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THE LIFE AND WORK OF Tom SHadyac

By Denis. THE LIFE AND WORK OF Tom SHadyac. About Tom Shadyac and his Career. Thomas Peter "Tom" Shadyac is an American comedian, director, screenwriter, producer, author, and occasional film actor . Born : December 11, 1958 (age 54), Falls Church, Virginia, United States

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THE LIFE AND WORK OF Tom SHadyac

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  1. By Denis THE LIFE AND WORK OF Tom SHadyac

  2. About Tom Shadyac and his Career Thomas Peter "Tom" Shadyac is an American comedian, director, screenwriter, producer, author, and occasional film actor. Born: December 11, 1958 (age 54), Falls Church, Virginia, United States Shadyac moved to Los Angeles in 1983 and, at age 24, become the youngest staff joke writer ever for comedian Bob Hope. His father, Richard C. Shadyac, Sr., a Washington D.C. attorney, was a long time friend of comedian, actor and TV producer Danny Thomas. Thomas's charity and lifelong efforts were aimed at the founding and development of St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. The elder Shadyac served in many capacities relative to the hospital and served as CEO of St. Jude's fundraising arm, ALSAC, from 1992 to present. Tom Shadyac had a brief acting career, appearing in an episode of Magnum, P.I. and in the 1987 film, Jocks. Also received his master's degree in film from UCLA in 1989 after completing the critically acclaimed short Tom, Dick and Harry. Subsequently he worked on movies-of-the-week, rewrote and directed for Fox. 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 directed 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.

  3. The Movies he Directed

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