Judd Apatow
- Directing
- December 6, 1967 · Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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), Bridesmaids (2011), Begin Again (2013), and The Big Sick (2017). Throughout his career, Apatow has received nominations for 11 Primetime Emmy Awards(three wins), five Writers Guild of America Awards (one win), two Producers Guild of America Awards, one Golden Globe Award, and one Grammy Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Judd Apatow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- The Comeback King · Director, Producer
- Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald · Producer, Director
- You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... · Executive producer
- Outcome · Thanks
- Pete Holmes: Silly Silly Fun Boy · Thanks
- Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! · Self, Executive producer
- Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story · Director, Producer
- Poetic License · Producer
- The New Yorker at 100 · Executive producer
- When We Went MAD! · Self
- Flipside · Executive producer
- STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces · Thanks
- Ramy Youssef: More Feelings · Thanks
- Hendrie · Self
- Stormy · Executive producer
- Stupid Pet Tricks · Self
- Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic · Self
- Bob and Don: A Love Story · Director, Executive producer
- Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain · Producer
- Albert Brooks: Defending My Life · Self
- Bros · Producer
- Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? · Self
- George Carlin's American Dream · Director, Executive producer
- The Bubble · Producer, Writer
- Stranger at the Gate · Thanks
- Ricky Velez: Here's Everything · Executive producer
- Directors on Directors · Self
- The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions · Self
- Mentally Al
- The King of Staten Island · Director, Producer
- Feeding America Comedy Festival · Self
- Reunited Apart · Self
- This Is Stand-Up · Self
- Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh · Executive producer
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- Dads · Self
- Lights Out with David Spade · Self
- This Changes Everything · Self
- Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads · Self
- Biography: Comedy Icons · Self
- Hal · Self
- Desus & Mero · Self
- Pete Holmes: Dirty Clean · Executive producer
- Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin · Executive producer
- Juliet, Naked · Producer
- Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary · Self
- Cultureshock · Self
- The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling · Self, Director
- Mister Rogers: It's You I Like · Self
- Judd Apatow: The Return · Self, Screenplay
- Jerry Before Seinfeld · Executive producer
- May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers · Director
- Chris Gethard: Career Suicide · Executive producer
- Sandy Wexler · Testimonial
- A Goodbye to Girls · Self
- The Big Sick · Producer
- The Disaster Artist · Judd Apatow (uncredited)
- Crashing · Writer, Director
- The History of Comedy · Self
- The Comedian · Thanks
- Pete Holmes: Faces and Sounds · Producer
- Doc & Darryl · Director
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping · Producer
- Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander
- Pee-wee's Big Holiday · Producer
- Sing Street · Thanks
- The 4%: Film's Gender Problem · Self
- Love · Director, Writer
- Join or Die with Craig Ferguson · Self
- I Had a Dream · Executive producer
- Star Wars: Greatest Moments · Self
- Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead · Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter · Self
- Trainwreck · Director, Producer
- Misery Loves Comedy · Self
- Begin Again · Producer
- This Is Comedy · Self
- Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip · Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self