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. Following his departure from SNL, he rose to fame in the 2000s for his collaborations with comedian Will Ferrell and co-wrote his comedy films Anchorman (2004), Talladega Nights (2006), Step Brothers (2008), The Other Guys (2010), and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013). Ferrell and McKay later co-wrote and co-produced many television series and films, with McKay himself co-producing their website, Funny or Die, through their company, Gary Sanchez Productions. McKay began venturing into more dramatic territory in the 2010s. He wrote and directed the satirical films The Big Short (2015), Vice (2018), and Don't Look Up (2021). For each film, McKay received several nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Director, and for the scripts in both the Adapted and Original screenplay categories. In 2019, McKay founded the production company Hyperobject Industries. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam McKay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
(Terry Cheveaux)
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
(Himself)
The Landlord
(Friend)
This Is Comedy
(Himself)
Hal
(Self)
The Other Guys
(Dirty Mike)
Good Cop, Baby Cop
(Policeman)
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
(Self)
Step Brothers
(Man without Glasses)
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
(Custodian)
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
(Producer)
Green Team
(Erin Gossamer)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
(Custodian)
Gaming the System: The Making of 'Vice'
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
The History of Comedy
(Self)
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self)
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
(Self)
Variety Studio: Directors on Directors
(Self)
The Oxy Kingpins
(Executive Producer)
The Dictator
(Executive Producer)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
(Director)
Step Brothers
(Director)
Step Brothers
(Executive Producer)
Step Brothers
(Screenplay)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
(Executive Producer)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
(Director)
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
(Director)
The Other Guys
(Director)
The Other Guys
(Screenplay)
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
(Producer)
The Landlord
(Producer)
The Landlord
(Director)
The Landlord
(Writer)
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
(Executive Producer)
Land of the Lost
(Executive Producer)
The Menu
(Producer)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
(Writer)
Presidential Reunion
(Writer)
The Campaign
(Producer)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
(Director)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
(Screenplay)
Breeders
(Producer)
Don't Look Up
(Story)
Asog
(Executive Producer)
Daddy's Home
(Screenplay)
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
(Stage Director)
Newscasters
(Thanks)
Grimsby
(Executive Producer)
Sleeping with Other People
(Producer)
Fully Loaded
(Executive Producer)
Don't Look Up
(Screenplay)
God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty
(Executive Producer)
Ant-Man
(Screenplay)
The Big Short
(Screenplay)
The Big Short
(Director)
Get Hard
(Producer)
Get Hard
(Story)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
(Executive Producer)
Bad Blood
(Writer)
A Deadly Adoption
(Executive Producer)
The Procedure
(Director)
Daniel
(Producer)
Bachelorette
(Producer)
Tammy
(Producer)
J6
(Producer)
The Boss
(Producer)
Stormbound
(Producer)
Wild Summon
(Executive Producer)
Daddy's Home
(Producer)
Disorientation
(Producer)
The Campaign
(Story)
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
(Executive Producer)
Plus One
(Producer)
Step Brothers
(Story)
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
(Producer)
Prop 8: The Musical
(Producer)
Oh Lucy!
(Executive Producer)
Daddy's Home 2
(Producer)
The Other Guys
(Producer)
The Freshening
(Producer)
Vice
(Writer)
Flesh of the Gods
(Producer)
Vice
(Director)
Monsanto
(Producer)
The House
(Producer)
Good Cop, Baby Cop
(Writer)
Good Cop, Baby Cop
(Director)
The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
(Director)
Vice
(Producer)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
(Writer)
Wild Wild Space
(Producer)
First Ladies
(Producer)
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
(Producer)
The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
(Writer)
Men of War
(Executive Producer)
BS High
(Executive Producer)
Beneath the Storm
(Producer)
The Procedure
(Writer)
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
(Writer)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
(Producer)
Booksmart
(Executive Producer)
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
(Producer)
Welcome to Me
(Producer)
Green Team
(Director)
Green Team
(Writer)
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
(Executive Producer)
Will
(Producer)
Holmes & Watson
(Producer)
Don't Look Up
(Director)
Don't Look Up
(Producer)
The Virginity Hit
(Producer)
Hustlers
(Producer)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
(Executive Producer)
Bad Blood
(Director)
Bad Blood
(Producer)
Ibiza
(Producer)
Casa de Mi Padre
(Producer)
American Huckster
(Producer)
537 Votes
(Executive Producer)
Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip
(Executive Producer)
Fresh
(Producer)
Union
(Executive Producer)
Five
(Producer)
Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery
(Executive Producer)
Eastbound & Down
(Producer)
Eastbound & Down
(Director)
Bad Judge
(Executive Producer)
Funny or Die Presents
(Producer)
LA to Vegas
(Producer)
Succession
(Executive Producer)
No Activity
(Executive Producer)
Succession
(Director)
Dead to Me
(Executive Producer)
Motherland: Fort Salem
(Executive Producer)
Parasite
(Executive Producer)
Painting With John
(Executive Producer)
Q: Into the Storm
(Executive Producer)
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
(Director)
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
(Executive Producer)
The Spoils Before Dying
(Executive Producer)
The Invisible Pilot
(Executive Producer)
Big Swiss
(Executive Producer)
Kings of America
(Executive Producer)
Kings of America
(Director)
Game Theory with Bomani Jones
(Executive Producer)
The Chair Company
(Executive Producer)
Funny or Die Presents
(Creator)
Big Lake
(Creator)
Big Swiss
(Creator)