Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Born

December 11, 1958 (age 67)

Place of Birth

Falls Church, Virginia, USA

Also Known As

Thomas Peter Shadyac

IMDb

Tom Shadyac

Biography

Thomas Peter "Tom" Shadyac is an American comedian, director, screenwriter, and producer. Although Shadyac had been the youngest joke-writer ever for comedian Bob Hope, he is widely known for writing and directing the films Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Nutty Professor, Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty, and I Am. He is an adjunct professor of communication and teaches screenwriting at Pepperdine University's Seaver College. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.