Biography
Adam McKay
Who is Adam McKay?
Adam McKay is a famous professional director of the United States who has successfully earned Oscar Awards recognizing his talent as a director. Other than that, he is also a producer, comedian, and screenwriter. His works are highly loved and favored by the audiences as he has been giving best films and television series till today. He is considered to be one of the best directors of the generation.
Bio, Age, Family, and Young
Adam McKay was born on 17th April of 1968 in the largest city of Pennsylvania state called Philadelphia in the United States. He is the son of Sarah McKay who is a waitress. His father was a musician but his name is not known yet. McKay finished his schooling at Great Valley High School in 1986.
He graduated from Temple University after attending Pennsylvania State University for a year. During his early time, he used to perform in ImprovOlympic theatre. He was one of the members of the comedy group that founded Upright Citizens Brigade Improve. McKay is 52 years old turning into 53 in 2021.
Nationality
McKay’s nationality is American. He belongs to the white ethnicity. His sexual orientation is straight and has Aries as his birth sign.
Physical Features
He possesses a slim body build with a chest of 44 inches, a waist of 35 inches, and biceps of 14 inches. He has brown hair and blue eyes. We don’t know much about his workout routine and diets but we believe that he has his own regular workout session to remain healthy and fit.
Height
Adam McKay’s height is 6 feet and 5 inches.
Weight
Adam McKay’s weight is about 85 kg.
Personal Life
Wife and Children
Adam McKay is a married man and a proud father of 2 daughters. He tied his knot with director and writer, Shira Piven who is also the sister of American actor and comedian, Jeremy Piven in 1999. His 2 daughters are Lili Rose and Pearl.
Adam McKay is a political person and favors the democratic party. He is also an active supporter of Bernie Sanders. He has also worked against corruption by serving in the Creative Council of RepresentUS.
Social media: Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
Adam McKay has a Twitter account having over 1 million followers. He is a man of few words and doesn’t hesitate to talk about political matters and social issues. He doesn’t have an Instagram account rather he doesn’t prefer to share or open much about his personal life.
Career
Early Career
Adam McKay initially wanted to start off his career as a performer himself rather than being outside of the screen. However, he ended up starting as a writer for the screen on Saturday Night Live. At the age of 27, he became the head writer of the scripts in Saturday Night Live. He soon started making small films and also performed in a number of films. He has appeared in films like God Hates cartoons, Step Brothers, The Other Guys.
Direction and Production
Adam McKay made his directorial debut in 2004 with the film, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy where he himself also performed and contributed as a writer. Following year, he produced and directed the films Step Brothers, alongside Alex Watson and Jean Reno The Other Guys, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, and so on.
He also wrote the story and produced the film, The Campaign in 2012 and Get Hard in 2015. He also contributed to writing the Marvel Comics-based superhero film, Ant-Man in 2015. He has also directed a number of episodes of television series like Saturday Night Live where he worked as head writer. He also directed an episode of a sketch comedy show, Human Giant, Funny or Die Presents, and another comedy tv series, Eastbound & Down, and an episode of Succession.
In 2018, he made his major breakthrough with the American biographical satirical comedy-drama film, Vice in which, he produced, directed, and wrote. In 2021, he again directed the film, Don’t Loop Up and next, he will be directing the film, Bad Blood alongside Luke Wilson and Jeffrey Wright which is scheduled to be released in the coming years.
Awards and Nominations
Adam McKay has achieved massive success in the entertainment industry for his work. He achieved Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay for his film, The Big Short in 2016.
He further received an Academy Awards nomination for Best Director the same film, the same year. In 2019, he received 3 more Academy Awards nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay after his work on the film, Vice. His superhit film, The Big Short further earned him BAFTA Film Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2016, Writers Guild of America Awards in 2015, Critics’ Choice Movie Awards in 2016 as well as Golden Globe Awards nomination and multiple other awards the same year.
He also received his second BAFTA Film Awards and Golden Globe Awards nomination in 2019 for the film Vice. The entertainment industry has won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards of which one in 2019 for Outstanding Variety Special and the other in 2020 for Outstanding Drama Series of Succession. The tv series, Succession further earned him the Directors Guild of America Awards in 2019. He has further earned 2 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards, Empire Awards, Golden Raspberry Awards, USC Scripter Awards, St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards, and Toronto Film Critics Association Awards including multiple nominations for his performance.
Net worth
According to the latest data, Adam McKay’s net worth is estimated to be 40 million dollars. There is no doubt about where his earnings come from, he has directed and produced numerous hit films and web series. He himself has also contributed to writing the scripts of numerous films and tv series he directed and produced. He has also performed in a few of them. Being such a successful director and writer, it is nothing new for him to accumulate such a fortune from his work. Without any doubt, he will be making more in the coming years.
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