Tom Shadyac Biography (1958?-)

Surname is pronounced "Shay-dee-ak"; born December, 1958 (some sources cite 1959 or 1960), in Virginia; son of Richard (a lawyer) and Julie Shadyac; married Jennifer Barker (an actress), June, 1997. Addresses: Office: ShadyAcres Entertainment, 100 Universal City Plaza, Bldg. 6111, Universal City, CA91608.; Agent: Dan Aloni, United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: The Firm, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 212, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, writer, producer, executive
Birth Details: 1958?; Virginia, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Director
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Warner Bros., 1994
The Nutty Professor, Universal, 1996
Liar Liar, Universal, 1997
(And executive producer) Patch Adams, MCA/Universal, 1998
(And producer) Dragonfly (also known as Im Zeichen der Libelle), Universal, 2002
(And producer) Bruce Almighty, Universal, 2003
Film Work
Other
Executive Producer, The Nutty Professor II (also known as The Klumps and The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps), Universal, 2000
Film Appearances
Chris, Jocks (also known as Road Trip), Crown, 1987
Television Executive Producer

Series
8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (also known as 8Simple Rules...), ABC, beginning 2002
Pilots
(And director) Homecoming Queen, ABC, 2001
Platonically Incorrect, ABC, 2003
The Last Angry Man of Good Behavior, ABC, 2003
Television Director
Movies
Frankenstein: The College Years, Fox, 1991
Television Appearances
Episodic
Danny, "Murder 101," Magnum, P.I., 1984
Also appeared in an episode of Trapper John, M.D.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Himself, Liar Liar: Bridging the Comedy Chasm, Universal Studios Home Video, 1999
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With Jim Carrey and Jack Bernstein) Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Warner Bros., 1994
(With others) The Nutty Professor (based on earlier screenplay byJerry Lewis and Bill Richmond), Universal, 1996

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Volume 36, Gale, 2000

Periodicals

Empire, Issue 96, 1997, pp. 86-88
USA Today, March 21, 1997, p. D1

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