Judd Apatow

Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967) is an American movie producer, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for producing a distinct series of critically and commercially successful comedy movies, including Anchorman (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Talladega Nights (2006), Knocked Up, Superbad (both 2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Step Brothers and Pineapple Express (all 2008).

Judd Apatow
Apatow at Hollywood Life Magazine’s 7th Annual Breakthrough Awards, 2007
Born	(1967-12-06) December 6, 1967 Syosset, New York
Occupation	Movie producer Writer Director
Nationality	American
Education	Syosset High School
Genre	Comedy
Notable works	Anchorman The 40-Year-Old Virgin Talladega Nights Knocked Up Superbad Forgetting Sarah Marshall Step Brothers Pineapple Express
Spouse	Leslie Mann (1997-)
Children	Iris and Maude Apatow
Website
www.myspace.com/juddapatow

Influences

Apatow's comic and filmmaking influences including Adam Sandler, Garry Shandling, Steve Martin, Woody Allen, Kevin Smith, Harold Ramis, John Hughes, Jay Leno, John Cassavetes, Cameron Crowe, David Chase and Preston Sturges as influences.

Movies

Year	Title	Notes
1992	Crossing the Bridge	Associate producer
1995	Heavyweights	Writer, executive producer
1996	Celtic Pride	Story, screenplay, executive producer
	The Cable Guy	Producer
2004	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy	Producer
	Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie	Producer (direct-to-DVD)
2005	Kicking & Screaming	Executive producer
	The 40 Year Old Virgin	Director, writer, producer
	Fun with Dick and Jane	Story, screenplay
2006	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby	Producer
	The TV Set	Executive producer
2007	Knocked Up	Director, writer, producer
	Superbad	Producer
	Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story	Writer, producer
2008	Drillbit Taylor	Producer
	Forgetting Sarah Marshall	Producer
	You Don't Mess with the Zohan	Writer
	Step Brothers	Producer
	Pineapple Express	Writer, producer
2009	The Year One	Producer (post-production)
	Funny People	Director, writer, producer (pre-production)
	Get Him to the Greek	Producer (pre-production)
TBA	Untitled Sherlock Holmes Comedy	Producer (pre-production)

Other movies

Year	Title	Notes
2006	American Storage	Executive producer (short movie)

Television

Year	Title	Notes
1992-1993	The Ben Stiller Show	Co-creator, writer, executive producer
1993-1998	The Larry Sanders Show	Director, writer, co-executive producer, consulting producer
1994-1995	The Critic	Writer, consulting producer
1999-2000	Freaks and Geeks	Director, writer, executive producer
2001-2002	Undeclared	Creator, director, writer, executive producer

Judd Apatow Media

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  Apatow (right) with Leslie Mann and Adam Sandler in Berlin (2009)

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  Apatow with his wife, actress Leslie Mann

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  Leslie Mann, Iris Apatow, Maude Apatow and Judd Apatow at SXSW Red Carpet premiere of BLOCKERS