Todd Phillips
Born: 1970-12-20 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2024
- Joker: Folie à Deux ... (Producer)
2023
- 100 Years of Warner Bros. as Self
2020
- Joker: Put on a Happy Face as Self
2019
- Joker ... (Producer)
2018
- A Star Is Born ... (Producer)
2016
- War Dogs ... (Director)
2015
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Limitless ... (Executive Producer)
2014
- Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- Lennon or McCartney as Self
2013
- The Hangover Part III as Mr. Creepy (uncredited)
- Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective as Self
2012
- Project X ... (Producer)
2011
- The Hangover Part II as Mr. Creepy (uncredited)
2009
- The Hangover as Mr. Creepy
2006
- Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan ... (Story)
- All the King's Men ... (Executive Producer)
- School for Scoundrels ... (Director)
2004
- Starsky & Hutch ... (Director)
2003
- Old School as Gang Bang Guy
- Old School: Orientation as Himself
2000
- Road Trip as Foot Lover
- Phish: Bittersweet Motel ... (Producer)
1998
- Frat House ... (Director)
1997
- Screwed ... (Producer)
1993
- Hated: GG Allin and The Murder Junkies ... (Director)
1953
- The Oscars as Self