Happy Birthday: Judd Apatow

Judd Apatow

Born: December 6, 1967 in Syosset, New York, USA

Married to: Leslie Mann (9 June 1997 – present) (2 children)

Television is much more difficult because at every moment the network can force you to change things based on their belief about what would make it popular. You’re in a constant debate with a gun at your head, and the gun is cancellation. So it’s hard to win the arguments.

My wife tends to challenge me when I’m working on the female roles. She beats up on me about making sure they have the proper amount of depth and not just be there to serve the men. Obviously my wife makes me laugh a lot but she doesn’t see herself as a funny person. In fact, she gets mad at me if I say “How do we make this funny?” She just wants to make it real.

I’ve had movies bomb with terrible reviews, I’ve had movies make a lot of money with terrible reviews, I’ve had movies get good reviews and make money. And I like it best when the movies do well and the reviewers like them. I love magazines and film critics, so I eat it up. I’m not one of those people who says “I never read anything”. I generally read all of it.

The 40 Year Old Virgin 2005 dir. Apatow starring Steve Carell

Knocked Up 2007 dir. Apatow Starring Seth Rogen Katherine Heigl

FUNNY PEOPLE 2009 dir. Apatow Starring Adam Sandler Seth Rogan Leslie Mann

SALINGER 2013 dir. Shane Salerno Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman Edward Norton

THIS IS 40 dir. Judd Apatow Stars: Paul Rudd Leslie Mann

The Cable Guy 1996 dir. Ben Stiller starring Jim Carrey Matthew Broderick

Anchorman 2004 dir. Adam McKay starring Will Ferrell Christina Applegate

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story 2007 Directed by Jake Kasdan Starring John. C. Reilly Jenna Fischer

Superbad 2007 dir. Greg Mottola Starring Jonah Hill Michael Cera

Pineapple Express 2008 dir. David Gordon Green Starring Seth Rogan James Franco

Forgetting Sarah Marshall 2008 Directed by Rob Minkoff Starring Jason Segal Kristen Bell

Drillbit Taylor 2008 Directed by Steven Brill Starring Owen Wilson Nate Hartley Troy Gentile

You Don’t Mess with the Zohan 2008 Directed by Dennis Dugan Starring Sandler John Turturro

Year One 2009 dir. Harold Ramis Starring Jack Black Michael Cera

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