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Tom Shadyac

Directing · Born December 11, 1958 · Falls Church, Virginia, USA

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.

Tom Shadyac movies and shows

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003
  • Magnum, P.I.1980
  • 8 Simple Rules2002
  • Bruce Almighty2003
  • Liar Liar1997
  • Ace Ventura: Pet Detective1994
  • Accepted2006
  • Evan Almighty2007
  • The Nutty Professor1996
  • Patch Adams1998
  • I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry2007
  • Nutty Professor II: The Klumps2000
  • Dragonfly2002
  • Brian Banks2019
  • Memphis to the Mountain2025
  • Racing Extinction2015
  • I Am2010
  • Frankenstein: The College Years1991
  • Jocks1986
  • The Thousand Year Journey2015
  • After School Massacre2014
  • Happy2012