Thomas Peter Shadyac was born on December 11,1958 and is an American director, screenwriter, producer, and author.
23 Facts About Tom Shadyac
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The youngest joke-writer ever for comedian Bob Hope, Tom Shadyac is widely known for writing and directing the comedy films Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Nutty Professor, Liar Liar, Patch Adams, and Bruce Almighty.
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In 2010, Tom Shadyac retired from the comedy genre and wrote, directed, and narrated his own documentary film I Am, that explores his abandonment of a materialistic lifestyle following his involvement in a bicycle accident three years earlier.
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Tom Shadyac is a former professor of communication at Pepperdine University's Seaver College.
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In 2015, Tom Shadyac began teaching film at the University of Colorado Boulder, beginning with that year's Spring semester.
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Tom Shadyac was born in Falls Church, Virginia to Julie and Richard Tom Shadyac, a lawyer.
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Tom Shadyac's mother was of Lebanese descent, while his father was of half-Irish and half-Lebanese ancestry.
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In both 1975 and 1976, Tom Shadyac was included in the now-defunct "Who's Who Among High School Students" website and book, prior to his graduation in 1976.
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Tom Shadyac moved to Los Angeles in 1983 and, at age 24, was Bob Hope's staff joke writer.
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Tom Shadyac then worked on movies-of-the-week, rewritten and directed for 20th Century Fox.
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Tom Shadyac frequently cast Carrey in lead roles and his hit films with Carrey include Bruce Almighty and Liar Liar.
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Examples of other Tom Shadyac films include his collaboration with Eddie Murphy on The Nutty Professor movie series; Patch Adams, starring Robin Williams; Dragonfly with Kevin Costner; and Evan Almighty, the sequel to Bruce Almighty with Steve Carell.
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Tom Shadyac was the executive producer of the ABC TV series 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter.
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In 2013 Tom Shadyac published a book entitled Life's Operating Manual and appeared on HBO's live broadcast show Real Time with Bill Maher as part of the promotional campaign.
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Many, if not most, of Mr Tom Shadyac's elucidations are mundane truisms.
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Tom Shadyac is a former adjunct professor of communication at Pepperdine University's Seaver College.
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In 2015, Tom Shadyac began teaching film at the University of Colorado Boulder, beginning with that year's Spring semester, Tom Shadyac now teaches film at the University of Memphis.
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On March 22,2018, Tom Shadyac opened the doors to his newest project: Memphis Rox climbing gym.
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In 2007, Tom Shadyac suffered post-concussion syndrome after a bicycle accident in Virginia, and experienced a prolonged period of acute headaches and hyper-sensitivity to light and noise.
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The injury followed the cumulative effects of previous mild head injuries Tom Shadyac had suffered from surfing, mountain biking, and playing basketball.
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Tom Shadyac was forced to sleep in a darkened closet in his house due to a constant ringing in his ears that lasted beyond a six-month period, and his treating doctors were unable to determine if and when the ringing would cease.
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Tom Shadyac sold his 17,000-square-foot Los Angeles mansion and moved into the exclusive Paradise Cove trailer park in Malibu, California.
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Tom Shadyac sought to reorient and simplify his life; he removed himself from the film industry and wrote about his experience in Life's Operating Manual.