American actress and Knocked Up star, Iris Apatow is the daughter of director Judd Apatow and actress Leslie Mann.
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Judd Apatow
Born on December 6, 1967, Judd Apatow is an American comedian, director, producer, screenwriter, and father to Iris Apatow. He is the founder of Apatow Productions, through which he produced and directed the films The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People, This Is 40, Trainwreck, and The King of Staten Island
In addition, he produced and developed the television series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), Undeclared (2001–2002), Funny or Die Presents (2010–2011), Girls (2012–2017), Love (2016–2018), Crashing (2017–2019) and several others.
Throughout his career, Apatow received nominations for eleven Primetime Emmy Awards (two wins), five Writers Guild of America Awards (one win), two Producers Guild of America Awards, one Golden Globe Award, and one Grammy Award.
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Leslie Mann
Born on March 26, 1972, Leslie Jean Mann is an American actress and mother of Iris Apatow. She has appeared in numerous films, including The Cable Guy, George of the Jungle, Big Daddy, Knocked Up, 17 Again, Funny People, This Is 40, Blockers and Croods: A New Age (2020).
The 49-years-old began her career at 18, appearing in a number of television commercials. In 1996, she appeared in The Cable Guy, followed by performances in Freaks & Geeks, Sam Weisman’s George of The Jungle alongside Brendan Fraser, Big Daddy with Adam Sandler, Orange County opposite Jack Black, and The 40-Year-Old Virgin with Steve Carell.
In 2007, Mann starred alongside Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd in Judd Apatow’s comedy Knocked Up, which grossed more than $218 million worldwide.
Her performance brought rave reviews and a “Best Supporting Actress” nomination from the Chicago Film Critics Association. The film won the People’s Choice Award for “Favorite Movie Comedy”, was named one of AFI’s “Top Ten Films of the Year”, and received a “Best Comedy” nomination from the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award.
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