Tom Shadyac
American film director (born 1958) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thomas Peter Shadyac (born December 11, 1958) is an American director, screenwriter, producer, and author. The youngest joke-writer ever for comedian Bob Hope,[1] Shadyac is widely known for writing and directing the comedy films Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Nutty Professor, Liar Liar, Patch Adams, and Bruce Almighty. 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.
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Born | Thomas Peter Shadyac (1958-12-11) December 11, 1958 (age 65) Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Virginia |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, director, producer, author |
Years active | 1984–present |
Notable work | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective The Nutty Professor Liar Liar Patch Adams Bruce Almighty I Am |
Shadyac is a former professor of communication at Pepperdine University's Seaver College.[1][2] In 2011, he was a participant in the Conference on World Affairs.[3] In 2015, Shadyac began teaching film at the University of Colorado Boulder, beginning with that year's Spring semester.[4] Shadyac teaches film at the University of Memphis.[5]