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Tom Shadyac

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Tom Shadyac moved to Los Angeles in 1983 and, at age 24, became the youngest staff joke writer ever for comedian Bob Hope. Shadyac received his master's degree in film from UCLA in 1989 after completing the critically acclaimed short, Tom, Dick and Harry. He then worked on movies-of-the-week... See full bio »

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Thomas Peter Shadyac
in Falls Church, Virginia, USA
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Filmography

Hide HideProducer (12 titles)
2013 King of Norway (short) (executive producer) (completed)
 
2011 Finding Kind (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2011/I Happy (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2007 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (producer)
 
2007 Evan Almighty (producer)
 
2006 Accepted (producer)
 
2002-2005 8 Simple Rules (TV series) (executive producer - 76 episodes)
– Ditch Day (2005) (executive producer)
– Sleepover (2005) (executive producer)
– The Teachers Lounge (2005) (executive producer)
– The After Party (2005) (executive producer)
– C.J.'s Real Dad (2005) (executive producer)
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2003 Bruce Almighty (producer)
 
2003 Platonically Incorrect (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2002 Dragonfly (producer)
 
2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (executive producer)
 
1998 Patch Adams (executive producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (10 titles)
2010/III I Am (documentary)
 
2007 Evan Almighty
 
2003 Bruce Almighty
 
2003 Platonically Incorrect (TV movie)
 
2002 Dragonfly
 
1998 Patch Adams
 
1997 Liar Liar
 
1996 The Nutty Professor
 
1994 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
 
1991 Frankenstein: The College Years (TV movie)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
1986 Jocks
Chris
 
1984 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Purdy
– Promises... Promises (1984) … Purdy
– Of Cats, Crashes and Creeps (1984) … Purdy
 
1984 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Danny
– Murder 101 (1984) … Danny
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1996 The Nutty Professor (screenplay)
 
1994 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (screenplay)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1990 Working Tra$h (TV movie) (production consultant)
 
1988 War Party (actor's coach)
 
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2011 Climb It, Tarzan! (special thanks)
 
2009 The Intern (short) (thanks)
 
2008/III Promise (short) (special thanks)
 
2006 Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired (TV documentary) (special thanks - as Tom Shadyak)
 
1998 HBO Comedy Half-Hour (TV series) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– Dave Chappelle (1998) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (26 titles)
???? Full Scale (documentary) (in production)
Himself (unconfirmed)
 
2013 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 3 May 2013 (2013) … Himself - Guest
 
2013 Brand X with Russell Brand (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.11 (2013) … Himself
 
2012 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 12 December 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 Media City (TV series)
Himself
– An Evening with Tom Shadyac (2011) … Himself
 
2011 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
– All New! The Hollywood Shocker: From Multi-Millionaire to Mobile Home (2011) … Himself
 
2011 In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber (TV series)
– Ryan Phillippe/Tom Shadyac/Colleen Atwood (2011)
 
2011 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV series)
– Episode dated 3 March 2011 (2011)
 
2011 AM Northwest (TV series)
Himself
– Hollywood Director Tom Shadyac (2011) … Himself
 
2010/III I Am (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 Evan Almighty: The Ark-Itects of Noah's Ark (video short)
Himself
 
2007 Evan Almighty: The Almighty Green Set (video short)
Himself
 
2007 Evan Almighty: Animals on Set Two by Two (video short)
Himself
 
2007 Evan Almighty: Training the Animals (video short)
Himself
 
2007 Evan Almighty: The Building of Noah's Ark (video short)
Himself
 
2007 Evan Almighty: Steve Carell Unscripted (video short)
Himself
 
2007 Evan Almighty: Becoming Noah (video short)
Himself
 
2007 Das große RTL Special zum Film (TV series)
Himself
– Evan Allmächtig (2007) … Himself
 
2007 HypaSpace (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #6.130 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Ark, the Animals and 'Evan Almighty' (2007) … Himself
 
2006 Reject Rejection: The Making of 'Accepted' (video short)
Himself
 
2003 The Process of Jim (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Revealed with Jules Asner (TV series)
Himself
– Jim Carrey (2003) … Himself
 
2002 Spotlight on Location: 'Dragonfly' - A Spiritual Journey (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Liar Liar: Bridging the Comedy Chasm (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 The Medical Value of Laughter (video documentary short)
Himself
 

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Bruce Almighty -- June 6th, 1808. In the shadow of the magnificent Montserrat mountain near Barcelona, Bruc, the brave, 20-year-old son of a local woodsman, leads a tiny force of Spanish volunteers that ambushes and inflicts a humiliating defeat on Napoleon's Grand Army. Evan Almighty -- Clip: God asks Evan to build an ark I Am -- Director Tom Shadyac speaks with intellectual and spiritual leaders about what's wrong with our world and how we can improve both it and the way we live in it.
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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Tom Shadyak
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Coincidence is God's way of staying anonymous. See more »

Trivia:

Graduated from J.E.B. Stuart High School, Falls Church, Virginia. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently casts Jim Carrey in lead roles See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius