The writer, director and producer of hit films like 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin' and 'Knocked Up' Judd Apatow is turning 44 today.
Judd Apatow was born in Judd Apatow was born in Flushing, New York to a Jewish family,and raised in Syosset, New York. Apatow knew at an early age that he wanted to be a professional comedian one day. In high school, he launched a radio show and began interviewing his favorite comedy personalities, including Steve Allen, Howard Stern and John Candy. By the end of his senior year, he'd begun to perform stand-up comedy himself.
Judd has worked on some of the best comedic films of our generation. From 'Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy', 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' and 'Step Brothers' to 'Pineapple Express' and 'Get Him To The Greek', Judd has either produced, written and directed them. And luckily he met his now wife Leslie Mann — on the set of 'The Cable Guy' . The couple has 2 daughters- Maude, 12, and Iris, 7,who have starred alongside their mom in both 'Knocked Up' and 'Funny People'.
After appearing on HBO's 'Young Comedians' special, Apatow found his writing career taking off and eventually gave up performing. He went on to co-create The Ben Stiller Show. The show won an Emmy Award for writing, which Apatow shared with the rest of the show’s writers. Apatow then worked for 'The Larry Sanders Show' as a writer and producer. He received two CableAce awards in 1994 and 1995 and launched his directing career with the show.
He served as an executive producer of the award-winning series 'Freaks and Geeks' and also wrote and directed several episodes, then created, executive-produced and directed several episodes of the series Undeclared, which was named one of Time magazine's Ten Best Shows of 2001.
Having moved into feature territory as the writer and executive producer of movies such as 'Heavy Weights' (1995) and 'Celtic Pride' (1996),Apatow made his film directing debut with 'The 40 Year-Old Virgin' (2005), starring Steve Carell, who co-wrote the script with Apatow. The film was a success, grossing over $109 million at the domestic box office and winning a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Comedy movie.
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