Judd Apatow
Judd Apatow (/ˈæpətaʊ/; born December 6, 1967) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and comedian known for his work in comedy films. Apatow is the founder of Apatow Productions, through which he wrote, produced, and directed his films The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), Funny People (2009), This Is 40 (2012), Trainwreck (2015), The King of Staten Island (2020), and The Bubble (2022). Through his company, Apatow produced and developed the television series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), Undeclared (2001–2002), Funny or Die Presents (2010–2011), Girls (2012–2017), Love (2016–2018), and Crashing (2017–2019). He also produced the films The Cable Guy (1996), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Superbad (2007), Pineapple Express (2008), Forgetting Sarah Marshall(2008), Get Him to the Greek (2010), Bridesmaids (2011), Begin Again (2013), and The Big Sick (2017). Throughout his career, Apatow has received nominations for 11 Primetime Emmy Awards(three wins), five Writers Guild of America Awards (one win), two Producers Guild of America Awards, one Golden Globe Award, and one Grammy Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Judd Apatow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
28 directing credits · 79 acting credits
Directing · 28
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
Freaks and Geeks
1999
30 for 30
2009
Undeclared
2001
Knocked Up
2007
Love
2016
The 40 Year Old Virgin
2005
Crashing
2017
Trainwreck
2015
This Is 40
2012
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
2018
The King of Staten Island
2020
George Carlin's American Dream
2022
The Bubble
2022
Funny People
2009
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
2026
Yo Teach...!
2009
The Comeback King
2027
May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers
2017
North Hollywood
2001
Cola Wars
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The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis
2007
Bob and Don: A Love Story
2023
Doc & Darryl
2016
Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story
2026
Untitled Universal Romantic Comedy
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Untitled Norm Macdonald Netflix Documentary
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Graham Parker & The Rumour: This Is Live
2013
Acting · 79
The Simpsons
1989
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Daily Show
1996
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Saturday Night Live
1975
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Conan
2010
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
The View
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012
Mr. Show with Bob and David
1995
Lights Out with David Spade
2019
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
Reunited Apart
2020
The Critic
1994
Inside Comedy
2012
Desus & Mero
2019
Directors on Directors
2021
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
2022
The History of Comedy
2017
The Ben Stiller Show
1992
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
2016
Help Me Help You
2006
Zookeeper
2011
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
2018
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010
Funny People
2009
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004
Stupid Pet Tricks
2024
Biography: Comedy Icons
2019
The Disaster Artist
2017
Sandy Wexler
2017
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
2026
Heavyweights
1995
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
Cultureshock
2018
This Changes Everything
2019
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2023
Misery Loves Comedy
2015
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
2018
Dads
2019
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
2014
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
Salinger
2013
Mansome
2012
Hal
2019
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
2013
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
Monty Python Conquers America
2008
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
2016
This Is Stand-Up
2020
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
2018
When We Went MAD!
2025
Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander
2016
Picasso Baby
2013
Hendrie
2024
A Goodbye to Girls
2017
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions
2020
Judd Apatow: The Return
2017
Funny People: Live
2009
Mentally Al
2020
Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads
2019
Don't Ask Me Questions: The Unsung Life of Graham Parker & The Rumour
2012
This Is Comedy
2014
The 15th Annual Young Comedians Show
1992