Person
Tom Shadyac
Directing · Born 1958-12-11 · Falls Church, Virginia, USA
Biography
Thomas Peter "Tom" Shadyac is an American comedian, director, screenwriter, and producer. Although Shadyac had been the youngest joke-writer ever for comedian Bob Hope, he is widely known for writing and directing the films Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Nutty Professor, Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty, and I Am. He is an adjunct professor of communication and teaches screenwriting at Pepperdine University's Seaver College. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Known for
Magnum, P.I.
Danny
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
8 Simple Rules
Executive Producer
Bruce Almighty
Director
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Director
The Nutty Professor
Director
Liar Liar
Director
Dragonfly
Director
Evan Almighty
Director
Accepted
Producer
Filmography
- 2025Memphis to the MountainExecutive Producer
- 2019Brian BanksDirector
- 2015The Thousand Year JourneyExecutive Producer
- 2015Racing ExtinctionAssociate Producer
- 2014After School MassacreThanks
- 2012HappyExecutive Producer
- 2011I AmSelf
- 2007I Now Pronounce You Chuck & LarryProducer
- 2007Evan AlmightyDirector
- 2006AcceptedProducer
- 2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
- 2003Bruce AlmightyDirector
- 20028 Simple RulesExecutive Producer
- 2002DragonflyDirector
- 2000Nutty Professor II: The KlumpsExecutive Producer
- 1998Patch AdamsDirector
- 1997Liar LiarDirector
- 1996The Nutty ProfessorDirector
- 1994Ace Ventura: Pet DetectiveDirector
- 1991Frankenstein: The College YearsDirector
- 1986JocksChris
- 1980Magnum, P.I.Danny
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