Judd Apatow

Directing · Born 1967-12-06 in Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Judd Apatow (/ˈæpətaʊ/; born December 6, 1967) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and comedian known for his work in comedy films. Apatow is the founder of Apatow Productions, through which he wrote, produced, and directed his films The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), Funny People (2009), This Is 40 (2012), Trainwreck (2015), The King of Staten Island (2020), and The Bubble (2022). Through his company, Apatow produced and developed the television series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), Undeclared (2001–2002), Funny or Die Presents (2010–2011), Girls (2012–2017), Love (2016–2018), and Crashing (2017–2019). He also produced the films The Cable Guy (1996), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Superbad…

Filmography

• The Disaster Artist as Judd Apatow (uncredited)
• The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions as Self
• Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy as News Station Employee
• Heavyweights as Homer
• Zookeeper as Barry the Elephant (voice)
• Mansome as Self
• Albert Brooks: Defending My Life as Self
• The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall as Self
• Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic as Self
• Misery Loves Comedy as Self

TV

• The Simpsons as Judd Apatow (voice)
• The Ben Stiller Show
• Help Me Help You
• The Daily Show as Self
• The Critic as Jay Leno
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Inside Comedy as Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self - Guest
• Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self