Adam McKay

Biography

Adam McKay (born April 17, 1968) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, comedian and actor. He began his career as a writer for NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2001. He is well-known for his partnership with comedian and Will Ferrell, with whom he co-wrote the films Anchorman, Talladega Nights, Step Brothers, and Anchorman 2. In 2015 McKay earned widespread critical acclaim for his film The Big Short, which earned him an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Most Famous Work

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Eastbound & Down

(2009) Director

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Succession

(2018) Director

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Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

(2022) Executive Producer

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Funny or Die Presents

(2010) Creator

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Painting With John

(2021) Executive Producer

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Motherland: Fort Salem

(2020) Executive Producer

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Dead to Me

(2019) Executive Producer

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Ant-Man

(2015) Screenplay

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2022	Self	Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty 2022-03-06 TV Show
2020	Himself	For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close 2020-10-14 Movie
2019	Self	Hal 2019-03-28 Movie
2017	Self	The History of Comedy 2017-02-09 TV Show
2016	Producer	A.C. Green: Iron Virgin 2016-05-13 Movie
2015	Self	Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon 2015-10-13 Movie
	Self	Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 2015-08-02 TV Show
2014	Himself	This Is Comedy 2014-04-18 Movie
2010	Dirty Mike	The Other Guys 2010-08-06 Movie
2008	Man without Glasses	Step Brothers 2008-07-25 Movie
2007	Erin Gossamer	Green Team 2007-11-19 Movie
	Policeman	Good Cop, Baby Cop 2007-06-30 Movie
	Friend	The Landlord 2007-04-17 Movie
2006	Terry Cheveaux	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 2006-08-04 Movie
2004	Custodian	Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie 2004-12-28 Movie
	Custodian	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 2004-06-28 Movie
1975	Self	Saturday Night Live 1975-10-11 TV Show
	Reporter (uncredited)	Saturday Night Live 1975-10-11 TV Show
1953	Self	The Oscars 1953-03-19 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Producer	Daniel 2023-12-20 Movie
	Executive Producer	BS High 2023-06-14 Movie
	Executive Producer	Asog 2023-06-08 Movie
	Executive Producer	Wild Summon 2023-05-16 Movie
2022	Producer	The Menu 2022-11-17 Movie
	Executive Producer	God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty 2022-11-01 Movie
	Executive Producer	The Invisible Pilot 2022-04-04 TV Show
	Executive Producer	Game Theory with Bomani Jones 2022-03-13 TV Show
	Executive Producer	Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty 2022-03-06 TV Show
	Producer	Fresh 2022-03-03 Movie
2021	Producer	Don't Look Up 2021-12-07 Movie
	Producer	Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar 2021-03-29 Movie
	Executive Producer	Q: Into the Storm 2021-03-21 TV Show
	Executive Producer	The Oxy Kingpins 2021-03-16 Movie
	Executive Producer	Painting With John 2021-01-22 TV Show
2020	Executive Producer	537 Votes 2020-10-21 Movie
	Executive Producer	Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga 2020-06-26 Movie
	Executive Producer	Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip 2020-05-28 Movie
	Executive Producer	Motherland: Fort Salem 2020-03-18 TV Show
2019	Executive Producer	Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" 2019-12-18 Movie
	Producer	Hustlers 2019-09-12 Movie
	Executive Producer	Booksmart 2019-05-24 Movie
	Executive Producer	Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" 2019-05-22 Movie
	Executive Producer	Dead to Me 2019-05-03 TV Show
2018	Producer	Holmes & Watson 2018-12-25 Movie
	Producer	Vice 2018-12-25 Movie
	Executive Producer	Succession 2018-06-03 TV Show
	Producer	Ibiza 2018-05-25 Movie
	Producer	LA to Vegas 2018-01-02 TV Show
2017	Executive Producer	No Activity 2017-11-11 TV Show
	Producer	Daddy's Home 2 2017-11-09 Movie
	Producer	The House 2017-06-29 Movie
	Executive Producer	Oh Lucy! 2017-03-22 Movie
2016	Executive Producer	A.C. Green: Iron Virgin 2016-05-13 Movie
	Producer	The Boss 2016-04-07 Movie
	Executive Producer	Grimsby 2016-02-24 Movie
2015	Producer	Daddy's Home 2015-12-25 Movie
