Bobby Farrelly

Bobby Farrelly

Directing
1958-06-17
Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA

Biography

Robert Farrelly (born June 17, 1958) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is one of the Farrelly brothers, alongside his brother Peter, who together are known for directing and producing successful box-office comedy films, including Dumb and Dumber (1994), There's Something About Mary (1998), Me, Myself and Irene (2000), Shallow Hal (2001), and the 2007 remake of The Heartbreak Kid. He made his solo directorial debut in 2023 with Champions. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Farrelly, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For & Full Filmography13 Titles

#1The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Drama Series - 2014, 16 episodes as Self

5.8 / 10
ComedyTalk

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.

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#2The View

Drama Series - 1997, 16 episodes as Self

4.3 / 10
Talk

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.

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#3Project Greenlight

Drama Series - 2001, 16 episodes as Self

5.9 / 10
Documentary

Project Greenlight is a television series focusing on first-time filmmakers being given the chance to direct a feature film. It was created by Alex Keledjian, developed by Eli Holzman and produced by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Sean Bailey, and Chris Moore through their production company LivePlanet, along with Miramax Films. Project Greenlight first aired on HBO for two seasons before moving to Bravo for season three.

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#4There's Something About Romcoms

Movie - 2016, 2h 15m as Self

6.0 / 10
Documentary

The inside story of the best modern romcoms with Meg Ryan, Hugh Grant, Richard Curtis, Dermot Mulrooney, Rupert Everett, Jason Alexander, Stephen Merchant, Tim Bevan, Bobby Farrelly and Simon Callow. Narrated by Julie Walters.

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#5Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special

Movie - 2003, 2h 15m as Self

8.5 / 10
ComedyDocumentary

Woody Harrelson hosts a special tribute to the Three Stooges in honor of their 75th Anniversary. In addition to classic Stooges routines, there are feature film clips, ultra-rare shorts, solo appearances, and TV performances, rare home movies, and interviews with Stooge family members and special guest stars. A must for any Stooge fan? Why soitenly!

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#6Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up

Movie - 2002, 2h 15m as Self

6.3 / 10
DocumentaryComedy

This short documentary provides discussion of how the fat suits and other make-up effects were done for the film as well as considerations of exactly the look. There's also some test footage of the make-up effects and interviews with Paltrow, Black, the Farrellys, Paltrow and Paltrow's body double, Ivy.

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#7Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the Screen

Movie - 2004, 2h 15m as Self

2.0 / 10
DocumentaryComedy

Comments from the Farrellys, Thomas, Wessler, Damon, Kinnear, and actors Ray “Rocket” Valliere, Wen Yan Shih, Lawyer Milloy and Tom Brady. They chat about the origins of the film and its slow path to the screen, casting, the story and character development, disabilities in the film, and their use of athletes in cameos.

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#8"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'

Movie - 2015, 2h 15m as Self

7.3 / 10
DocumentaryComedy

An expansive, five-part 45 minute making-of with cast and crew interviews.

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#9The Farrelly Bros.: In the French Tradition

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m as Self

8.8 / 10
DocumentaryComedy

A making-of, focusing on the script and direction by the Farrellys. The material here is culled from on-set interviews with Farrellys and the main cast, plus a pretty good amount of behind-the-scenes footage.

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#10Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You

Movie - 2004, 2h 15m as Self

2.0 / 10
DocumentaryComedy

We find notes from the Farrellys, Damon, Kinnear, Thomas, Wessler and special make-up designer Tony Gardner. The latter participant dominates the show as he lets us know about the design of the conjoined rig, the various challenges and its execution. We also learn about general issues and the way the actors related to each other.

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#11Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal

Movie - 2001, 2h 15m as Self

10.0 / 10
DocumentaryComedy

A behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming feature film "Shallow Hal," starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black and Jason Alexander. Jack Black reveals how the character of Shallow Hal transforms from a guy focused on the superficial, to a man who appreciates the inner beauty in everything. Jack delves into the plot of the film, his role, the characters and its themes with co-star Gwyneth Paltrow, self-help guru Tony Robbins and directorial team Peter and Bobby Farrelly. This special provides a stage for Jack who starts riffing and comes up with funny bits during the interview.

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#12Making a Scene: Fever Pitch

Movie - 2005, 2h 15m as Himself

10.0 / 10

Behind the scenes talks about what it was like to make a fictional film about an event as it was really happening.

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#13Being 'Shallow Hal'

Movie - 2001, 2h 15m as Self

8.0 / 10
DocumentaryComedy

The HBO special is hosted by star Brooke Burns, who spends more time talking to people on the street about what it means to be shallow than discussing the film itself.

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