Cast & creator
Tom Shadyac
Best known for The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Magnum, P.I., 8 Simple Rules
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Also known as: Thomas Peter Shadyac
24
film credits
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television credits
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1980–2025 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (28)
Showing 28 of 28 credits
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Magnum, P.I.
Danny
1980
8 Simple Rules
Executive Producer
2002
Bruce Almighty
Director
2003Bruce Almighty
Producer
2003
Liar Liar
Director
1997
Evan Almighty
Director
2007Evan Almighty
Producer
2007
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Director
1994Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Screenplay
1994
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Producer
2007
The Nutty Professor
Director
1996The Nutty Professor
Screenplay
1996
Patch Adams
Director
1998
Accepted
Producer
2006
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Executive Producer
2000
Dragonfly
Producer
2002Dragonfly
Director
2002
Brian Banks
Director
2019
Memphis to the Mountain
Executive Producer
2025
I Am
Self
2010I Am
Director
2010
Frankenstein: The College Years
Director
1991
Jocks
Chris
1986
Racing Extinction
Associate Producer
2015
After School Massacre
Thanks
2014
The Thousand Year Journey
Executive Producer
2015
Happy
Executive Producer
2012