Bobby Farrelly

    • Birth name: Robert Leo "Bobby" Farrelly, Jr.
    • Born: June 17, 1958
    • Birthplace: Cumberland, Rhode Island
    • Attended college on a hockey scholarship
    • Debut film as a co-director: Kingpin in 1996 Yahoo! Movies: Bobby Farrelly Biography
    • At the 2001 Montreal Comedy Festival 'Just for Laughs' he received a Just For Laughs Award for the 2001 film Osmosis Jones
    • 1999 PGA Awards: Vision Award for the film There's Something About Mary
    • Children: Daughter Anna Farrelly and son Jesse Farrelly Yahoo! Movies: Bobby Farrelly Biography
    • Films are known for the gross site gags that are included along with the humor
  • Bobby Farrelly is an American director, producer and screenwriter. Together with his older brother Peter Farrelly, he has directed, produced and written several comedy films including Dumb and Dumber, There's Something About Mary, Osmosis Jones, Shallow Hal, Stuck On You and The Heartbreak Kid.

    Farrelly and his brother secured the rights to remake the classic The Three Stooges as a movie. Sean Penn (Larry), Jim Carrey (Curly) and Benicio Del Toro (Moe) have all been approached to play the main characters in the film. The Farrellys plan on a 2010 film release.Variety: MGM gets its 'Stooges' (March 25, 2009)

  • The Arrest

    Farrelly was arrested in December 2008 for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, in Vermont. He posted a $500 bond and was released the same day.TMZ: Kingpin Director Allegedly Strikes Cop (December 15, 2008)
  • Notable Films

    • Dumb and Dumber (1994)
    • Kingpin (1996)
    • There's Something About Mary (1998)
    • Osmosis Jones (2001)
    • Shallow Hal (2001)
    • Fever Pitch (2005)
    • The Heartbreak Kid (2007)

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