Person · Director and actor · Active since 1985
Judd Apatow
b. 1967, Flushing
American director and actor, born in Flushing. Produced 30 films on this site, including Superbad (2007), The Cable Guy (1996) and Bridesmaids (2011). Of the actors and directors on this site, Judd Apatow shares the most films with Leslie Mann (4 films), Paul Rudd (3) and Seth Rogen (3) (58 in all).
After the success of Anchorman and The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Apatow was still unable to sell both Superbad and Pineapple Express; it was only after he produced the commercial hit Talladega Nights that Sony Pictures Entertainment decided to produce both.
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In 2010, Apatow served as producer on the Forgetting Sarah Marshall spin-off Get Him to the Greek with Russell Brand reprising his role and Jonah Hill returning from the original film, albeit as a different character.
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In their own words
I like movies that are, you know, uplifting and hopeful...and I like filth!
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Partners by shared films
Who Judd Apatow made films with
Cast
- 4Leslie Mann actressThe 40-Year-Old Virgin, Funny People, This Is 40 and 1 more
- 3Paul Rudd actorThe 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, This Is 40
- 3Seth Rogen actorThe 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People
- 3Jonah Hill actorThe 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People
- 2Steve Carell actorThe 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up
- 2Marisa Tomei actressTrainwreck, The King of Staten Island
5 more partners with two or more films
One film together
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin 2005Elizabeth Banks, Kevin Hart, Jane Lynch, Kat Dennings, Catherine Keener, Mindy Kaling
- Knocked Up 2007Jessica Alba, James Franco, Eva Mendes, Katherine Heigl, Kristen Wiig
- Funny People 2009Eminem, Adam Sandler, Eric Bana, Aubrey Plaza, Charles Fleischer, Sarah Silverman, Norm Macdonald, Justin Long
- This Is 40 2012Megan Fox, Melissa McCarthy, John Lithgow, Lena Dunham, Albert Brooks
- Trainwreck 2015Daniel Radcliffe, John Cena, Brie Larson, Tilda Swinton, Ezra Miller, Amy Schumer, Method Man, Bill Hader
- The King of Staten Island 2020Steve Buscemi, Machine Gun Kelly, Pamela Adlon, Moisés Arias, Bill Burr
- The Bubble 2022David Duchovny, Pedro Pascal, Karen Gillan, Maria Bakalova, Keegan-Michael Key
Co-stars
One film together
Other regulars
- 8Brent Whiteedited 8 of 35 films
- 6Will Ferrellacted in 6 of 35 films
- 6Michael Andrewsscored 6 of 35 films
- 6Barry Mendelproduced 6 of 35 films
Films in this guide
Best known
- Superbad 2007producer
- The Cable Guy 1996screenwriter, producer
- Bridesmaids 2011producer
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin 2005director, screenwriter, producer
- Knocked Up 2007director, screenwriter, producer
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 2004producer
1990s
- Heavyweights (1995)actor, screenwriter
- Celtic Pride (1996)screenwriter
- The Cable Guy (1996)screenwriter, producer
2000s
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)producer
- Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004)producer
- Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)screenwriter
- Kicking & Screaming (2005)producer
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)director, screenwriter, producer
- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)producer
- The TV Set (2006)producer
- Knocked Up (2007)director, screenwriter, producer
- Superbad (2007)producer
- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)screenwriter, producer
- Drillbit Taylor (2008)producer
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)producer
- Pineapple Express (2008)producer
- Step Brothers (2008)producer
- You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)screenwriter
- Funny People (2009)director, screenwriter
- Year One (2009)producer
2010s
- Get Him to the Greek (2010)producer
- Bridesmaids (2011)producer
- The Five-Year Engagement (2012)producer
- This Is 40 (2012)director, screenwriter, producer
- Wanderlust (2012)producer
- Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)producer
- Begin Again (2013)producer
- Trainwreck (2015)director, producer
- Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016)producer
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)producer
- The Big Sick (2017)producer
- Juliet, Naked (2018)producer
2020s
- The King of Staten Island (2020)director, screenwriter, producer
- The Bubble (2022)director, screenwriter, producer
- Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (2023)producer