	Executive Producer	The Spoils Before Dying 2015-07-08 TV Show
	Producer	Sleeping with Other People 2015-06-26 Movie
	Executive Producer	A Deadly Adoption 2015-06-20 Movie
	Producer	Get Hard 2015-03-26 Movie
2014	Executive Producer	Bad Judge 2014-10-02 TV Show
	Producer	Welcome to Me 2014-09-05 Movie
	Producer	Tammy 2014-07-02 Movie
2013	Producer	Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 2013-12-18 Movie
	Producer	Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2013-01-17 Movie
2012	Producer	The Campaign 2012-08-09 Movie
	Executive Producer	The Dictator 2012-05-15 Movie
	Producer	Casa de Mi Padre 2012-03-15 Movie
	Producer	Bachelorette 2012-01-23 Movie
2011	Executive Producer	Fully Loaded 2011-06-27 Movie
2010	Producer	The Virginity Hit 2010-09-24 Movie
	Producer	The Other Guys 2010-08-06 Movie
	Producer	Funny or Die Presents 2010-02-15 TV Show
2009	Executive Producer	Land of the Lost 2009-06-05 Movie
	Producer	The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard 2009-05-29 Movie
	Executive Producer	Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush 2009-03-14 Movie
	Producer	Eastbound & Down 2009-02-15 TV Show
2008	Producer	Prop 8: The Musical 2008-12-03 Movie
	Executive Producer	Step Brothers 2008-07-25 Movie
2007	Producer	The Landlord 2007-04-17 Movie
2006	Executive Producer	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 2006-08-04 Movie
	Producer	Bad Blood Movie
	Executive Producer	The Uninhabitable Earth TV Show
	Executive Producer	Parasite TV Show
	Executive Producer	Kings of America TV Show
	Producer	Stormbound Movie
	Executive Producer	Big Swiss TV Show
	Producer	Untitled eSports Project Movie
	Producer	The Freshening Movie
	Producer	Disorientation Movie
	Producer	Breeders Movie
	Producer	J6 Movie
	Producer	Plus One Movie
	Producer	First Ladies Movie
	Producer	Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2 Movie
	Producer	American Huckster Movie
	Producer	Will Movie
	Producer	Toni Erdmann Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2022	Director	Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty 2022-03-06 TV Show
2021	Director	Don't Look Up 2021-12-07 Movie
2018	Director	Vice 2018-12-25 Movie
	Director	Succession 2018-06-03 TV Show
2015	Director	The Big Short 2015-12-11 Movie
2013	Director	Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 2013-12-18 Movie
2010	Director	The Other Guys 2010-08-06 Movie
2009	Stage Director	Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush 2009-03-14 Movie
	Director	Eastbound & Down 2009-02-15 TV Show
2008	Director	Step Brothers 2008-07-25 Movie
2007	Director	Green Team 2007-11-19 Movie
	Director	The Procedure 2007-08-01 Movie
	Director	Good Cop, Baby Cop 2007-06-30 Movie
	Director	The Landlord 2007-04-17 Movie
2006	Director	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 2006-08-04 Movie
2004	Director	Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie 2004-12-28 Movie
	Director	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 2004-06-28 Movie
	Director	Kings of America TV Show
	Director	The Uninhabitable Earth TV Show
	Director	Bad Blood Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Story	Don't Look Up 2021-12-07 Movie
	Screenplay	Don't Look Up 2021-12-07 Movie
2018	Writer	Vice 2018-12-25 Movie
2015	Screenplay	Daddy's Home 2015-12-25 Movie
	Screenplay	The Big Short 2015-12-11 Movie
	Screenplay	Ant-Man 2015-07-14 Movie
	Story	Get Hard 2015-03-26 Movie
2014	Writer	The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas 2014-10-01 Movie
2013	Screenplay	Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 2013-12-18 Movie
2012	Story	The Campaign 2012-08-09 Movie
2010	Screenplay	The Other Guys 2010-08-06 Movie
	Writer	Presidential Reunion 2010-03-02 Movie
2008	Screenplay	Step Brothers 2008-07-25 Movie
	Story	Step Brothers 2008-07-25 Movie
2007	Writer	Green Team 2007-11-19 Movie
	Writer	The Procedure 2007-08-01 Movie
	Writer	Good Cop, Baby Cop 2007-06-30 Movie
	Writer	The Landlord 2007-04-17 Movie
2006	Writer	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 2006-08-04 Movie
2004	Writer	Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie 2004-12-28 Movie
	Writer	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 2004-06-28 Movie
	Writer	The Uninhabitable Earth TV Show
	Writer	Bad Blood Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2019	Thanks	Newscasters 2019-05-08 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2010	Creator	Big Lake 2010-08-17 TV Show
	Creator	Funny or Die Presents 2010-02-15 TV Show
	Creator	The Uninhabitable Earth TV Show
	Creator	Big Swiss TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv