Director · Actor · Writer
Tom Shadyac
Tom Shadyac has worked on 15 movies and 3 TV shows, between 1980 and 2025. On Nahoko: 12 movies and 2 TV shows. Best known for Bruce Almighty, Liar Liar and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
- Born
- 11 December 1958 (67 years old)
- Birthplace
- Falls Church, Virginia, USA
- Also known as
- Thomas Peter Shadyac
- Activities
- Director · Actor · Writer · Producer
- Nationality
- United States
- Career start
- 1980
- Education
- UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, Justice High School, University of Virginia
Known for
Where to watch
United States
8 of their 14 titles are streaming right now in United States.
Availability: JustWatch · TMDB
Biography
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Career in figures
Career
- Active since
- 1986
- Titles on Nahoko
- 12 movies and 2 TV shows
- Main genres
- Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
Ratings and box office
- Average rating
- ★ 6.5 IMDb
- Most voted
- Bruce Almighty
- Box office
- $1.5B, led by Bruce Almighty ($484.6M)
Frequent collaborators
Jim Carrey3 titles together
Morgan Freeman2 titles togetherFilmography 14
2018
- Brian BanksMovieMovie · Director
★ 7.2
2012
- HappyMovieMovie · Executive producer
★ 7.2
2007
- Evan AlmightyMovieMovie · Director · ProducerRent/Buy★ 5.5
- I Now Pronounce You Chuck & LarryMovieMovie · Producer
★ 5.9
2006
- AcceptedMovieMovie · Producer
★ 6.4
2003
- Bruce AlmightyMovieMovie · Director · ProducerRent/Buy★ 6.8
2002
- DragonflyMovieMovie · Director · ProducerRent/Buy★ 6.1
- 8 Simple RulesTV showTV show · Executive producer
★ 7.0
2000
- Nutty Professor II: The KlumpsMovieMovie · Executive producerRent/Buy★ 4.5
1998
- Patch AdamsMovieMovie · Director★ 6.9
1997
- Liar LiarMovieMovie · Director
★ 6.9
1996
- The Nutty ProfessorMovieMovie · Director · WriterRent/Buy★ 5.7
1994
- Ace Ventura: Pet DetectiveMovieMovie · Director · Writer★ 6.9
1980
- Magnum, P.I.TV showTV show · as Danny · 1 episodeRent/Buy★ 7.5
More credits 5
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2025
- Memphis to the MountainTV showTV show · Executive producer
2015
- The Thousand Year JourneyMovieMovie · Executive producer
2010
- I AmMovieMovie · as themselves · Director
1991
- Frankenstein: The College YearsMovieMovie · Director
1986
- JocksMovieMovie · as Chris