One of this year’s most prestigious honors at the Spike TV "Guys Choice awards", the “Mankind Award”, will be donné to a comedic pioneer whose contributions have led to the betterment of mankind: the most influential voice in comedy today, writer, producer and director extraordinaire, Judd Apatow.
After serving as a producer for the Emmy Award winning télévision series “Freaks and Geeks,” Apatow has taken the film industry par storm, écriture and directing some seminal comedies, including “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” and “Knocked Up,” and producing “Superbad,” “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” “Pineapple Express” and “Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy.”
Spanning a billion dollars in worldwide box office gross, and quoted in conversations from offices to college dorm rooms on a daily basis, Apatow’s films and signature comedic voice have led to the betterment of entertainment for a generation, and will continue to do so with the July 31st release of “Funny People,” the story of a famous comedian who has a near-death experience that stars Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann, along with Eric Bana, Jonah colline and Jason Schwartzman.
After serving as a producer for the Emmy Award winning télévision series “Freaks and Geeks,” Apatow has taken the film industry par storm, écriture and directing some seminal comedies, including “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” and “Knocked Up,” and producing “Superbad,” “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” “Pineapple Express” and “Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy.”
Spanning a billion dollars in worldwide box office gross, and quoted in conversations from offices to college dorm rooms on a daily basis, Apatow’s films and signature comedic voice have led to the betterment of entertainment for a generation, and will continue to do so with the July 31st release of “Funny People,” the story of a famous comedian who has a near-death experience that stars Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann, along with Eric Bana, Jonah colline and Jason Schwartzman.