Judd Apatow Filmography

Five-Year Engagement

Crew: Producer

Actors: Jason Segel

Synopsis: Universal Pictures presents this Judd Apatow-produced comedy from Forgetting Sarah Marshall's creative team, Nick Stoller and Jason Segel. Segel will star as one half of a couple whose relationship unfolds before the camera through a bumpy five-year span. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide Read More

Untitled Sherlock Holmes Comedy

Crew: Producer

Actors: Sacha Baron Cohen, Will Ferrell

Synopsis: Producer Judd Apatow presents this comedic take on Arthur Conan Doyle's famed detective duo in this Etan Cohen (Tropic Thunder) penned production. Sasha Baron Cohen stars as Sherlock Holmes, master detective whose skills are only matched by his trusty sidekick, Dr. Watson, played by funnyman Will Read More

Get Him to the Greek

Crew: Producer

Actors: Jonah Hill, Russell Brand

Synopsis: Forgetting Sarah Marshall's Nick Stoller writes and directs this buddy comedy starring Jonah Hill as an insurance agent who's forced to follow a rowdy rock star (Russell Brand) on a trip from London to L.A. in this Universal Pictures production. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide Read More

Funny People

Crew: Director, Producer

Actors: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jason Schwartzman, Jonah Hill

Synopsis: Judd Apatow makes his directorial follow-up to the wildly successful Knocked Up with this comedy starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann. Columbia Pictures and Universal Pictures team up to co-produce the feature, focusing on the standup comedy circuit and one comedian's near-death Read More

Pineapple Express

Crew: Producer, Screen Story

Actors: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez, Danny R. McBride

Synopsis: Critically acclaimed director David Gordon Green takes a break from the brooding drama that defined such early efforts as George Washington and Undertow for this action-flavored buddy comedy concerning two pot-smoking friends (Seth Rogen and James Franco) who unwittingly become involved with a Read More

Step Brothers

Crew: Producer

Actors: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen, Richard Jenkins, Adam Scott

Synopsis: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby co-stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly re-team with that film's director, Adam McKay, to tell the tale of two pampered best friends whose single parents fall in love and decide to marry. McKay and Ferrell share screenwriting credits, and Judd Apatow Read More

You Don't Mess With the Zohan

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nick Swardson, Lainie Kazan

Synopsis: Judd Apatow teams up with his former roommate Adam Sandler to write a star comedy vehicle for the actor in You Don't Mess With the Zohan, the tale of an Israeli commando who fakes his own death so he can follow his dream -- to be a hairstylist in New York City. I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Read More

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Crew: Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, Bill Hader

Synopsis: In desperate need of a vacation after being unceremoniously dumped by his TV-star girlfriend, a man travels to a lavish Hawaiian resort to nurse his wounds and forget his heartache, only to discover that his ex and her handsome new boyfriend are currently staying at the exact same island hot spot. Read More

Drillbit Taylor

Crew: Producer

Actors: Owen Wilson, Leslie Mann, Nate Hartley, Troy Gentile, David Dorfman

Synopsis: Determined not to spend their entire high-school career being tormented by the local bully, three freshmen place an ad in Soldier of Fortune magazine seeking an experienced combat veteran to protect them in this comedy produced by Judd Apatow, penned by Seth Rogen and Kristofor Brown, and starring Owen Wilson Read More

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Crew: Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Raymond J. Barry, Kristen Wiig, Tim Meadows

Synopsis: Judd Apatow and Jake Kasdan team up to take the swagger out of the traditional music biopic with this look at the troubled life of fictional music legend Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly). Apatow and Kasdan both write and produce, while Freaks and Geeks and Orange County director Kasdan steps into the Read More

Superbad

Crew: Producer

Actors: Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Seth Rogen, Bill Hader, Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Synopsis: Operating under the assumption that by procuring alcohol for an upcoming party they will finally be able to break their longstanding losing streak with the fairer sex, socially inept high school seniors Evan (Michael Cera) and Seth (Jonah Hill) set out to secure the adult beverages that could get Read More

Knocked Up

Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jay Baruchel

Synopsis: When a one-night stand that should have stayed that way has unexpected consequences, the reluctant odd couple attempts to transform their tentative relationship into a lasting love in this conception comedy. Twenty-four-year-old entertainment journalist Allison Scott (Katherine Heigl) is on the Read More

