"American film director" . "Thomas Peter Shadyac"@en . "1958Z"^^ . "Tom Shadyac"@en . . . "Thomas Peter \"Tom\" Shadyac (born December 11, 1958) is an American comedian, director, screenwriter, producer, author and occasional film actor. Shadyac, who was the youngest joke-writer ever for comedian Bob Hope, is widely known for writing and directing comedy films, most notably Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Nutty Professor, Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty."@en . "Shadyac, Tom"@en . "1984Z"^^ . "1958-12-11Z"^^ . .