Tom Shadyac: Tom Shadyac. Director: The Nutty Professor. Tom Shadyac moved to Los Angeles in 1983 and, at age 24, became the youngest staff joke writer ever for comedian Bob Hope. Shadyac received his master's degree in film from UCLA in 1989 after completing the critically acclaimed short, Tom, Dick and Harry. He then worked on movies-of-the-week, rewrote and directed for Fox. Shadyac has also dabbled in stand-up comedy and at one...
Known For: The Nutty Professor (Director), I Am (Director), Dragonfly (Producer), Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (Director(directed by))