Director · producer · screenwriter
Adam McKay
age 58 · born April 17, 1968 in Philadelphia
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Key films
All films, 95
Newest first
- 2026
Thrash, Producing. 
Just Look Up, Producing. 
Go Deep: The DeSean Jackson Story, Producing. 
Get Huge: Looksmaxxing to Death, Producing · 3 eps.. 
Stormbound, Producing. - 2025
The Chair Company, Producing · 8 eps.. 
All the Empty Rooms, Producing. 
Asog, Producing. 
Trade Secret, Producing. 
You Need This, Producing.
Show the other 85
- 2024
Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery, Producing. 
Wild Wild Space, Producing. 
Union, Producing. 
Men of War, Producing. 
Pistachio Wars, Producing. - 2023
A Lien, Producing. 
BS High, Producing. 
Wild Summon, Producing. 
Daniel, Producing. 
The Holly, Producing. 
Cobell Energy, Producing · 17 eps.. - 2022
The Menu, Producing. 
Fresh, Producing. 
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, Directing, producing · 17 eps.. 
God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty, Producing. 
The Invisible Pilot, Producing · 3 eps.. 
Game Theory with Bomani Jones, Producing · 16 eps.. - 2021
Don't Look Up, Writing, directing, producing. 
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar, Producing. 
Q: Into the Storm, Producing · 6 eps.. 
Painting With John, Producing · 18 eps.. 
The Oxy Kingpins, Producing. - 2020
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, Producing. 
Motherland: Fort Salem, Producing · 10 eps.. 
537 Votes, Producing. 
Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip, Producing. - 2019
Hustlers, Producing. 
Booksmart, Producing. 
Dead to Me, Producing · 30 eps.. 
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons", Producing. 
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times", Producing. - 2018
Vice, Writing, directing, producing. 
Succession, Producing, directing · 39 eps.. 
Ibiza, Producing. 
Holmes & Watson, Producing. 
Oh Lucy!, Producing. 
LA to Vegas, Producing · 15 eps.. - 2017
Daddy's Home 2, Producing. 
The House, Producing. 
No Activity, Producing · 32 eps.. 
I Love You, America, Producing · 21 eps.. - 2016
Grimsby, Producing. 
The Boss, Producing. 
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin, Producer, actor, producing. - 2015
Ant-Man, Writing. 
The Big Short, Directing, writing. 
Daddy's Home, Writing, producing. 
Get Hard, Writing, producing. 
Sleeping with Other People, Producing. 
Welcome to Me, Producing. 
A Deadly Adoption, Producing. 
The Spoils Before Dying, Producing · 6 eps.. - 2014
Tammy, Producing. 
Bad Judge, Producing · 13 eps.. 
The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas, Directing, writing. - 2013
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Producing. 
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, Directing, writing, producing. 
Drunk History, Producing · 70 eps.. - 2012
The Dictator, Producing. 
The Campaign, Producing, writing. 
Bachelorette, Producing. 
Casa de Mi Padre, Producing. 
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie, Producing. - 2011
Fully Loaded, Producing. - 2010
The Other Guys, Dirty Mike, actor, directing, producing, writing. 
The Virginity Hit, Producing. 
Funny or Die Presents, Producing, showrunner · 22 eps.. 
Presidential Reunion, Writing. 
Big Lake, Showrunner. - 2009
Land of the Lost, Producing. 
Eastbound & Down, Directing, producing · 29 eps.. 
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, Producing. 
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush, Producing. - 2008
Step Brothers, Man without Glasses, actor, directing, producing, writing. 
Prop 8: The Musical, Producing. - 2007
The Landlord, Friend, actor, directing, writing, producing. 
Good Cop, Baby Cop, Policeman, actor, writing, directing. 
Green Team, Erin Gossamer, actor, directing, writing. - The Procedure, Directing, writing.
- Girl Missing, Detective "Sally" LaSalle, actor.
- 2006
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Terry Cheveaux, actor, directing, producing, writing. - 2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Custodian, actor, directing, writing. 
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie, Custodian, actor, directing, writing. - 1975
Saturday Night Live, Writing, directing · 125 eps.. - Kings of America, Producing, directing · 1 ep..
As himself: 27 appearances
talk shows, documentaries, award shows
Filmography: TMDB.
Coming soon from Adam McKay
13 more with no date
Flesh of the Gods, Breeders, The Freshening, Monsanto, Untitled Adam McKay/Michael Shanks Mystery Sci-Fi Comedy
Release dates: TMDB. They may change.
Who is 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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Biography: TMDB.
At a glance
- Born
- April 17, 1968 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Facts: TMDB.
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Adam McKay’s career in numbers
- roles: 73 films and 22 series
- 95
- TV episodes
- 501
- years behind the camera, since 1975
- 51
- top-rated series: “Succession” (TMDB)
- 8.3
- films as director
- 14
Genres of his features
- comedy63%
- documentary27%
- drama14%
- action7%
- crime7%
Numbers from the TMDB filmography, genres from 73 features. One film can have several genres.
Regular collaborators of Adam McKay
Counted from TMDB casts and crews.
Frequently asked questions about Adam McKay
How old is Adam McKay?
58 years old. They were born on April 17, 1968 in Philadelphia.
What has Adam McKay been in?
Among others: “Ant-Man”, “The Big Short”, and “Don't Look Up”.
What films has Adam McKay directed?
14 features, including “Don't Look Up” (2021), “Vice” (2018), “The Big Short” (2015), “The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas” (2014), and “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” (2013).
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