Director

Tom Shadyac

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.

Notable work

6.7
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Director
6.6
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Director
6.7
Liar Liar (1997)
Director
5.6
Evan Almighty (2007)
Director
7.3
Patch Adams (1998)
Director
5.6
The Nutty Professor (1996)
Director
6.6
Dragonfly (2002)
Director
7.3
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
as Danny

Often works with

Jim Carrey
3 titles together
Bruce Almighty, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Liar Liar
Morgan Freeman
3 titles together
Bruce Almighty, Evan Almighty, Brian Banks
Steve Carell
2 titles together
Bruce Almighty, Evan Almighty
Harve Presnell
2 titles together
Evan Almighty, Patch Adams
Larry Miller
2 titles together
The Nutty Professor, Frankenstein: The College Years

Full filmography · 11

Brian Banks
Director
20197.2
Evan Almighty
Director
20075.6
Bruce Almighty
Director
20036.7
Dragonfly
Director
20026.6
Patch Adams
Director
19987.3
Liar Liar
Director
19976.7
The Nutty Professor
Director
19965.6
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Director
19946.6
Frankenstein: The College Years
Director
19915.1
Jocks
as Chris
19864.3