Tom Shadyac
American film director · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1958 · age 67
Thomas Peter Shadyac is an American film director, producer, and writer. The youngest joke-writer ever for comedian Bob Hope, Shadyac is widely known for writing and directing the comedy films Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), The Nutty Professor (1996), Liar Liar (1997), Patch Adams (1998), and Bruce Almighty (2003).
Tom Shadyac is read about 252 times a day, in 23 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
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Something wrong?A life in dates
Memphis to the MountainSeries, Producer2019
Brian BanksFilm, Director2015
The Thousand Year JourneyFilm, Producer2012
HappyFilm, Producer2010
I AmFilm, Director2007
Evan AlmightyFilm, Director, Producer2006
AcceptedFilm, Producer2003
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSeries
Bruce AlmightyFilm, 2003Director, Producer2002
8 Simple RulesSeries, Producer2000
Nutty Professor II: The KlumpsFilm, Producer1998
Patch AdamsFilm, Director1997
Liar LiarFilm, Director1996
The Nutty ProfessorFilm, Director, Writer1994
Ace Ventura: Pet DetectiveFilm, Director, Writer1991
Frankenstein: The College YearsFilm, Director1986
JocksFilm, Chris1980
Magnum, P.I.Series, Danny1958Born11 December 1958People around Tom
Close ties
Jim Carrey Tom directed Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Steve Oedekerk Also in The Nutty Professor and Patch Adams
David Spade Tom produced I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)
Larry Miller Tom directed The Nutty Professor (1996)
Mary Pat Gleason Tom directed Bruce Almighty (2003)
Morgan Freeman Tom produced Bruce Almighty and Evan Almighty
Steve Carell Tom produced Bruce Almighty (2003)
Jonah Hill Tom directed Evan Almighty (2007)
Catherine Bell Tom directed Bruce Almighty (2003)
Brian Grazer Produced The Nutty Professor and Liar Liar
Greg Sestero Tom directed Patch Adams (1999)
Harve Presnell Tom produced Evan Almighty (2008)
Gary Barber Produced Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Eddie Murphy Produced The Nutty Professor (1996)
Adam Sandler Tom produced I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)
Jerry Lewis Produced The Nutty Professor (1996)
Dennis Dugan Tom produced I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)
Randall Cobb Tom directed Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Steve Buscemi Tom produced I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)
Dan Aykroyd Tom produced I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)
Richard Chamberlain Tom produced I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)
Ving Rhames Tom produced I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)
Tila Tequila Tom produced I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)
Jamal Mixon Tom directed The Nutty Professor (1996)
Known for
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I Am 2010
Patch Adams 1998
Brian Banks 2019
Happy 2012
Bruce Almighty 2003
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 16
28 credits on file
Television 4
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
In 2010, Shadyac retired from the comedy genre and wrote, directed, and narrated his own documentary film I Am, that explores his abandonment of a materialistic lifestyle following his involvement in a bicycle accident three years earlier.
