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Steven Brent Oedekerk (born November 27, 1961)[1] is an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, editor, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with actor and comedian Jim Carrey and director Tom Shadyac (particularly the Ace Ventura franchise), his series of "Thumbmation" shorts and his film Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (2002), along with his films Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Santa vs. the Snowman 3D, Barnyard and The Nutty Professor remake.[2]

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Steve Oedekerk
Born	Steven Brent Oedekerk (1961-11-27) November 27, 1961 (age 60)[1] Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Other names	Steve O.
Occupation	Actor stand-up comedian producer director screenwriter
Years active	1983–present
Employers	O Entertainment Omation Animation Studio Universal Pictures
Notable work	The Chosen One in Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Spouse	Sandrah
Children	2

Early life

Oedekerk was raised in Huntington Beach, California,[3] by his mother Rena Borlandeli and father Martin Oedekerk. He attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California and Golden West College in Huntington Beach.[4] He is of Dutch Frisian, Irish, Hungarian and Italian (Lombard) descent.[5] His mother is an emigrant from Magnago, Italy. His paternal grandfather was an Afrikaner born in South Africa to Dutch parents.[6] On February 15, 2019, Oedekerk's father Martin died.[7]

Career

Throughout his career, Oedekerk has appeared in and created several television specials for NBC, ABC, and UPN. He also contributed his writing talents to FOX during the late 1980s and through the early 1990s. It was during this time that Oedekerk befriended fellow comic/actor Jim Carrey while working on the television series In Living Color during its 1990–1994 run; this was the first of numerous collaborations between the two.

Prior to his successful contributions to several unknown episodes in the Color TV series, he wrote and starred in his first independent/directorial film, Smart Alex (1987). It wasn't until 1991 that Oedekerk was attached not only as a writer, but also as the protagonist, as Thane Furrows in the film High Strung. Jim Carrey also starred opposite him in the role of Death, although he went uncredited. They eventually developed a strong friendship, which still exists today. Shortly afterward, Oedekerk again worked alongside Carrey as the project consultant for Tom Shadyac's first film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994). The film became a break-out success and he was given the opportunity to both direct and write its sequel, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995). This time Oedekerk directed and wrote the movie after Shadyac left before filming. The sequel proved to be more successful, surpassing the box office gross of the original. Despite this, both Oedekerk and Carrey wanted to pursue other projects, but still remained friends.

Following the Ace Ventura franchise, Oedekerk co-wrote The Nutty Professor (1996), which was also directed by Shadyac for Universal Pictures; it became one of the highest-grossing films of that year. He soon wrote, directed and also had a cameo appearance in Nothing to Lose (1997), starring Tim Robbins and Martin Lawrence. Oedekerk took a hiatus from directing major film productions for the rest of the 1990s, but continued to write screenplays, including Patch Adams (1998), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001), Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (2002) (which he directed, wrote and starred in[8]), Bruce Almighty (2003) and Barnyard (2006) (which he directed, wrote, produced, and voiced various characters). In 2003, he signed a first look deal with Universal.[9]

In 2007, Oedekerk produced the screenplay and story for the Bruce Almighty sequel, Evan Almighty; again, Shadyac directed both films. He has also been commissioned to write the screenplay for the Ripley's Believe It or Not! film adaptation; Jim Carrey has since been cast in the title role. No news involving the project has been reported since.

In February 2009, Universal Pictures announced that Steve Oedekerk would be penning a film adaptation of the Stretch Armstrong superhero doll. As of 2016, the film is left in development hell with an animated series currently in the works.

In 2015, it was announced that a sequel to Kung Pow is currently in the works with him returning to write and direct.[10]

O Entertainment

O Entertainment

Type	Production company
Industry	Animation
Founded	1990; 32 years ago (1990)
Founder	Steve Oedekerk
Headquarters	Burbank, California , U.S.
Divisions	Omation Animation Studio

O Entertainment is a production company founded by Steve Oedekerk in 1990. O Entertainment's productions include the Thumbmation series (Thumb Wars, Bat Thumb, Thumbtanic, etc.), Santa vs. the Snowman 3D, Jimmy Neutron: The Boy Genius, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Back at the Barnyard, Planet Sheen, and the movie The Super Mouse. The animation division, Omation Animation Studio, was founded by Oedekerk himself and hired animators who previously worked in DNA Productions after the studio closed down in 2006.

In 1990, Oedekerk founded an entertainment company, O Entertainment. In 1997, he created and starred in a variety special for NBC, featuring computer animation, entitled The O Show (also known as steve.oedekerk.com).[11] He is also executive producer of the computer animated series The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius on Nickelodeon.

Omation Animation Studio

Omation Animation Studio

Type	Division
Industry	Animation
Predecessor	DNA Productions
Founded	2002; 20 years ago (2002)
Founder	Steve Oedekerk
Headquarters	Burbank, California , U.S.
Website	web.archive.org/web/20091031132652/http://www.omation.com

Omation Animation Studio (commonly known as Omation) is an animation studio founded by the same founder who founded O Entertainment, Steve Oedekerk. In 2002, he founded the animation division of O Entertainment, Omation Animation Studio (better known as Omation),[12] whose first animation project was the feature film Barnyard (which Oedekerk wrote, directed, produced, and voice acted in). Around 2006–2007, the studio began production on a Nicktoon based on the film titled Back at the Barnyard. The series premiered on Nickelodeon on September 29, 2007. A second season followed, and six additional episodes airing on Nickelodeon's sister channel Nicktoons from September 12, 2011, until November 12, 2011.

Oedekerk also gained popularity with his series of "Thumbmation" shorts: Thumb Wars, Bat Thumb, The Godthumb, Frankenthumb, The Blair Thumb and Thumbtanic.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
1987	Smart Alex	Yes	Yes	No	Incomplete; never released
1991	High Strung	No	Yes	No
1995	Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls	Yes	Yes	No
1996	The Nutty Professor	No	Yes	No
1997	Nothing to Lose	Yes	Yes	No
1998	Patch Adams	No	Yes	Yes
2000	Nutty Professor II: The Klumps	No	Story	No
2001	Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius	No	Yes	Yes	Nominated- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
2002	Kung Pow! Enter the Fist	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Juwanna Mann	No	No	Executive
	Santa vs. the Snowman 3D	No	Yes	No	Short film
2003	Bruce Almighty	No	Yes	Executive
2006	Barnyard	Yes	Yes	Yes
2007	Evan Almighty	No	Yes	No
2011	Cowboys & Aliens	No	Story	No

Executive consultant

• Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Smart Alex	Alex	Incomplete; never released
1988	Casual Sex?	Joey
1991	High Strung	Thane Furrows
1997	Nothing to Lose	Security Guard Baxter	Cameo
2002	Kung Pow! Enter the Fist	The Chosen One
	Santa vs. the Snowman 3D	Sno' Hellton	Voice only
2006	Barnyard	Snotty Boy / Mr. Beady / Pizza Twin #2

Television

Year	Title	Creator	Director	Executive Producer	Writer	Notes
1990–1994	In Living Color	No	No	No	Yes	Started in 1992[13]
1997	The O Show	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	TV movie
1999–	Thumbs!	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
2002–2006	The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius	No	No	Yes	Yes
2007–2011	Back at the Barnyard	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
2010–2013	Planet Sheen	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Star Search	Contestant
1987–1988	Comedy Club (1987–1988)	Himself
1989	Full House	Himself	Episode: "Star Search"
1997	The O Show	Himself	TV movie
1999–	Thumbs!	Multiple	Voice only
2007–2011	Back at the Barnyard	Multiple

References

External links

• Steve Oedekerk on Internet Movie Database
• O Entertainment on Internet Movie Database
• https://www.oedework.com/

На других языках

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[de] Steve Oedekerk

Steve Oedekerk (* 27. November 1961 in Los Angeles, USA) ist ein US-amerikanischer Komiker, Filmregisseur, Filmproduzent, Drehbuchautor und Schauspieler.

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- [en] Steve Oedekerk

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[es] Steve Oedekerk

Steven Brent "Steve" Oedekerk (n. 27 de noviembre de 1961) es un actor, comediante, director, editor, productor y guionista estadounidense. Es más conocido por sus colaboraciones con el actor Jim Carrey y el director Tom Shadyac (particularmente en la franquicia Ace Ventura), y por su película Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (El Maestro de la Kung Fusión), estrenada en 2002.

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[ru] Одекерк, Стив

Стив Одекерк (англ. Steve Oedekerk) — американский актёр, кинорежиссёр, сценарист и продюсер. В 2002 году номинировался на премию «Оскар» за анимационный фильм «Джимми Нейтрон, вундеркинд».

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