Robert went to live with his maternal grandparents, and Mia went to live with her mother. When Apatow was 12 years old, his parents divorced. His maternal grandmother, Molly, co-starred in his film This Is 40 (playing the grandmother of Paul Rudd's character). Apatow has an older brother, Robert, and a younger sister, Mia. One of three children of Maury Apatow, a real-estate developer, and Tamara Shad, who ran the music label Mainstream Records founded by her father, Bob Shad, Judd Apatow was born in the Flushing neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens, and raised in Syosset, New York, on Long Island. 3.1 Treatment of LGBTQ people and women.2.4 2016–present: Love, Crashing, The King of Staten Island.2.3 2009–2015: Funny People, This is 40, Girls, and Trainwreck.2.2 2004–2008: The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, and producing.2.1 1985–2003: Stand-up, early film and television work.Throughout his career, Apatow has received nominations for 11 Primetime Emmy Awards (two wins), five Writers Guild of America Awards (one win), two Producers Guild of America Awards, one Golden Globe Award, and one Grammy Award.
He is the founder of Apatow Productions, through which he produced and directed the 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).Īdditionally through Apatow Productions, he 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).Īpatow also produced the films The Cable Guy (1996), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (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), Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013), and The Big Sick (2017). Judd Mann Apatow ( / ˈ æ p ə t aʊ/ born December 6, 1967) is an American comedian, director, producer, and screenwriter.