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- Thomas Peter Shadyac (born December 11, 1958) is an American director, screenwriter, producer, and author. The youngest joke-writer ever for comedian Bob Hope, Shadyac is widely known for writing and directing the comedy films Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Nutty Professor, Liar Liar, Patch Adams, and Bruce Almighty.
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Thomas Peter Shadyac (born December 11, 1958) is an American director, screenwriter, producer, and author. The youngest joke-writer ever for comedian Bob Hope, [1] Shadyac is widely known for writing and directing the comedy films Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Nutty Professor, Liar Liar, Patch Adams, and Bruce Almighty.
- American
- 1984–present
- Screenwriter, director, producer, author
- University of Virginia
Tom Shadyac. Director: The Nutty Professor. Tom Shadyac moved to Los Angeles in 1983 and, at age 24, became the youngest staff joke writer ever for comedian Bob Hope. Shadyac received his master's degree in film from UCLA in 1989 after completing the critically acclaimed short, Tom, Dick and Harry.
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Tom Shadyac. Director: The Nutty Professor. Tom Shadyac moved to Los Angeles in 1983 and, at age 24, became the youngest staff joke writer ever for comedian Bob Hope. Shadyac received his master's degree in film from UCLA in 1989 after completing the critically acclaimed short, Tom, Dick and Harry.
- December 11, 1958
Aug 8, 2019 · Shadyac, who at 60 is inclined to tuck his long hair under a baseball cap, was halfway through shooting “Brian Banks,” a fact-based drama about a high school athlete falsely accused of rape.
Jan 16, 2011 · Tom Shadyac had it all and was living the dream. Or at least that is what people in Hollywood told him. He was a hugely successful movie director with a string of comedy hits.
Oct 21, 2014 · Tom Shadyac was a Hollywood director who had it all. The 1994 comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective thrust him into the spotlight and he went on to make six more films. Collectively his movies...
Feb 24, 2011 · The 52-year-old writer-director behind several Jim Carrey blockbusters has flirted with expensive religious parables in “Bruce Almighty” and “Evan Almighty,” both of which featured Morgan Freeman...