The TV Set

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: David Duchovny, Sigourney Weaver, Ioan Gruffudd, Judy Greer, Fran Kranz

Synopsis: Writer/director Jake Kasdan's showbiz comedy The TV Set stars David Duchovny as Mike Klein, a television producer who in the beginning of the film successfully sells a network on a story idea. The film follows Klein as he must actually put the show together, navigate the corporate minefield of the Read More

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Crew: Producer

Actors: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Michael Clarke Duncan

Synopsis: When America's number one NASCAR speed-demon is issued a direct challenge from a gay, French Formula One racer with a hunger for the top spot and a mean talent for tight-cornering, the race is on to become the number one man in all of NASCAR in a full throttle comedy starring Will Ferrell and Read More

Fun with Dick and Jane

Crew: Screen Story, Screenwriter

Actors: Jim Carrey, Téa Leoni, Alec Baldwin, Richard Jenkins

Synopsis: A not-so-ordinary family finds a new way of paying the bills in this comedy. Dick Harper (Jim Carrey) and his wife, Jane (Téa Leoni), would seem to have it made -- Dick has a high-paying job, they live in an expensive house in the suburbs, they have two luxury cars in the driveway, and a Read More

The 40-Year-Old Virgin

Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen

Synopsis: One man nervously ventures forth into the final frontier in this comedy starring comic actor Steve Carell. Andy Stitzer (Carell) is a cheerfully geeky guy who is settling into middle age with his large collection of comic books, action figures, and collectable models. Andy works in an electronics Read More

Kicking & Screaming

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Mike Ditka, Kate Walsh, Musetta Vander

Synopsis: Immaturity and poor sportsmanship once again find their firmly established place in children's athletics (at least among the adults) in this sports comedy. Phil Weston (Will Ferrell) is a tightly wound suburban father who had a competitive streak worn into him by his father, Buck (Robert Duvall) Read More

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Crew: Producer

Actors: Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner

Synopsis: Marking the directorial debut of Adam McKay, former head writer for Saturday Night Live and founder of the Upright Citizen's Brigade, Anchorman is set during the 1970s and stars Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy, San Diego's top-rated news anchorman. While Burgundy is outwardly willing to adjust to the Read More

Undeclared [TV Series]

Crew: Director, Executive Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Jay Baruchel, Charlie Hunnam, Monica Keena, Carla Gallo, Timm Sharp

Synopsis: Described by the Fox Network as "Freaks and Geeks Goes to College" (both series were produced by Judd Apatow), the weekly half-hour sitcom Undeclared offered a glimpse into college dorm-room life, 21st century style. As the title indicated, the series focused on a group of nerdish freshmen who Read More

Freaks and Geeks: The Diary

Crew: Screen Story

Synopsis: The bane of the Geeks' existence, gym class, serves as a focus for this episode of Freaks and Geeks, directed by former Thirtysomething star Ken Olin. Tired of being picked last for the class baseball teams by the jocks, Haverchuck (Martin Starr) takes matters into his own hands by swiping a Read More

Freaks and Geeks: Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Freaks and Geeks: Carded and Discarded

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Synopsis: The Geeks' outlook on life brightens when a new girl, Maureen (Kayla Elwell), joins their class. Maureen is everything Sam (John Daley), Neal (Samm Levine), and Bill (Martin Starr) look for in a young woman: she's smart, pretty, and, best of all, she likes to shoot off model rockets and make Read More

Freaks and Geeks: Chokin' and Tokin'

Crew: Screenwriter

Freaks and Geeks: I'm with the Band

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Lindsay's "you can do it" Midwestern work ethic proves to be at odds with the Freaks' laid-back approach to rock & roll in this pivotal episode of the short-lived teen saga. Now fully indoctrinated into the Freaks' hang-out/jam sessions in Nick's basement, Lindsay (Linda Cardellini) takes it upon Read More

Freaks and Geeks [TV Series]

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Martin Starr, Joe Flaherty, Becky Ann Baker, Busy Philipps

Synopsis: Though it didn't even make it through its inaugural season on NBC, this 1999-2000 cult hit helped launch the career of many a fine young actor and attracted a huge new audience upon its elaborate DVD release in 2004. An ensemble comedy drama about a group of misfits growing up in the Detroit Read More

