Adam McKay

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Age: 57, born 17 April 1968

Country of origin: United States

Height: 6' 5"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Shira Piven

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Directors' Favorite Actors/Actresses (94 items)
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Published 7 years, 6 months ago

14 comments

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Film celebrities on Twitter. (84 items)
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Published 14 years, 1 month ago

9 comments

41 votes

A Movie for every Director (part 3) (100 items)
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Published 11 years, 11 months ago

23 votes

Top Future Directing Greats (2009 Edition) (50 items)
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Published 15 years, 10 months ago

6 comments

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Top Future Directing Greats (2011 Edition) (50 items)
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Published 13 years, 10 months ago

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Description: American filmmaker and comedian. McKay began his career in the 1990s as a head writer for the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) for two seasons and is the co-founder of the comedy group Upright Citizens Brigade. He rose to fame in the 2000s for his collaborations with comedian Will Ferrell and co-wrote his films Anchorman, Talladega Nights, and The Other Guys. Ferrell and McKay later co-wrote and co-produced numerous television series and films, and produced their website Funny or Die through their company Gary Sanchez Productions. McKay began venturing into more dramatic territory in the 2010s. The Big Short w ... (more)

Tags: Comedy (1), American (1), Oscar Winner (1), Director (1), Born 1968 (1), Oscar Nominated Director (1), Directed A Best Picture Nominee (1)

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1. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) (2004)

Rating:

6.5

2086 Watched

2. Ant-Man (2015)

Rating:

6.8

1252 Watched

3. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

Rating:

1177 Watched

4. Step Brothers (2008)

Rating:

5.9

1062 Watched

5. The Other Guys (2010)

Rating:

6.1

1004 Watched

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Top rated

Most recent

1. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) (2004)

Rating:

6.5

2086 Watched

2. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

Rating:

1177 Watched

3. Step Brothers (2008)

Rating:

5.9

1062 Watched

4. The Other Guys (2010)

Rating:

6.1

1004 Watched

5. The Big Short (2015)

Rating:

7.1

623 Watched

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Movies

Most popular

Top rated

Most recent

1. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) (2004)

Rating:

6.5

2086 Watched

2. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

Rating:

1177 Watched

3. Step Brothers (2008)

Rating:

5.9

1062 Watched

4. The Other Guys (2010)

Rating:

6.1

1004 Watched

5. Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

Rating:

5.4

124 Watched

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TV

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1. Saturday Night Live (1975)

Rating:

7.6

1166 Watched

2. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)

Rating:

7.3

222 Watched

3. E! True Hollywood Story

Rating:

7.2

112 Watched

4. Good Morning America (1975)

Rating:

6.7

93 Watched

5. Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)

Rating:

6.6

91 Watched

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1. Saturday Night Live (1975)

Rating:

7.6

1166 Watched

2. Eastbound & Down (2009)

Rating:

7.8

149 Watched

3. Succession (2018)

Rating:

8.4

110 Watched

4. Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)

Rating:

7.8

9 Watched

5. 2004 MTV Movie Awards (2004)

Rating:

7.2

10 Watched

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TV written by

1. Saturday Night Live (1975)

Rating:

7.6

1166 Watched

2. Funny or Die Presents... (2007)

Rating:

6.6

9 Watched

3. Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation (2007)

Rating:

6.2

8 Watched

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Most Accomplished Active Directors - 2024 (100 person items)

" Upcoming: Kings of America (TV: 2025) Average Height, Average Build (2026) "

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Most Accomplished Active Directors - 2023 (101 person items)

" Upcoming: Kings of America (TV: 2024) Average Height, Average Build (2025) "

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Most-accomplished Active Directors (2021 Edition) (50 person items)

"2020 Rank: #24 2019 Rank: # 2018 Rank: #30 2017 Rank: #32 2016 Rank: #35 2015 Rank: #13 in Top Future Directing Greats 2014 Rank: #14 in Top Future Directing Greats 2013 Rank: #17 in Top Future Directing Greats 2012 Rank: #19 in Top Future Directing Greats 2011 Rank: #30 in Top Future Directing Greats 2010 Rank: #44 in Top Future Directing Greats 2009 Rank: #32 in Top Future Directing Greats Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) Ste"

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Most-accomplished Active Directors (2020 Edition) (50 person items)

" 2018 Rank: #30 2017 Rank: #32 2016 Rank: #35 2015 Rank: #13 in Top Future Directing Greats 2014 Rank: #14 in Top Future Directing Greats 2013 Rank: #17 in Top Future Directing Greats 2012 Rank: #19 in Top Future Directing Greats 2011 Rank: #30 in Top Future Directing Greats 2010 Rank: #44 in Top Future Directing Greats 2009 Rank: #32 in Top Future Directing Greats Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) Step Brothers (2008) The Oth"

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Top Grossing Directors (200 person items)

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Most Accomplished Active Directors (2019 Edition) (50 person items)

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Most Accomplished Active Directors (2018 Edition) (50 person items)

"2017 Rank: #32 2016 Rank: #35 2015 Rank: #13 in Top Future Directing Greats 2014 Rank: #14 in Top Future Directing Greats 2013 Rank: #17 in Top Future Directing Greats 2012 Rank: #19 in Top Future Directing Greats 2011 Rank: #30 in Top Future Directing Greats 2010 Rank: #44 in Top Future Directing Greats 2009 Rank: #32 in Top Future Directing Greats a. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) b. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) c. Step Brothers (2008) d. The Other Guys ("

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My Favorite Directors: Adam McKay (9 movies items)

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Directors' Favorite Actors/Actresses (94 person items)

"Will Ferrell - Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) - Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) - Step Brothers (2008) - The Other Guys (2010) - Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) Steve Carell - Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) - Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) - The Big Short (2015) - Vice (2018) "

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Most Accomplished Active Directors (2017 Edition) (50 person items)

"2016 Rank: #35 2015 Rank: #13 in Top Future Directing Greats 2014 Rank: #14 in Top Future Directing Greats 2013 Rank: #17 in Top Future Directing Greats 2012 Rank: #19 in Top Future Directing Greats 2011 Rank: #30 in Top Future Directing Greats 2010 Rank: #44 in Top Future Directing Greats 2009 Rank: #32 in Top Future Directing Greats a. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) b. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) c. Step Brothers (2008) d. The Other Guys (2010) e. Anc"

Stehako added this to a list 8 years, 7 months ago

Most Accomplished Active Directors (2016 Edition) (50 person items)

" 2015 Rank: #13 in Top Future Directing Greats 2014 Rank: #14 in Top Future Directing Greats 2013 Rank: #17 in Top Future Directing Greats 2012 Rank: #19 in Top Future Directing Greats 2011 Rank: #30 in Top Future Directing Greats 2010 Rank: #44 in Top Future Directing Greats 2009 Rank: #32 in Top Future Directing Greats a. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) b. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) c. Step Brothers (2008) d. The Other Guys (2010) e. Anchorman: The L"

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Oscars 2016 Winners (My Version) (24 movies items)

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Oscars 2016 (98 fashion items)

"Adam McKay And Shira Piven "

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