Jay Roach
☼ Born on 14 December 1957, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
BiographyJay Roach was born on June 14, 1957 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Trumbo (2015), Bombshell (2019) and Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997). He has been married to Susanna Hoffs since April 17, 1993. They have two children.
In the role of director
Bombshell (19/12/2019)
The story behind the 2016 Fox News scandal is told in Bombshell. Megyn Kelly (Charlize Theron) is one of the top anchors at Fox News, who had just recovered from a year of public ridicule by Presidential candidate Donald Trump when fellow Fox News host Gretchen Carlson (Nicole Kidman) finds herself suddenly fired. Immediately afterwards, […]
Trumbo (23/12/2015)
A blacklisted screenwriter fights back in Trumbo. Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) was one of the most elite screenwriters in Hollywood. However, during the Cold War, Trumbo is called out by gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren) for his membership to the Communist Party, which results in him being blacklisted from Hollywood. Unable to write films under […]
Dinner for Schmucks (02/08/2010)
This film is your average buffoon/straight man comedy. However, as the old saying says “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” I don’t think that Steve Carrell goofed around this much since Anchorman and it almost makes me wish that he take more of these type of roles. It was a quite funny film and […]