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Bobby Farrelly

Bobby Farrelly, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Born
June 17, 1958
Age in 2026
68
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1958

About Bobby Farrelly

Robert Thomas Farrelly is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is one of the Farrelly brothers, alongside his brother Peter, who together are known for directing and producing successful box-office comedy films, including Dumb and Dumber (1994), There's Something About Mary (1998), Me, Myself and Irene (2000), Shallow Hal (2001), and the 2007 remake of The Heartbreak Kid. He made his solo directorial debut in 2023 with Champions. Between 2018 and 2020, Farrelly directed several episodes of the show Loudermilk, created by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Mort. In 1999, the Farrelly brothers won the MTV Movie of the Year award for There's Something About Mary. Set 20 years after the events of the first film, the sequel follows Jim Carrey's Lloyd and Jeff Daniels' Harry on a cross-country road trip to find Harry's adopted daughter. There's Something About Mary, 1998 Among Farrelly's most successful films, There's Something About Mary became the fourth highest-grossing film in 1998.

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Bobby Farrelly timeline

  1. He is one of the Farrelly brothers, alongside his brother Peter, who together are known for directing and producing successful box-office comedy films, including Dumb and Dumber (1994), There's Something About Mary (1998), Me, Myself and Irene (2000), Shallow Hal (2001), and the 2007 remake of The Heartbreak Kid.
  2. There's Something About Mary, 1998 Among Farrelly's most successful films, There's Something About Mary became the fourth highest-grossing film in 1998.
  3. In 1999, the Farrelly brothers won the MTV Movie of the Year award for There's Something About Mary.
  4. Between 2018 and 2020, Farrelly directed several episodes of the show Loudermilk, created by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Mort.

The world when Bobby Farrelly was born

Bobby Farrelly was born in 1958. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1958

  • #1 song"Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno
  • Top movieGigi
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookDoctor Zhivago – Boris Pasternak

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentNFL Championship "Greatest Game Ever Played" — Colts vs Giants
  • Top headlineNASA created as the United States enters the Space Race
  • Technology milestoneNASA founded
  • Defining fadHula Hoops — 25 million sold in 4 months
  • Notable inventionHula Hoop
  • World population2.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonSt. Louis Hawks (NBA)
  • U.S. population174.1M

1958 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bobby Farrelly's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19582026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,750$435,000
Average income$6,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.68$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population174.1M341 million

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