- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- April 17, 1968
- Place of Birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Adam McKay
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 Indus…
Filmography
movieThrash
2026 · Producer
movieStormbound
2026 · Producer
movieJust Look Up
2026 · Executive Producer
movieTrade Secret
2025 · Producer
tvThe Chair Company
2025 · Executive Producer
movieAll the Empty Rooms
2025 · Executive Producer
movieAsog
2025 · Executive Producer
movieYou Need This
2025 · Producer
movieUnion
2024 · Executive Producer
movieMoney Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery
2024 · Executive Producer
movieMen of War
2024 · Executive Producer
moviePistachio Wars
2024 · Executive Producer
movieWild Wild Space
2024 · Producer
movieDaniel
2023 · Producer
tvCobell Energy
2023 · Executive Producer
movieBS High
2023 · Executive Producer
movieWild Summon
2023 · Executive Producer
movieA Lien
2023 · Executive Producer
movieThe Menu
2022 · Producer
movieGod Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty
2022 · Executive Producer
tvThe Invisible Pilot
2022 · Executive Producer
tvGame Theory with Bomani Jones
2022 · Executive Producer
tvWinning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
2022 · Director, Executive Producer
movieFresh
2022 · Producer
movieDon't Look Up
2021 · Story, Screenplay, Director, Producer
movieBarb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
2021 · Producer
tvQ: Into the Storm
2021 · Executive Producer
movieThe Oxy Kingpins
2021 · Executive Producer
tvDirectors on Directors
2021 · Self
tvPainting With John
2021 · Executive Producer
movie537 Votes
2020 · Executive Producer
movieFor Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
2020 · Self
movieEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
2020 · Executive Producer
movieJonathan Scott’s Power Trip
2020 · Executive Producer
tvBottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020 · Self
tvMotherland: Fort Salem
2020 · Executive Producer
movieLive in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019 · Executive Producer
movieHustlers
2019 · Producer
movieBooksmart
2019 · Executive Producer
movieLive in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019 · Executive Producer
movieNewscasters
2019 · Thanks
tvDead to Me
2019 · Executive Producer
movieHal
2019 · Self
movieVice
2018 · Writer, Director, Producer
movieHolmes & Watson
2018 · Producer
tvSuccession
2018 · Executive Producer, Director
movieIbiza
2018 · Producer
movieOh Lucy!
2018 · Executive Producer
tvLA to Vegas
2018 · Producer
tvNo Activity
2017 · Executive Producer
movieDaddy's Home 2
2017 · Producer
tvI Love You, America
2017 · Executive Producer
movieThe House
2017 · Producer
tvThe History of Comedy
2017 · Self
movieA.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2016 · Producer, Executive Producer
movieThe Boss
2016 · Producer
movieGrimsby
2016 · Executive Producer
movieDaddy's Home
2015 · Screenplay, Producer
movieThe Big Short
2015 · Director, Screenplay
movieThank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
2015 · Self
tvClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
movieAnt-Man
2015 · Screenplay
tvThe Spoils Before Dying
2015 · Executive Producer
movieSleeping with Other People
2015 · Producer
movieA Deadly Adoption
2015 · Executive Producer
movieWelcome to Me
2015 · Producer
movieGet Hard
2015 · Story, Producer
tvBad Judge
2014 · Executive Producer
movieThe Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
2014 · Director, Writer
movieTammy
2014 · Producer
movieThis Is Comedy
2014 · Himself
movieAnchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
tvDrunk History
2013 · Executive Producer
movieHansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2013 · Producer
movieThe Campaign
2012 · Producer, Story
movieThe Dictator
2012 · Executive Producer
movieCasa de Mi Padre
2012 · Producer
movieTim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
2012 · Producer
movieBachelorette
2012 · Producer
movieFully Loaded
2011 · Executive Producer
movieThe Virginity Hit
2010 · Producer
tvBig Lake
2010 · Creator
movieThe Other Guys
2010 · Dirty Mike, Director, Producer, Writer
moviePresidential Reunion
2010 · Writer
tvFunny or Die Presents
2010 · Producer, Creator
movieLand of the Lost
2009 · Executive Producer
movieThe Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009 · Producer
movieWill Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
2009 · Executive Producer, Stage Director
tvEastbound & Down
2009 · Director, Producer
movieProp 8: The Musical
2008 · Producer
movieStep Brothers
2008 · Man without Glasses, Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay, Story
movieGreen Team
2007 · Erin Gossamer, Director, Writer
The Procedure
movieThe Procedure
2007 · Director, Writer
movieGood Cop, Baby Cop
2007 · Policeman, Writer, Director
movieSaturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007 · Self
movieThe Landlord
2007 · Friend, Director, Writer, Producer
Girl Missing
movieGirl Missing
2007 · Detective "Sally" LaSalle
movieTalladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006 · Terry Cheveaux, Director, Executive Producer, Writer
movieWake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004 · Custodian, Director, Writer
movieAnchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004 · Custodian, Director, Writer
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Construction Worker / Bob (uncredited), Frat Boy (uncredited), Construction Worker / Man (uncredited), Self / Taddli Audience Member (uncredited), Scientist (uncredited), Lab Technician (uncredited), Self (uncredited), Gun Salesman (voice) (uncredited), Uncle Gabby (voice) (uncredited), Various (uncredited), Reporter (uncredited), Shoplifter (uncredited), Dognapper, Keith (uncredited), Writer, Director
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
movieBreeders
— · Producer
J6
movieJ6
— · Producer
moviePlus One
— · Producer
The Freshening
movieThe Freshening
— · Producer
movieFlesh of the Gods
— · Producer
Monsanto
movieMonsanto
— · Producer
First Ladies
movieFirst Ladies
— · Producer
Will
movieWill
— · Producer
Five
movieFive
— · Producer
Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel
movieHotel Hotel Hotel Hotel
— · Producer
Untitled Adam McKay/Michael Shanks Mystery Sci-Fi Comedy
movieUntitled Adam McKay/Michael Shanks Mystery Sci-Fi Comedy
— · Director, Producer
The Parlay
movieThe Parlay
— · Producer
Kings of America
tvKings of America
— · Executive Producer, Director