Bobby Farrelly
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Bobby Farrelly (born June 17, 1958) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer from Cumberland, Rhode Island. He is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Together with his brother, Peter Farrelly, he has written, directed, and produced several comedy films 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).
His most recent work is the film The Ringer, which he produced with his brother. The film, starring Johnny Knoxville and Katherine Heigl, is about a man who tries to fix the Special Olympics. Although the film may sound offensive to the mentally handicapped, it was recently approved by the Special Olympics.
Is married to wife, Nancy, since 1990, they have 2 children.