Name: Judd Apatow
Birth Name: Judd Apatow
Birthdate: Dec. 6, 1967
Birthplace: Syosset, N.Y.
1-MINUTE RESUME FOR JUDD APATOW
With both parents devoted to his obsession with comedy, Apatow got his
first taste of showbiz when he hosted a program called "Club Comedy" on
his high school's 10-watt radio station. He began performing stand-up
at age 17 and, after graduating high school in 1985, headed west for
the University of Southern California's screenwriting program. He found
himself writing jokes for name comedians, which led to writing for
television and an eventual Emmy win. The leap to the silver screen was
a short and very successful one as he is best known for writing and
directing the comedies
The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) and
Knocked Up (2007) as well as producing
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) and
Superbad (2007), essentially turning his comedic sensibility into its own brand.
5 Things:
1. He describes his childhood as nerdy but tranquil.
2. His father was a real estate developer, and his mother worked at a comedy club in Southampton, N.Y.
3. His childhood hero was comedian Steve Martin.
4. He dropped out of the USC screenwriting program after two years and
moved into an apartment with comedian Adam Sandler, whom he met at the
Improv.
5. He is married to actress Leslie Mann whom he met on the set of The Cable Guy and who starred in both The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up.
Quote:
"My way of dealing with the world has always been to make fun of it and
observe it but not take part in it. That's how I became a writer. But
when you have kids, suddenly you have to be part of things. It leads
almost to a breakdown because your whole defense mechanism is now
really destructive."
—
The New York Times, 2007
Family:
Wife: Leslie Mann, actress; married 1997
Daughters: Maude; Iris
FILMS
Forgetting Sarah Marshall - (2008) - Screenwriter, Producer
The Pineapple Express - (2008) - Producer
The TV Set - (2007) - Executive Producer
Knocked Up - (2007) - Director, Screenwriter, Producer
Superbad - (2007) - Producer
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story - (2007) - Producer, Screenwriter
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby - (2006) - Producer
The 40-Year-Old Virgin - (2005) - Director, Screenwriter, Producer
Fun With Dick and Jane - (2005) - Screenplay
Kicking & Screaming - (2005) - Executive Producer
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - (2004) - Producer
