Tom Shadyac
Biography
Thomas Peter "Tom" Shadyac is an American comedian, director, screenwriter, and producer. Although Shadyac had been the youngest joke-writer ever for comedian Bob Hope, he is widely known for writing and directing the films Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Nutty Professor, Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty, and I Am. He is an adjunct professor of communication and teaches screenwriting at Pepperdine University's Seaver College.
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Most directed genres
Recurring actors
The career in numbers
- US$ 489 mi Total budget from 8 film(s) with data
- US$ 1.5 bi Total box office from 8 film(s) with data
- US$ 61 mi Average budget from 8 film(s) with data
- US$ 182 mi Average box office from 8 film(s) with data
- 6.6 Average rating from 9 film(s) with data
- 3.0× Return on investment from 8 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Banks
|
2019 | US$ 10 mi | US$ 4 mi | 7.2 |
I Am
|
2010 | — | — | 7.3 |
Evan Almighty
|
2007 | US$ 175 mi | US$ 174 mi | 5.6 |
Bruce Almighty
|
2003 | US$ 80 mi | US$ 485 mi | 6.7 |
Dragonfly
|
2002 | US$ 60 mi | US$ 52 mi | 6.6 |
Patch Adams
|
1998 | US$ 50 mi | US$ 202 mi | 7.3 |
Liar Liar
|
1997 | US$ 45 mi | US$ 303 mi | 6.7 |
The Nutty Professor
|
1996 | US$ 54 mi | US$ 129 mi | 5.6 |
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
|
1994 | US$ 15 mi | US$ 107 mi | 6.6 |
Frankenstein: The College Years
|
1991 | — | — | 5.1 |
