Known For
Writing
Born
Jul 04, 1961
Place of Birth
Santa Ana, California, USA
Credits
30 titles
Ted Elliott
Biography
Ted Elliott (born 1961) is an American screenwriter. Along with his writing partner Terry Rossio, Elliott has written some of the most successful American films of the past 15 years, including Aladdin, Shrek and Pirates of the Caribbean. In 2004, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America; his term on the board ended in 2006. Along with fellow former board member Craig Mazin, Elliott runs The Artful Writer, a website aimed at professional screenwriters. He is also a co-founder with Terry Rossio of Wordplay a.k.a. Wordplayer.com, one of the premier screenwriting sites on the Internet. In 2005, Elliott ran for president of the Writers Guild of America, west, but lost to animation writer and historical figurine maker Patric Verrone. Verrone received 1301 votes; Elliott received 591.
Known For
Filmography
Captain Jokes Parrot's Disaster of the Caribbean
Characters
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Characters
The Lone Ranger
Executive Producer
Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked
Writer
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Screenplay
Shrek's Yule Log
Writer
Shrek Forever After
Characters
G-Force
Associate Producer
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Story
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Screenplay
Shrek the Third
Characters
According to Plan: The Harrowing and True Story of Dead Man's Chest
Self
Déjà Vu
Executive Producer
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Screenplay
The Legend of Zorro
Story
Shrek 2
Creative Consultant
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Screenplay
Treasure Planet
Story
Shrek
Co-Producer
The Road to El Dorado
Screenplay
Antz
Creative Consultant
The Mask of Zorro
Screenplay
Small Soldiers
Screenplay
Godzilla
Story
The Puppet Masters
Screenplay
Aladdin
Characters
Aladdin
Screenplay
Little Monsters
Writer
Untitled Pirates of the Caribbean Sequel
Writer
Aladdin: Live from the West End
Original Film Writer