Judd Apatow
Judd Apatow's Bio
Judd Apatow is an Emmy-winning screenwriter producer and director known for films like The 40-Year-Old Virgin Knocked Up and This Is 40.
He studied screenwriting and worked as a stand-up comedian before earning an Emmy for his writing on The Ben Stiller Show. He later created the critically acclaimed series Freaks and Geeks before going on to direct write and produce the smash 2005 movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin. In 2007 he helmed another hit Knocked Up and went on to direct the films Funny People andThis Is 40. Apatow has also worked as a producer and screenwriter for a number of other big-screen comedies and is an executive producer for the HBO series Girls.
He studied screenwriting and worked as a stand-up comedian before earning an Emmy for his writing on The Ben Stiller Show. He later created the critically acclaimed series Freaks and Geeks before going on to direct write and produce the smash 2005 movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin. In 2007 he helmed another hit Knocked Up and went on to direct the films Funny People andThis Is 40. Apatow has also worked as a producer and screenwriter for a number of other big-screen comedies and is an executive producer for the HBO series Girls.