From key trends to fundamental details, understand everything about Judd Apatow with our comprehensive overview.

• He directed his first movie, “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” which he also produced and co-wrote. It was a commercial success, making more than $175 million around the world.
• In 2005, Apatow co-wrote with Nicholas Stoller the feature film comedy, “Fun with Dick and Jane” which went on to gross $202 million.

• His second film, the romantic comedy “Knocked Up”, was released in June 2007. The same year, he produced the film, “Superbad”.
• In 2009, he earned appreciation for the comedy film, “Funny People” for which he was the writer, director, and producer.
• In 2011, he produced the most successful R-rated female comedy of all time, “Bridesmaids” which even earned Oscar nominations.
• He then worked as the producer and writer for the TV series, “Girls” which aired on HBO from 2012.
• Apatow’s fourth directorial movie, “This Is 40”, was released by Universal Pictures on December 21, 2012.
• His fifth directorial feature was the 2015 romantic comedy entitled “Trainwreck”.
• In 2016, he co-created the romantic comedy web series, “Love” for Netflix on which he also served as a writer and executive producer that ran for three seasons.
• The following year, he directed, produced, and wrote the HBO comedy, “Crashing”.
• He directed and produced two documentaries; “May It Last: A Portrait Of The Avett Brothers”(2017) and “The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling”(2018).
• He has produced several other movies; “Pineapple Express”(2008), “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”(2008), “Get Him to the Greek”(2010), “Begin Again”(2013), “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues”(2013), “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping”(2016).
• His 2017 produced movie “The Big Sick” was nominated at the Oscars for Best Original Screenplay.
• On June 12, 2020, Apatow’s 12th film “The King of Staten Island”, co-written with and starring Pete Davidson was released during the COVID-19 pandemic.