Judd Apatow
Known for: Directing
Born: December 6, 1967
Place of birth: Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
112 movies · 52 TV shows, newest first
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The Comeback King
2027
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Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald
2026
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You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2026
5.4
Outcome
2026
5.8
Pete Holmes: Silly Silly Fun Boy
2026
7.8
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
2026
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Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story
2026
6.0
Poetic License
2025
7.0
The New Yorker at 100
2025
5.3
When We Went MAD!
2025
5.5
Flipside
2024
7.8
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
2024
5.9
Ramy Youssef: More Feelings
2024
4.0
Hendrie
2024
6.7
Stormy
2024
3.7
Stupid Pet Tricks
2024
7.0
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
20235.0
Bob and Don: A Love Story
2023
6.2
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
2023
7.2
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2023
6.6
Bros
2022
3.7
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
2022
7.9
George Carlin's American Dream
2022
4.6
The Bubble
2022
6.1
Stranger at the Gate
2022
4.6
Ricky Velez: Here's Everything
2021
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Directors on Directors
2021
10.0
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions
2020
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Mentally Al
2020
7.0
The King of Staten Island
2020
5.8
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
5.5
Reunited Apart
2020
5.0
This Is Stand-Up
2020
6.2
Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh
2019
6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
6.9
Dads
2019
5.6
Lights Out with David Spade
2019
6.2
This Changes Everything
2019
10.0
Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads
2019
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Biography: Comedy Icons
2019
6.6
Hal
2019
5.1
Desus & Mero
2019
6.6
Pete Holmes: Dirty Clean
2018
6.0
Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
2018
6.3
Juliet, Naked
2018
6.8
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
2018
4.0
Cultureshock
2018
7.2
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
2018
7.8
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
2018
6.3
Judd Apatow: The Return
2017
6.7
Jerry Before Seinfeld
2017
7.7
May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers
2017
7.3
Chris Gethard: Career Suicide
2017
5.5
Sandy Wexler
2017
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A Goodbye to Girls
2017
7.3
The Big Sick
2017
7.1
The Disaster Artist
2017
6.8
Crashing
2017
6.6
The History of Comedy
2017
5.7
The Comedian
2016
6.6
Pete Holmes: Faces and Sounds
2016
6.8
Doc & Darryl
2016
6.6
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
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Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander
2016
6.1
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016
7.9
Sing Street
2016
3.3
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
2016
7.1
Love
2016
6.9
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
2016
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I Had a Dream
2016
7.1
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
5.8
Trainwreck
2015
6.7
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
6.1
Misery Loves Comedy
2015
7.2
Begin Again
2014
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This Is Comedy
2014
7.5
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
2014
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
5.0
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
6.1
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013
6.8
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
2013
5.3
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
6.4
Salinger
2013
4.2
Graham Parker & The Rumour: This Is Live
20139.0
Picasso Baby
2013
5.9
This Is 40
2012
7.1
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012
6.3
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
4.9
Mansome
2012
5.8
The Five-Year Engagement
2012
6.4
Girls
2012
5.5
Wanderlust
2012
6.5
Inside Comedy
2012
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Don't Ask Me Questions: The Unsung Life of Graham Parker & The Rumour
2012
5.4
Zookeeper
2011
6.5
Bridesmaids
2011
7.2
Conan
2010
8.1
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010
6.0
Get Him to the Greek
2010
4.2
Funny or Die Presents
2010
7.5
30 for 30
2009
5.9
Funny People
2009
5.0
Funny People: Live
2009
4.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
5.0
Year One
2009
7.2
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
10.0
Yo Teach...!
2009
6.6
Pineapple Express
2008
6.6
Step Brothers
2008
5.7
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2008
6.5
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008
5.8
Drillbit Taylor
2008
6.3
Monty Python Conquers America
2008
6.6
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007
4.0
The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis
2007
7.3
Superbad
2007
6.3
Knocked Up
2007
6.1
The TV Set
2007
4.5
Help Me Help You
2006
6.4
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
20067.7
American Storage
2006
6.2
Fun with Dick and Jane
2005
6.4
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
2005
5.8
Kicking & Screaming
2005
6.8
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
6.0
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004
6.7
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004
6.1
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
200310.0
Sick in the Head
2003
7.3
Undeclared
2001
1.0
North Hollywood
2001
8.2
Freaks and Geeks
1999
4.3
The View
1997
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
6.0
The Cable Guy
1996
5.3
Celtic Pride
1996
7.5
Mr. Show with Bob and David
1995
6.2
Heavyweights
19956.0
The TV Wheel
1995
7.3
The Critic
1994
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
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The 15th Annual Young Comedians Show
19925.0
The Ben Stiller Show
1992
5.7
Crossing the Bridge
1992
7.7
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
7.5
Jim Carrey: Unnatural Act
19914.5
Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth
1991
8.0
The Simpsons
1989
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
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Untitled Judd Apatow/Lucas Brothers Project
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House of Joel
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Business Trip
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Pure Imagination
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Let's Do This
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Cola Wars
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Untitled Universal Romantic Comedy
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The Way I Was Made: The Story of a Man Called E
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