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, rewrote and directed for Fox. Shadyac has also dabbled ... See full bio »
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Known For

The Nutty Professor
The Nutty Professor Director
(1996)
Dragonfly
Dragonfly Producer
(2002)
I Am
I Am Director
(2010)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Director
(1994)
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  Dr. Sensitive (producer) (announced)
 2015 The Thousand Year Journey (Documentary short) (executive producer)
 2015 Racing Extinction (Documentary) (associate producer)
 2013 King of Norway (Short) (executive producer)
 2011/I Happy (Documentary) (executive producer)
 2011 Finding Kind (Documentary) (executive 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 Platonically Incorrect (TV Movie) (executive producer)
 2003 Bruce Almighty (producer)
 2002 Dragonfly (producer)
 2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (executive producer)
 1998 Patch Adams (executive producer)
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Other Works:

Book: "Life's Operating Manual - With the Fear and Truth Dialogues". Carlsbad (CA): Hay House. ISBN 1781801932

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Alternate Names:

Tom Shadyak

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Personal Quote:

"When in doubt, leave it out." On whether he contemplates scenes of a movie when filming. See more »

Trivia:

His father, Richard Shadyac, was on the board for St. Jude Hospital as CEO. Sadly, his father passed away September 16, 2009, after a long illness. Tom Shadyac's brother Richard, now has taken the reins of St. Jude. See more »

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Often hires Don Zimmerman as the editor See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius
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