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Thomas Peter Shadyac is an American director, screenwriter, producer, and author. Shadyac, was the youngest joke-writer ever for comedian Bob Hope, is widely known for writing and directing the comedies Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Nutty Professor, Liar Liar, Patch Adams, and Bruce Almighty. In 2010, Shadyac retired from comedic work to write, direct, and narrate his documentary film I Am, that explores his abandonment of a materialistic lifestyle following his involvement in a bicycle accident three years earlier.

Shadyac is a former professor of communication at Pepperdine University's Seaver College. In 2011, he was a participant in the Conference on World Affairs. In 2015, Shadyac began teaching film at the University of Colorado Boulder, beginning with that year's Spring semester, Shadyac now teaches film at the University of Memphis. Wikipedia  

✵ 11. December 1958
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Tom Shadyac Quotes

“Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous.”

Director's commentary for Dragonfly.

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