Actor

Tom Shadyac

Directing

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

3.4

Moderate attention

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Movies: 18Series: 4Crew credits: 19

TMDB ID: 4499

IMDb ID: nm0001723

Known for: Directing

Born: December 11, 1958

Age: 67

Place of birth: Falls Church, Virginia, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1980 - 2025

Years active: 46

Average TMDB rating: 6.44

Wikidata: Q722135

Other jobs

Director (10)Executive Producer (5)Producer (2)Associate Producer (1)Thanks (1)

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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.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Tom Shadyac.