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Tom Shadyac profile
Director

Tom Shadyac

Directing

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Directed credits

9

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TMDB popularity

1.0

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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 0All crew 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

Frequent jobs

Director (9)Executive Producer (5)Producer (3)Associate Producer (1)Thanks (1)

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.

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