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Judd Apatow

Judd Apatow

Highest Rated: 100% Chris Gethard: Career Suicide (2017)

Lowest Rated: 14% Year One (2009)

Birthday: Dec 6, 1967

Birthplace: Syosset, New York, USA

Former TV writer-turned-feature comedy guru, Judd Apatow reached the peak of his professional career in the late 2000s after a long and steady climb up the Hollywood ladder. Considered one of the hottest comedy "punch-up" men in the industry, Apatow's services were originally in high demand as a script doctor. As a television producer, however, Apatow's career was practically cursed. Plagued by a cycle of critical praise, cult followings and speedy cancellations, Apatow's work on such quality shows as "The Ben Stiller Show" (Fox, 1992-93), "The Larry Sanders Show" (HBO, 1992-98), "Freaks and Geeks" (NBC, 1999-2000) and "Undeclared" (Fox, 2001-02 ) were a mixed bag of blessings. Still, the quality of his work won Apatow more than a small measure of respect. In 2005, he became a triple-threat by making his film directorial debut, resulting in a homerun with the "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" (2005). The film not only put him on the map, it made a marquee name out of its star, Steve Carell and ushered in a new era of sophomoric R-rated comedies with heart. With a reserve of respect built up after the instant comedy classic that was "Virgin," expectations were high for Apatow's second directorial outing - the comedically fertile 2007 comedy, "Knocked Up." Proving his first foray was no fluke, his next several films as a writer and director were embraced by fans and critics alike for their blend of raunch and emotional realism. Soon, every comedic actor in town looked to join the very exclusive Apatow comedy repertory company - an elite, tight-knit group that included Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen, Will Ferrell, Carell and Apatow's wife, Leslie Mann. A pair of more personal serio-comic films, "Funny People" (2009) and "This Is 40" (2012), were somewhat less commercially successful, but Apatow continued producing a string of hilarious and inventive films and TV shows, from "Freaks and Geeks" creator Paul Feig's smash "Bridesmaids" (2011) to Lena Dunham's "Girls" (HBO 2012-17). A big-screen collaboration with comedian Amy Schumer, the raunchy romantic comedy "Trainwreck" (2015), revived his box office fortunes at the same time that his first book, a collection of interviews with fellow comedians called Sick in the Head, proved that Apatow remained a lifelong student of comedy.

Highest rated movies

86% 54% Judd Apatow: The Return
35% 33% Misery Loves Comedy

Filmography

Movies

Credit
71% 62% Stormy Executive Producer - 2024
97% 90% Flipside Executive Producer - 2023
42% 90% Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain Producer - 2023
97% 91% Albert Brooks: Defending My Life Self - 2023
89% 90% Bros Producer $11.6M 2022
20% 30% The Bubble Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 2022
No Score Yet 60% Ricky Velez: Here's Everything Executive Producer - 2021
76% 83% The King of Staten Island Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 2020
94% 80% Dads Self - 2019
No Score Yet 100% The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling Director - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pete Holmes: Dirty Clean Executive Producer - 2018
90% 71% Hal Self $32.7K 2018
82% 74% Juliet, Naked Producer $3.4M 2018
86% 54% Judd Apatow: The Return Unknown (Character),
Writer
- 2017
89% 98% May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers Director,
Producer
$702.8K 2017
98% 88% The Big Sick Producer $42.9M 2017
100% 74% Chris Gethard: Career Suicide Executive Producer - 2017
83% 61% Pee-wee's Big Holiday Producer - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pete Holmes: Faces and Sounds Producer - 2016
79% 65% Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Producer $9.4M 2016
84% 66% Trainwreck Director,
Producer
- 2015
35% 33% Misery Loves Comedy Unknown (Character) $5.3K 2015
83% 81% Begin Again Producer $16.2M 2013
74% 52% Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Producer $127.3M 2013
51% 50% This Is 40 Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
$67.5M 2012
25% 23% Mansome Self $18.4K 2012
64% 51% The Five-Year Engagement Producer $28.6M 2012
59% 39% Wanderlust Producer $17.3M 2012
14% 41% Zookeeper Barry the Elephant (Voice) $80.4M 2011
90% 76% Bridesmaids Producer $169.1M 2011
72% 62% Get Him to the Greek Producer $60.9M 2010
69% 48% Funny People Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
$51.8M 2009
14% 24% Year One Producer $43.3M 2009
68% 73% Pineapple Express Producer $87.3M 2008
55% 69% Step Brothers Producer $100.5M 2008
37% 45% You Don't Mess With the Zohan Screenwriter $100.0M 2008
83% 76% Forgetting Sarah Marshall Producer $62.9M 2008
27% 44% Drillbit Taylor Producer $32.9M 2008
75% 57% Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Writer,
Producer
$18.3M 2007
88% 87% Superbad Producer $121.5M 2007
89% 83% Knocked Up Director,
Writer,
Producer
$148.7M 2007
64% 58% The TV Set Executive Producer $265.6K 2006
71% 73% Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Producer $148.2M 2006
29% 49% Fun With Dick and Jane Screenwriter $110.3M 2005
85% 84% The 40 Year-Old Virgin Director,
Writer,
Producer
$109.2M 2005
41% 43% Kicking & Screaming Executive Producer $52.6M 2005
66% 86% Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Producer $84.1M 2004
55% 51% The Cable Guy Producer $60.2M 1996
50% 77% Heavyweights Executive Producer,
Writer
$17.7M 1995

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 41% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2008 2015 2017-2018 2022 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stormy Executive Producer 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Daily Show Guest 2015 2017 2023
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2014-2017 2020 2022-2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? Guest 2022
100% 91% George Carlin's American Dream Executive Producer,
Director
2022
No Score Yet 49% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2015 2017-2018 2020 2022
No Score Yet 62% The Kelly Clarkson Show Guest 2020 2022
No Score Yet 28% The Drew Barrymore Show Guest 2022
No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2015 2017 2019-2020 2022
No Score Yet 12% The View Guest 2015 2019 2022
80% 83% The Comedy Store Self 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Desus & Mero Guest 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Real Time With Bill Maher Guest 2015 2019
No Score Yet 87% Lights Out With David Spade Guest 2019
90% 89% Crashing Executive Producer,
Director,
Writer
2017-2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Conan Guest 2011 2015-2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Guest 2015 2017 2019
No Score Yet 19% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2015-2016 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet The History of Comedy Self 2017-2018
94% 94% The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling Executive Producer,
Guest,
Director
2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Larry King Now Guest 2013 2018
94% 87% Love Writer,
Creator,
Executive Producer
2016-2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter Guest 2017-2018
97% 80% Lady Dynamite Unknown (Guest Star) 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guest 2017
89% 76% Girls Executive Producer,
Writer
2012-2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle Judge 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet 30 for 30 Director 2016
No Score Yet 87% Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Guest 2016
No Score Yet 92% Comedy Bang! Bang! Guest 2015
No Score Yet 100% The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Guest 2013-2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Pete Holmes Show Guest 2014
85% 76% The Simpsons Himself (Guest Voice) 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Guest 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2009 2011-2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet 60 Minutes Guest 2012
93% 75% Undeclared Executive Producer 2001-2002 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Inside the Actors Studio Guest 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Conan O'Brien Guest 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Colbert Report Guest 2007
50% No Score Yet Help Me Help You Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
100% 96% Freaks and Geeks Executive Producer 1999-2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Crashbox Producer 1999
100% 66% The Larry Sanders Show Director,
Writer
1998
85% 81% The Critic Writer 1994