(CNN)-- Judd Apatow is the ... "Funny People" is the first time Apatow has helmed a feature with Sandler in it. In the movie, which also stars the director's wife Leslie Mann, Sandler's character ...

Leslie Mann ... native, Judd Apatow, actually began doing stand-up comedy when he was 17 and then went on to study screenwriting at the University of Southern California. He grew his Hollywood ...