Tom Shadyac (born December 11, 1958 in Falls Church, Virginia) is an American comedian, producer, director and writer. He is mostly famous for his partnership with the comedian actor Jim Carrey. December 11 is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent City Founded 1875 Government  - Mayor Robin Gardner Area  - City  2. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a two-time Golden Globe Award-winning Canadian-American A-list film actor and comedian. ...

Early life

Tom graduated from J.E.B. Stuart High School in Falls Church, VA in 1976.

As a student at the University of Virginia, he produced a poster entitled "Are You a Preppy?" Borrowing from the style of National Lampoon and from the fact that preppies were in strong supply in Charlottesville and nearby Richmond, Virginia, the poster preceded the more famous The Official Preppy Handbook. The poster went into multiple printings and served as a fund-raiser for his fraternity, Sigma Chi. The University of Virginia (also called U.Va. ... Look up Preppy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... January 1973 cover of National Lampoon National Lampoon was an American humor magazine that began in 1970 as an offshoot of the Harvard Lampoon. ... Charlottesville is an independent city located within the confines of Albemarle County in the state of Virginia. ... Nickname: Motto: Sic dic Itur Ad Astra (Thus do we reach the stars) Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: , Country State County Independent City Government  - Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (I) Area  - City 62. ... Cover of The Official Preppy Handbook The Official Preppy Handbook is a tongue-in-cheek reference guide written by Lisa Birnbach as a parody of an aspect of North American culture she styles as prepdom. ...

He graduated from UVA in 1981 and later from UCLA Film School. The UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television (TFT), located in Los Angeles, USA, is unique in that it combines all three (theater, film, and television) of these aspects into a single school. ...

Career

Shadyac had a brief stint at acting, appearing in an episode of Magnum, P.I. and in the 1987 film, Jocks. Magnum, P.I. is an American television show that followed the adventures of Thomas Magnum (played by Tom Selleck), a private investigator living in Hawaii. ...

His hit films with Carrey include Bruce Almighty, Liar Liar, and the Ace Ventura: Pet Detective movie series. He collaborated with Eddie Murphy to write The Nutty Professor movie series. He produced Patch Adams starring Robin Williams and Dragonfly with Kevin Costner. He was also the executive producer to the ABC TV series 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter. His most recent directing stint was for Evan Almighty, the sequel to Bruce Almighty. In October 2006, at a Virginia Film Festival event^[1], he conceded that Evan Almighty would end up being the most expensive comedy ever made. Bruce Almighty is a 2003 comedy movie directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Steve Koren, Mark OKeefe and Steve Oedekerk. ... This section has been identified as trivia. ... Ace Ventura, Pet Detective is a 1994 wacky comedy movie, directed by Tom Shadyac. ... Edward Eddie Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and comedian. ... The Nutty Professor is a 1996 film starring Eddie Murphy. ... Patch Adams is a 1998 film directed by Tom Shadyac and based on the life of Hunter Patch Adams and the book Gesundheit: Good Health is a Laughing Matter by Adams and Maureen Mylander. ... For other persons named Robin Williams, see Robin Williams (disambiguation). ... Movie poster for Dragonfly Dragonfly is a 2002 movie directed by Tom Shadyac. ... Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American film actor and director who often produces his own films. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (usually shortened to 8 Simple Rules) is a television comedy that airs on ABC. It is about a married couple with three children. ... Evan Almighty is a 2007 comedy film, and sequel to the 2003 film Bruce Almighty. ...

Shadyac is also currently a professor at Pepperdine University teaching a screenwriting course.

Personal life

Shadyac has stated that he is a Lebanese Christian. For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ...

References

1. ^ Shadyac concedes cost

External links

• Tom Shadyac at the Internet Movie Database
• From Ace to the Almighty Christianity Today Movies article - Be the Miracle extended version