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Tom Shadyac
Born December 11, 1958 in Falls Church, Virginia, USA10 films
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.
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First watchPatch Adams19987.3The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
10 films as director- 2019Brian BanksDirector
- 2010I AmDirector
- 2007Evan AlmightyDirector
- 2003Bruce AlmightyDirector
- 2002DragonflyDirector
- 1998Patch AdamsDirector
- 1997Liar LiarDirector
- 1996The Nutty ProfessorDirector
- 1994Ace Ventura: Pet DetectiveDirector
- 1991Frankenstein: The College YearsDirector