Known For
Directing
Born
Dec 20, 1970
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Credits
30 titles
Todd Phillips
Biography
Todd Phillips (born Todd Philip Bunzl; December 19, 1970) is an American filmmaker. Phillips began his career in 1993 and directed films in the 2000s such as Road Trip, Old School, Starsky & Hutch, and School for Scoundrels. He came to wider prominence in the early 2010s for directing The Hangover film series. In 2019, he co-wrote and directed the psychological thriller film Joker, based on the DC Comics character of the same name, which premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival where it received the top prize, the Golden Lion. Joker went on to earn Phillips three Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay, with his co-writer Scott Silver, his second, third, and fourth Academy Award nominations after also being nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for Borat at the 79th Academy Awards.
Known For
Filmography
Joker: Folie à Deux
Producer
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Self
Joker
Producer
A Star Is Born
Producer
War Dogs
Writer
Limitless
Executive Producer
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Lennon or McCartney
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective
Self
The Hangover Part III
Mr. Creepy (uncredited)
Project X
Producer
The Hangover Part II
Mr. Creepy (uncredited)
Conan
Self
Due Date
Barry
The Hangover
Mr. Creepy
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Story
School for Scoundrels
Director
All the King's Men
Executive Producer
Starsky & Hutch
Director
Old School: Orientation
Himself
Old School
Gang Bang Guy
Phish: Bittersweet Motel
Producer
Road Trip
Foot Lover
Frat House
Director
Screwed
Producer
Hated: GG Allin and The Murder Junkies
Director
The Oscars
Self
The Fixer
Executive Producer