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