Freaks and Geeks: Beers and Weirs

Crew: Screenwriter

The Larry Sanders Show: Putting the "Gay" Back in Litigation

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Hesitant to have Illeana Douglas as a guest on the show despite the fact that he's currently dating her, Larry (Garry Shandling) is compelled to coach the confounded actress through her appearance. Meanwhile, amidst a seemingly endless barrage of gay jokes from Phil (Wallace Langham), Brian (Scott Thompson Read More

The Larry Sanders Show: I Buried Sid

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: When Sid (Sid Newman) dies, nearly all of the crew members of The Larry Sanders Show find themselves in mourning. Having just told Sid in a jealous rage that the audience was laughing "at" him instead of "with" him following a successful skit, Hank (Jeffrey Tambor) is especially affected due to Read More

The Larry Sanders Show: Ellen, or isn't She?

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: In an attempt to boost the show's ratings and possibly take the show on the road to Hawaii, Artie (Rip Torn) encourages Larry (Garry Shandling) to get guest Ellen DeGeneres to come "out of the closet" on the air. After having dinner with DeGeneres to discuss the show, host and guest end up in bed Read More

The Cable Guy

Crew: Producer

Actors: Eric Roberts, Ben Stiller, Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo, Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann, Jack Black, George Segal, Diane Baker

Synopsis: Originally planned as a silly vehicle for Chris Farley, in the hands of director Ben Stiller and star Jim Carrey, The Cable Guy became an opportunity for Carrey to flex some of his darker comedic muscles as stalker Chip Douglas. Matthew Broderick plays Steven, an average Joe who is forlorn over Read More

Celtic Pride

Crew: Executive Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Damon Wayans, Daniel Stern, Dan Aykroyd, Gail O'Grady, Adam Hendershott

Synopsis: Two basketball fans, whose enthusiasm overwhelms their intelligence, come up with a new but legally problematic way of helping their favorite team in this comedy. Physical education instructor Mike O'Hara (Daniel Stern) and plumber Jimmy Flaherty (Dan Aykroyd) are close friends and obsessive Read More

Heavyweights

Crew: Executive Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Tom McGowan, Aaron Schwartz, Ben Stiller

Synopsis: Camp Hope is a summer camp for fat kids; it is also the locale of this Disney family comedy. All of the kids at Camp Hope have a weight problem. It is the one place they can go without feeling different. But when the previous owners declare bankruptcy, the camp is purchased by an obnoxious fitness Read More

The Larry Sanders Show: The Bump

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Fed up that he has been bumped from the show nine times in a row, comedian Jeff Cesario is somewhat placated by Larry's (Garry Shandling) promise that he will most certainly be on the next show. Complications arise when Artie (Rip Torn) and Larry discover that not only has the next show been Read More

The Larry Sanders Show: Conflict of Interest

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Ever since Paula (Janeane Garofalo) began dating Larry's (Garry Shandling) agent, Stevie (Bob Odenkirk), the conflicted host can't help but feel that Stevie is using the relationship to his advantage by having an increasing number of his own clients on the show. When Paula needs to find a guest Read More

The Larry Sanders Show: Next Stop Bottom

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: With his impending divorce nearly finalized, an increasingly troubled Hank (Jeffrey Tambor) begins exhibiting increasingly bizarre behavior and hitting on guests Sarah Jessica Parker and Mary Gross. With his desperation spiraling increasingly out of control, Hank hits on a visibly distressed Read More

The Larry Sanders Show: Larry Loses Interest

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Late-night talk show anniversary specials are always a treat for fans, though Larry's (Garry Shandling) dwindling interest in the traditional highlight show finds him attempting to find ways to pass the time. As rumors of a film role for Larry flood the office with speculation, our host decides to Read More

The Larry Sanders Show: Hank's Wedding

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Love blinds a lonely sidekick on this episode of HBO's The Larry Sanders Show. Despite Hank's (Jeffrey Tambor) elation at the prospect of marrying a younger woman whom he has just met, his enthusiasm may be short-lived as Larry (Garry Shandling) attempts to decide whether he should reveal some Read More

The Ben Stiller Show [TV Series]

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Andy Dick, Bob Odenkirk