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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 Industries, a production company.
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As director
Don't Look Up
Vice
The Big Short
The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
The Other Guys
Step Brothers
The Landlord
The Procedure
Good Cop, Baby Cop
Green Team
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Untitled Adam McKay/Michael Shanks Mystery Sci-Fi Comedy
As actor
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
Hal
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
This Is Comedy
The Other Guys
Step Brothers
The Landlord
Good Cop, Baby Cop
Green Team
Girl Missing
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy