Robert Leo "Bobby" Farrelly, Jr. (born
June 17,
1958) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer.
Life and career
Farrelly was born in
Cumberland, Rhode Island, the son of Mariann (
née Neary), a nurse practitioner, and Robert Leo Farrelly, a doctor.
[Bobby Farrelly Biography (1958?-)] He is a graduate of
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has been married to his wife Nancy since 1990. They have 2 children and a bulldog.
Bobby and his brother
Peter Farrelly are known as
Farrelly Brothers. They have written, directed, and produced several comedy films (often involving scenes intended as "gross-out" humor) including
There's Something About Mary,
Dumb and Dumber,
Kingpin,
Shallow Hal,
Me, Myself and Irene and
Stuck on You. They also conceived the
Seinfeld episode "
The Virgin" (4.10).
