FILM DIRECTOR

Judd Apatow

1967 - Today

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Judd Apatow (; born December 6, 1967) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and comedian known for his work in comedy films. Apatow is the founder of his namesake production company, through which he wrote, produced, and directed his films The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), Funny People (2009), This Is 40 (2012), Trainwreck (2015), The King of Staten Island (2020), and The Bubble (2022). Through his company, Apatow produced and developed the television series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), Undeclared (2001–2002), Funny or Die Presents (2010–2011), Girls (2012–2017), Love (2016–2018), and Crashing (2017–2019). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Judd Apatow has received more than 15,587,190 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Judd Apatow is the 1,373rd most popular film director (down from 1,070th in 2019), the 9,354th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,070th in 2019) and the 360th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 16M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Judd Apatow ranks 1,373 out of 2,041. Before him are Taylor Sheridan, Mike Hodges, Brett Ratner, Yılmaz Erdoğan, A. Edward Sutherland, and Gregg Araki. After him are Dave Filoni, Takashi Shimizu, Vasily Goncharov, Geoff Murphy, Rich Moore, and Sidney Olcott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Judd Apatow ranks 299. Before him are Aslı Erdoğan, Cevdet Yılmaz, Uche Okechukwu, Mia Sara, Gabriele Muccino, and Yılmaz Erdoğan. After him are Gil Bellows, Oleg Tinkov, Judy Reyes, Brooke Smith, Collin Chou, and Timur Vermes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Judd Apatow ranks 9,354 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Davis (1930), Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898), Russell Wong (1963), Johnny Unitas (1933), Gregg Araki (1959), and Gary Hart (1936). After him are Sterling Holloway (1905), Gary Fisher (1950), Elizabeth Gutiérrez (1979), Linda Yaccarino (1963), Ken Henry (1929), and Taboo (1975).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Judd Apatow ranks 360. Before him are Peter Segal (1962), Allen Daviau (1942), Robert Surtees (1906), Taylor Sheridan (1970), Brett Ratner (1969), and Gregg Araki (1959). After him are Dave Filoni (1974), Rich Moore (1963), Alfred E. Green (1889), James Young (1872), Edward Lachman (1948), and Hugh Wilson (1943).

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