Ricky Stanicky is a 2024 American comedy film co-written and directed by Peter Farrelly. The film stars Zac Efron, Jermaine Fowler, Andrew Santino, Lex Scott Davis, Anja Savcic, Jeff Ross, William H. Macy, and John Cena. The story sees a group of friends who use their created imaginary person named Ricky Stanicky since childhood to avoid their responsibilities, and decide to hire an actor to pose as Ricky when their families start getting suspicious.