Shauna Robertson (born December 18, 1974) is a Canadian film producer. From 1999 to 2008, she worked frequently with

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, and produced a number of films for Apatow Productions, including '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' (2004), ''

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'' (2005), ''

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'', '' Superbad'' (both 2007), '' Forgetting Sarah Marshall'' and '' Pineapple Express'' (both 2008).

Early life

Robertson was raised in

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. She says her biggest preparation for becoming a producer was having laid back parents: "It's good early training to have an incredibly irresponsible family. It forces a young person to take responsibility, to be organized. My mother called me the benevolent dictator because I liked things done in an efficient way." Robertson dropped out of high school at the age of 16 to move to Los Angeles, California.

Career

In Los Angeles, Robertson became an assistant to producer and actor

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, whom she had met at Camp Tamakwa in

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, memorialized in his 1993 film ''

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''. She went on to work for Hart Bochner,

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and Adam McKay. Working with McKay on ''

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'', she met

Will Ferrell John William Ferrell (; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for his leading man roles in comedy films and for his work as a television producer. Ferrell received various accolades, including ...

, who brought her to work on the set of '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'', where she first met director-producer

. With Apatow, she produced ''

in'' 2005, and ''

'' and '' Superbad'' in 2007 and '' Forgetting Sarah Marshall'' and '' Pineapple Express'' in 2008. While Robertson believes that her role as a female producer is to balance out the male humor in films, Apatow has called her "the rare woman who always wants to take the joke farther than any man wants to go. All nudity in my films is a result of Shauna pushing me and calling me a wimp." Actor

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has also claimed that Robertson is "way more perverse than any of us", referring to the male writers, directors, producers and actors from Apatow's

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Apatow Productions.

Personal life

After six years of dating, Robertson became engaged to American actor

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in 2011, and they married in 2012. Their son was born in March 2013.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Shauna 1974 births Canadian expatriates in the United States Place of birth missing (living people) Film producers from Ontario Living people People from Markham, Ontario Canadian women film producers Rouse family