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Peter Farrelly

Milestones

  • Birthplace: Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
  • Birthday: December 17, 1956
  • 2007

    Co-directed with brother Bobby a remake of The Heartbreak Kid starring Ben Stiller; also co-wrote

  • 2005

    Co-directed Fever Pitch, based on a novel by Nick Hornby about british football adapted into a comedy about love and the Boston Red Soxs

  • 2003

    Directed Greg Kinnear and Matt Damon as conjoined twins in Stuck on You , also produced and wrote

  • 2001

    Produced, Directed and Wrote with brother Bobby Shallow Hal , which starred Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black

  • 2001

    Worked again with brother Bobby on the animated film Osmosis Jones

  • 2000

    Produced, directed and scripted (sharing all responsibilities with brother) Me, Myself and Irene , reteaming with Jim Carrey

  • 1999

    Produced (with brother Bobby) Outside Providence , based on his 1988 novel; adapted screenplay with brother and film s director Corrente; first time the brothers produced without directing

  • 1998

    Appeared in Brad Kane s feature directing debut, Say You ll Be Mine , produced by Michael Corrente and filmed on location in Providence and NYC

  • 1998

    Made third film, the summer hit There s Something About Mary ; executive produced and co-directed with brother Bobby; reportedly, the brothers rescued the project from development hell and worked on the script with original writers Ed Decter and John J Strauss

  • 1996

    With brother Bobby, co-directed the feature comedy Kingpin ; also co-wrote

  • 1994

    Made feature directorial debut with Dumb and Dumber ; co-scripted with Yellin and brother; film starred Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels

  • 1992

    With brother Bobby, wrote two episodes for the NBC sitcom Seinfeld

  • 1988

    Published first novel, Outside Providence

  • 1987

    First writing credit (with Jerry and David Zucker and Yellin, among others), the NBC TV special Our Planet Tonight

  • 1985

    Moved to Los Angeles and began writing screenplays with Bennett Yellin; younger brother Bobby later joined the process

  • 1979 to 1981

    Worked as salesman for US Lines, Inc in Boston, Massachusetts

  • Raised in Cumberland, Rhode Island

  • Tended bar in Boston

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