2013 · Producer

The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall

2013 · Self

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

2013 · Self

Salinger

2013 · Self - Filmmaker

Graham Parker & The Rumour: This Is Live

2013 · Director

Picasso Baby

2013 · Self

This Is 40

2012 · Director, Producer, Writer

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

2012 · Self

Comedy Bang! Bang!

2012 · Self

Mansome

2012 · Self

The Five-Year Engagement

2012 · Producer

Girls

2012 · Writer, Executive Producer

Wanderlust

2012 · Producer

Inside Comedy

2012 · Self

Don't Ask Me Questions: The Unsung Life of Graham Parker & The Rumour

2012 · Self

Zookeeper

2011 · Barry the Elephant (voice)

Bridesmaids

2011 · Producer

Conan

2010 · Self

The Green Room with Paul Provenza

2010 · Self

Get Him to the Greek

2010 · Producer

Funny or Die Presents

2010 · Creator

30 for 30

2009 · Director

Funny People

2009 · Friend in video (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer

Funny People: Live

2009 · Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 · Self - Guest

Year One

2009 · Producer

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

2009 · Self - Guest

Yo Teach...!

2009 · Writer, Director, Creator

Pineapple Express

2008 · Producer, Story

Step Brothers

2008 · Producer

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

2008 · Screenplay

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

2008 · Producer

Drillbit Taylor

2008 · Producer

Monty Python Conquers America

2008 · Self

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

2007 · Producer, Screenplay

The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis

2007 · Director

Superbad

2007 · Producer

Knocked Up

2007 · Director, Producer, Writer

The TV Set

2007 · Executive Producer

Help Me Help You

2006

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

2006 · Producer

American Storage

American Storage

2006 · Executive Producer

Fun with Dick and Jane

2005 · Screenplay, Story

The 40 Year Old Virgin

2005 · Director, Producer, Writer

Kicking & Screaming

2005 · Executive Producer

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005 · Self - Guest

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

2004 · News Station Employee, Producer

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

2004 · News Station Employee, Producer

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003 · Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Self, Self - Guest

Sick in the Head

Sick in the Head

2003 · Writer

Undeclared

2001 · Writer, Director, Producer, Creator, Story

North Hollywood

2001 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer

Freaks and Geeks

1999 · Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Story

The View

1997 · Self - Guest

The Daily Show

1996 · Self

The Cable Guy

1996 · Producer

Celtic Pride

1996 · Writer, Story, Executive Producer

Mr. Show with Bob and David

1995 · Infomercial audience member, Judd Apatow

Heavyweights

1995 · Homer, Writer, Executive Producer

The TV Wheel

1995 · Writer

The Critic

1994 · Jay Leno, Writer, Story

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 · Self - Guest

The 15th Annual Young Comedians Show

1992

The Ben Stiller Show

1992 · , Writer, Producer, Creator

Crossing the Bridge

1992 · Associate Producer

The Larry Sanders Show

1992 · Writer, Director, Producer

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Jim Carrey: Unnatural Act

1991 · Producer

Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth

Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth

1991 · Writer

The Simpsons

1989 · Judd Apatow (voice), Writer

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988 · Self - Guest

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Cameo (uncredited), Writer

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self - Presenter

Untitled Judd Apatow/Lucas Brothers Project

Untitled Judd Apatow/Lucas Brothers Project

— · Producer

Pure Imagination

Pure Imagination

— · Producer

Let's Do This

— · Producer

Business Trip

— · Producer

House of Joel

— · Producer

Cola Wars

— · Director

Untitled Universal Romantic Comedy

Untitled Universal Romantic Comedy

— · Producer, Director

Untitled Norm Macdonald Netflix Documentary

Untitled Norm Macdonald Netflix Documentary

— · Producer, Director

The Way I Was Made: The Story of a Man Called E

The Way I Was Made: The Story of a Man Called E

— · Producer

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