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Tom Shadyac in Bruce tout-puissant (2003)

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Tom Shadyac

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Overview

  • Born
    December 11, 1958 · Falls Church, Virginia, USA
  • Birth name
    Thomas Peter Shadyac
  • Height
    1.78 m

Biography

    • Tom Shadyac moved to Los Angeles in 1983 and, at age 24, became the youngest staff joke writer ever for comedian Bob Hope. Shadyac received his master's degree in film from UCLA in 1989 after completing the critically acclaimed short, Tom, Dick and Harry. He then worked on movies-of-the-week, rewrote and directed for Fox. Shadyac has also dabbled in stand-up comedy and at one time, appeared regularly at the Improv on Melrose, as well as guest starring on TV series and movies.
      - IMDb mini biography by: Tak

Family

  • Parents
      Richard Shadyac

Trademarks

  • Often hires Don Zimmerman as the editor
  • Frequently casts Jim Carrey in lead roles

Trivia

  • Gave Jim Carrey his first major role in a motion picture with Ace Ventura, détective chiens et chats (1994), his big directorial debut.
  • His father, Richard Shadyac, was on the board for St. Jude Hospital as CEO. Sadly, his father passed away September 16, 2009, after a long illness. Tom Shadyac's brother Richard, now has taken the reins of St. Jude.
  • His father was of Lebanese and Irish descent, and his mother was of Lebanese ancestry.
  • Often collaborates with Steve Oedekerk in working on a film.
  • Tom Shadyac studied with DW Brown at The Joanne Baron DW Brown Studio.

Quotes

  • "When in doubt, leave it out." On whether he contemplates scenes of a movie when filming.
  • Coincidence is God's way of staying anonymous.

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