Steve Oedekerk
Biography
Steve Oedekerk is an American filmmaker who also works as an actor and stand-up comedian. He was born in 1961 and raised in Huntington Beach, California. He wrote and starred in Smart Alex (1987), then worked as project consultant on Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994). He wrote and directed Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) and co-wrote The Nutty Professor (1996). His directing credits include Nothing to Lose (1997), Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002), which he also wrote and starred in, and Barnyard (2006), for which he wrote, produced and voiced characters. His other films include Santa vs. the Snowman 3D (2002). He wrote screenplays for Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, and Bruce Almighty (2003). He created the Thumbmation shorts, including Thumb Wars and Thumbtanic, and founded O Entertainment and Omation Animation Studio. He also executive produced The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius.
64years old
Turns 65 on November 27in 45 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Steven Brent Oedekerk (birth name)Also credited as Steven Oedekerk
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 14 years1992 to 2006
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First role
Before his work on several episodes of the Color TV series, Oedekerk wrote and starred in his first independent and directorial film, Smart Alex, in 1987.
Big break
Oedekerk directed and wrote Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls after Tom Shadyac left before filming, and the sequel outgrossed the original at the box office.
Behind the camera
Oedekerk founded the production company O Entertainment in 1990, which produced the Thumbmation shorts, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and other projects.
Behind the camera
Oedekerk started Omation Animation Studio in 2002, a division of O Entertainment. The studio's first animation project was Barnyard, a feature film he wrote, directed, produced, and voiced characters in.
Big break
While working on In Living Color during its 1990 to 1994 run, Oedekerk became friends with fellow comic and actor Jim Carrey. The two went on to work together many more times.
Steve Oedekerk movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Barnyard2006as Snotty Boy / Mr. Beady / Snotty Boy's Father / Pizza Twin #2voice
IMDb rating 5.739K votes
- Thumb Wars: The Phantom Cuticle1999as Loke Groundrunner / Beboobeep / Unwise Council Member / The Puppet / Gabba the Butt / Aunt Gonnabiteit / Big Toe & Yes Menvoice
IMDb rating 6.63.0K votes
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Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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David Floyd2 films together, 1999 to 2002
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