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Peter Farrelly

American film director, producer and screenwriter · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1956 · age 69

Peter John Farrelly is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and novelist.

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A life in dates

2026Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!SeriesBalls UpFilm, 2026Director2023Lucky HankSeries, Director, Producer2022The Greatest Beer Run EverFilm, Director, Writer2021The NowSeries, Director, Writer2020Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight MadnessFilm2019Academy Award for Best PictureAwardAcademy Award for Best Writing, Original ScreenplayAward2017LoudermilkSeries, Director, WriterRocksteppyFilm, 2017Himself2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSeries"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'Film, 20152014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSeries2013Clear HistoryFilm, Poker Buddy2011Hall PassFilm, Director, Writer2008UnhitchedSeries, Director, Producer2007The Heartbreak KidFilm, Director, Writer2004Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the ScreenFilm2002Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-upFilm2001Project GreenlightSeriesBeing 'Shallow Hal'Film, 20011999Outside ProvidenceFilm, Writer, Producer1997The ViewSeries1996KingpinFilm, Director1987Paul Reiser: Out on a WhimFilm, Writer1956Born17 December 1956

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Known for

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  • Green Book 2018
  • The Greatest Beer Run Ever 2022
  • The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man 2018
  • Dumb and Dumber 1994
  • Hot Summer Nights 2018

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Filmography 40

96 credits on file

Television 12

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay2019
Academy Award for Best Picture2019
National Board of Review Award for Best Film

About this person

Along with his brother Bobby, the Farrelly brothers are mostly famous for directing and producing quirky comedy and romantic comedy films such as Dumb and Dumber; Shallow Hal; Me, Myself and Irene; There's Something About Mary; and the 2007 remake of The Heartbreak Kid.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1956 · age 69

In the same film or series as Peter

Jason AlexanderAlso in Shallow Hal (2001)Greta OnieogouAlso in Fever Pitch (2005)John CenaAlso in Ricky Stanicky (2024)Viggo MortensenAlso in Green Book (2018)Jonathan BrandisAlso in Outside Providence (1999)