
Judd Apatow
Department: Directing
Biography
Judd Apatow (/ˈæpətaʊ/; born December 6, 1967) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and comedian known for his work in comedy films. Apatow is the founder of Apatow Productions, through which he wrote, produced, and directed his films The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), Funny People (2009), This Is 40 (2012), Trainwreck (2015), The King of Staten Island (2020), and The Bubble (2022). Through his company, Apatow produced and developed the television series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), Undeclared (2001–2002), Funny or Die Presents (2010–2011), Girls (2012–2017), Love (2016–2018), and Crashing (2017–2019). He also produced the films The Cable Guy (1996), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Superbad (2007), Pineapple Express (2008), Forgetting Sarah Marshall(2008), Get Him to the Greek (2010), Bridesmaids (2011), Begin Again (2013), and The Big Sick (2017). Throughout his career, Apatow has received nominations for 11 Primetime Emmy Awards(three wins), five Writers Guild of America Awards (one win), two Producers Guild of America Awards, one Golden Globe Award, and one Grammy Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Judd Apatow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions
2020

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004

Heavyweights
1995

Zookeeper
2011

Mansome
2012

Don't Ask Me Questions: The Unsung Life of Graham Parker & The Rumour
2012

A Goodbye to Girls
2017

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2023

Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander
2016

The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
2013

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023

Misery Loves Comedy
2015

Funny People
2009

Hendrie
2024

Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015

This Is Comedy
2014

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
2016

Picasso Baby
2013

Hal
2019

Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
2014

The Disaster Artist
2017

Sandy Wexler
2017

Judd Apatow: The Return
2017

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
2018

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
2018

This Changes Everything
2019

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004

Dads
2019

Monty Python Conquers America
2008

Funny People: Live
2009

This Is Stand-Up
2020

Salinger
2013

Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020

Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads
2019

Mentally Al
2020

When We Went MAD!
2025

The Ben Stiller Show
1992

Help Me Help You
2006

The Daily Show
1996

The Critic
1994

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

Inside Comedy
2012

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005

Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012

Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
2016

The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010

The History of Comedy
2017

The View
1997

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
2018

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014

Biography: Comedy Icons
2019

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009

Stupid Pet Tricks
2024

The View
1997

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
2022

Lights Out with David Spade
2019

Saturday Night Live
1975

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003

The Simpsons
1989

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015

Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014

Reunited Apart
2020

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015

Desus & Mero
2019

Conan
2010

Directors on Directors
2021

Golden Globe Awards
1944

Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
2026

Mr. Show with Bob and David
1995

Mr. Show with Bob and David
1995

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009

Cultureshock
2018