Judd Apatow

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Judd Apatow is an American filmmaker, actor and comedian. He is the founder of Apatow Productions, through which he produced and developed the television series Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared, Funny or Die Presents, Girls, Love, and Crashing and directed the films The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), Funny People (2009), This Is 40 (2012), Trainwreck (2015), May It Last: A Portrait Of The Avett Brothers (2017), and The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling (2018).

Born

Wednesday, 06 December 1967

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Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Expecting Amy	Self	2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival	Self / Himself	2020
This Is Stand-Up	Self	2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show	Self - Guest	2019
Dads	Himself / Self	2019
Lights Out with David Spade	Self - Panelist	2019
The Movies	Self (archive footage)	2019
Biography: Jeff Dunham - Talking Heads	Self	2019
Desus & Mero	Self	2019
This Changes Everything	Himself	2018

(see additional filmography)

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Expecting Amy	Self	2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival	Self / Himself	2020
This Is Stand-Up	Self	2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show	Self - Guest	2019
Dads	Himself / Self	2019
Lights Out with David Spade	Self - Panelist	2019
The Movies	Self (archive footage)	2019
Biography: Jeff Dunham - Talking Heads	Self	2019
Desus & Mero	Self	2019
This Changes Everything	Himself	2018
The Hunt for the Trump Tapes	Self	2018
Hal	Himself	2018
Cultureshock	Himself	2018
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling	Himself	2018
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like	Himself	2018
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman	Self - Audience Member	2018
Judd Apatow: The Return	Himself	2017
The Disaster Artist	Himself	2017
Teen Choice Awards 2017	Himself - Presenter	2017
The Hollywood Masters	Self	2017
Sandy Wexler	Testimonial	2017
Crashing		2017
The History of Comedy	Self	2017
Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle	Himself - Judge	2016
Lady Dynamite	Judd Apatow	2016
Love	Arya Hopkins	2016
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson	Himself - Special Guest	2016
21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards	Himself - Presenter	2016
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story Of The National Lampoon	Producer	2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self	2015
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter	Self	2015
The Chris Gethard Show	Himself	2015
Misery Loves Comedy	Himself - Interviewee	2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden	Himself, Himself - Director, Trainwreck, Himself - Guest	2015
Celebrity P.O.V.	Himself	2015
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore	Himself - Panelist	2015
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip	Himself	2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self	2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self, Self - Introducing The Avett Brothers, Self - Special Appearance, Self - Video Question for Lena Dunham	2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones	Self	2014
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall	Himself	2013
Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!	Himself	2013
The Pete Holmes Show	Himself	2013
@midnight	Himself	2013
Vanity Fair: Decades	Himself	2013
Celebrity Page	Self	2013
Salinger	Himself	2013
Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film	Himself	2013
Don't Ask Me Questions: The Unsung Life of Graham Parker and the Rumour	Himself	2013
Revealed	Himself	2013
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee	Self	2012
Larry King Now	Himself - Guest	2012
Harmontown	Self	2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!	Himself	2012
Mansome	Himself	2012
Girls		2012
The Screen Junkies Show	Self	2012
CBS This Morning: Saturday	Self - Guest	2012
CBS This Morning	Himself	1992
ENTV Minute	Himself	2012
Inside Comedy	Himself	2012
America in Primetime	Himself - Executive Producer, Freaks and Geeks, Himself	2011
Rove LA	Himself	2011
Zookeeper	Barry the Elephant (voice)	2011
Big Morning Buzz Live	Himself	2011
Conan	Himself - Guest	2010
Metacafe Unfiltered	Himself	2010
The Green Room with Paul Provenza	Himself	2010
Joe Rogan Experience	Himself	2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self	2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien	Himself	2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	Himself	2009
Storymakers	Himself	2009
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America	Himself - Writer / Producer / Director, Himself - Writer, Producer, Director, Himself	2009
Chelsea Lately	Himself - Guest	2007
Help Me Help You	Judd	2006
Iconoclasts	Himself	2005
The Colbert Report	Himself	2005
Made in Hollywood	Self	2005
The Hour	Himself	2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Himself, Himself - Guest Host, Himself - Guest	2005
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie	News Station Employee	2004
Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy	News Station Employee	2004
Shootout	Himself	2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Himself	2003
Real Time with Bill Maher	Self - Guest, Self	2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Himself	2003
Dinner for Five	Himself	2001
The View	Self, Himself	1997
The Daily Show	Self	1996
Heavyweights	Homer	1995
Extra with Billy Bush	Self	1994
Inside the Actors Studio	Himself	1994
The Critic	Jay Leno	1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Himself	1993
The Ben Stiller Show	Foxy the Fox, Himself, Jay Leno	1992
HBO First Look	Himself	1992
The Simpsons	Judd Apatow	1989
Entertainment Tonight	Himself (archive footage)	1981
CBS News Sunday Morning	Self	1979

Director Filmography

Title	Year

The King of Staten Island	2020
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling	2018
May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers	2017
Crashing	2017
Love	2016
Trainwreck	2015
Vanity Fair: Decades	2013
This Is 40	2012
30 for 30	2009
Funny People	2009
Pineapple Express	2008
Step Brothers	2008
Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education	2008
Knocked Up	2007
The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis	2007
The 40-Year-Old Virgin	2005
Undeclared	2001
Freaks and Geeks	1999
The Larry Sanders Show	1992

Producer Filmography

Title	Year

Untitled Billy Eichner/Judd Apatow Project	2022
The King of Staten Island	2020
Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh	2019
Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin	2018
Juliet, Naked	2018
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling	2018
Judd Apatow: The Return	2017
Jerry Before Seinfeld	2017
May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers	2017
The Big Sick	2017
Chris Gethard: Career Suicide	2017
Crashing	2017
Pete Holmes: Faces and Sounds	2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping	2016
Pee-Wee's Big Holiday	2016
Love	2016
Trainwreck	2015
Begin Again	2014
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues	2013
This Is 40	2012
The Five-Year Engagement	2012
Girls	2012
Wanderlust	2012
Bridesmaids	2011
Get Him To The Greek	2010
Funny or Die Presents...	2010
30 for 30	2009
Funny People	2009
Raaaaaaaandy!	2009
Year One	2009
Pineapple Express	2008
Step Brothers	2008
Forgetting Sarah Marshall	2008
Drillbit Taylor	2008
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story	2007
Superbad	2007
Knocked Up	2007
The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis	2007
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby	2006
American Storage	2006
The Tv Set	2006
The 40-Year-Old Virgin	2005
Kicking & Screaming	2005
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie	2004
Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy	2004
Undeclared	2001
Freaks and Geeks	1999
The Cable Guy	1996
Celtic Pride	1996
Heavyweights	1995
The Critic	1994
The Ben Stiller Show	1992
Crossing The Bridge	1992
The Larry Sanders Show	1992
Jim Carrey: Unnatural Act	1991

Year	Type	Category	Won

2018	Emmy	Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program	Nominated
2018	Emmy	Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special	Won
2017	Emmy	Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series	Nominated
2013	Emmy	Outstanding Comedy Series	Nominated
2012	Emmy	Outstanding Comedy Series	Nominated
2008	Golden Globe	Best Original Song - Motion Picture	Nominated
1998	Emmy	Outstanding Comedy Series	Nominated
1997	Emmy	Outstanding Comedy Series	Nominated
1997	Emmy	Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	Nominated
1996	Emmy	Outstanding Comedy Series	Nominated
1994	Emmy	Outstanding Comedy Series	Nominated
1993	Emmy	Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program	Won