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Judd Apatow, comedy nerd a lifelong obsession in stories and pictures

"In the mid-eighties, a young, self-professed comedy nerd from Syosset, Long Island, named Judd Apatow took to the stage to perform his first stand-up routine--and survived. Over the coming decades, Apatow would translate his obsession for comedy into one of the most successful careers in Hollywood,...

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Main Author: Apatow, Judd, 1967- (Author)
Other Authors: Dunham, Lena, 1986- (writer of foreword.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2025]
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Apatow, Judd, > 1967-
Motion picture producers and directors > United States > Biography.
Television producers and directors > United States > Biography.
Screenwriters > United States > Biography.
Comedians > United States > Biography.
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Summary:"In the mid-eighties, a young, self-professed comedy nerd from Syosset, Long Island, named Judd Apatow took to the stage to perform his first stand-up routine--and survived. Over the coming decades, Apatow would translate his obsession for comedy into one of the most successful careers in Hollywood, through genre-defining films such asThe 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Bridesmaids, and This Is 40 andiconic series such as Girls and Freaks & Geeks. Through his solo work as well as his collaborations with fellow comedians Steve Carrell, Adam Sandler, Amy Schumer, and countless others, Apatow reshaped the landscape of American comedy. In this revelatory scrapbook memoir, Apatow has pulled hundreds of personal photographs, letters, scripts, [and] drafts, and paired them with never-before-told stories to create a unique-in-format, deeply-personal-in-tone account of a storied career"--
Physical Description:575 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
ISBN:9780593595930
0593595939
Author Notes:Judd Apatow was born on December 6, 1967 in Syosset, New York. He wrote and directed the films The 40-Year-Old Virgin (co-written with Steve Carell), Knocked Up, Funny People, and This Is 40. His producing credits include Superbad, Bridesmaids, and Anchorman. He is the executive producer of HBO's Girls. He was also the executive producer of Freaks and Geeks, created Undeclared, and co-created The Ben Stiller Show. He is the editor of the collection I Found This Funny and the author of Sick in the Head: Conversations about Life and Comedy.

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