Judd Apatow (/ˈæpətaʊ/; born December 6, 1967) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and comedian known for his work in comedy films. Apatow is the founder of Apatow Productions, through which he wrote, produced, and directed his films The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), Funny People (2009), This Is 40 (2012), Trainwreck (2015), The King of Staten Island (2020), and The Bubble (2022). Through his company, Apatow produced and developed the television series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), Undeclared (2001–2002), Funny or Die Presents (2010–2011), Girls (2012–2017), Love (2016–2018), and Crashing (2017–2019). He also produced the films The Cable Guy (1996), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Superbad (2007), Pineapple Express (2008), Forgetting Sarah Marshall(2008), Get Him to the Greek (2010), Bridesmaids (2011), Begin Again (2013), and The Big Sick (2017). Throughout his career, Apatow has received nominations for 11 Primetime Emmy Awards(three wins), five Writers Guild of America Awards (one win), two Producers Guild of America Awards, one Golden Globe Award, and one Grammy Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Judd Apatow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

KNOWN FOR

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Simpsons
2014
The Daily Show
2008
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2022
Conan
2011
Saturday Night Live
2020
The View
2022
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2013
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2008

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
82
Directing
28
Writing
34
Producing
70
Crew
9
2026
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
2026
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
as Self - Director
2025
When We Went MAD!
as Self
2024
Hendrie
as Self
2024
Stupid Pet Tricks
as Self
2024
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2023
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
as Self
2023
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
as Self
2022
The View
as Self - Guest
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
2022
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2022
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
as Self
2021
Directors on Directors
as Self
2020
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions
as Self
2020
This Is Stand-Up
as Self
2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self
2020
Mentally Al
2020
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
2020
Reunited Apart
as Self
2020
Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest
2019
Hal
as Self
2019
This Changes Everything
as Self
2019
Dads
as Self
2019
Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads
as Self
2019
Biography: Comedy Icons
as Self
2019
The View
as Self
2019
Lights Out with David Spade
as Self - Panelist
2018
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
as Self
2018
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
as Self
2018
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
as Self
2018
Cultureshock
as Self
2017
A Goodbye to Girls
as Self
2017
The Disaster Artist
as Judd Apatow (uncredited)
2017
Sandy Wexler
as Testimonial
2017
Judd Apatow: The Return
as Himself
2017
The History of Comedy
as Self
2017
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2017
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2016
Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander
2016
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
as Self
2016
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self
2016
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2015
Misery Loves Comedy
as Self
2015
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
as Self
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Director / Producer
2015
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Self
2015
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2014
This Is Comedy
as Himself
2014
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
The Simpsons
as Judd Apatow (voice)
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
2013
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
as Self
2013
Picasso Baby
as Self
2013
Salinger
as Self - Filmmaker
2013
Inside Comedy
as Self
2013
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self - Guest
2013
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as Self
2012
Mansome
as Self
2012
Don't Ask Me Questions: The Unsung Life of Graham Parker & The Rumour
as Self
2011
Zookeeper
as Barry the Elephant (voice)
2011
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
as Self
2011
Conan
as Self
2010
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2009
Funny People
as Friend in video (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2009
Funny People: Live
as Self
2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
2008
Monty Python Conquers America
as Self
2008
The Daily Show
as Self
2008
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2007
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2007
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
2006
Help Me Help You
2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as News Station Employee
2004
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as News Station Employee
1996
Mr. Show with Bob and David
as Infomercial audience member
1996
Mr. Show with Bob and David
as Judd Apatow
1995
Heavyweights
as Homer
1994
The Critic
as Jay Leno
1992
The 15th Annual Young Comedians Show
1992
The Ben Stiller Show