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Todd Phillips is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.
Growing up on Long Island, New York, Todd Phillips fell in love with feature film teen comedies made in the 1980s, and claims they were his biggest influence in becoming a filmmaker. While studying film at New York University, he made a documentary called Hated (1994), using his credit cards to finance the filmâEUR(TM)s $13,000 budget. About an excessive punk rocker, GG Allen, the student film won an award at the New Orleans Film Festival and went on to be released both theatrically and on DVD. Phillips' next project was a documentary called Frat House (1998), which followed the trials of young men trying to get accepted into a fraternity. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, but soon became banned from public viewing when the young men involved objected, and lawyers for their families stepped in.
While working on a commercial for Pepsi, Phillips met comedian Tom Green. He was writing the screenplay for his new film, Road Trip, and asked Green if he would be in it. Green agreed on the spot, and Phillips went on to make his first fictional movie, an homage to the types of films he grew up with. Road Trip was made on a budget of $15.6 million, and nearly made the money back in its opening weekend despite mixed reviews, most of which agreed it was in bad taste, with some finding that funny while others found it offensive.
Phillips continued on in the same genre with Old School (2003), about three grown men who try to return to their frat boy days. Phillips says, "Things go in cycles and right now people use the term gross out of comedy a lot and I find it very dismissive. I think it's very easy to be gross and very hard to be funny. The ones that work are actually very funny at their root. I, as a director, want to stick with comedies for a little while. It's the movies I grew up on and the stuff I like to see."
Phillips' next project was action comedy Starsky & Hutch, based on the hit television series that ran from 1975 to 1979. The film, starring Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller, is also set in the '70s. He's hoping to turn another '70s TV show, The Six Million Dollar Man, into a feature film starring Jim Carrey, but in the meantime, filmed the comedy School for Scoundrels (2006), starring Jon Heder and Billy Bob Thornton. His next film, The Hangover 2009, was an enormous success, spawning a 2011 sequel that he also directed. In between those two movies he directed Robert Downey Jr. and Hangover star Zach Galifianakis in the comedy Due Date 2010.
More recent films include The Hangover Part II (2011), The Hangover Part III (2013), and War Dogs (2016).
Move away from his favorite genre, he next took on the film Joker (2019), starring Joaquin Phoenix in the title role. The film debuted to much acclaim, and both Joaquin and Phillips received numerous award nominations, including Best Director nods for Phillips from the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and the BAFTAs.- Actor
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Todd Phillips is known for Crypto Heads (2021), American Paradise (2024) and Beyond the Trophy (2012).- Additional Crew
Todd Phillips is known for Election (1999) and 2gether (2000).- Actor
- Music Artist
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Todd Justin Phillips, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is an African-American Actor, Music Producer and Entrepreneur. He has an ability to portray any character type on screen and on stage. His versatility is indescribable and can be seen in movies like "Truthless", available for screening on AmazonPrime.
In addition to his acting, Todd Justin Phillips works within his community in the fight against bullying. A cause near and dear to his heart. He is also a skilled barber who owns True Legends Barbershop also located in Harrisburg, PA. He uses the Barbershop as a safe haven for kids to come and just be themselves. Teaching them all about music and acting.- Producer
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Todd Phillips is known for Thirst: Mission Liberia (2015) and The Last Well (2016).- Additional Crew
Todd Phillips is known for Music with Altitude (2006) and 2000 MTV Video Music Awards (2000).- Todd Phillips is known for The Deadpool Series: Fan Films (2008).
- Todd Phillips is known for Transamerican Killer (2005).
- Todd Phillips is known for Power & Money (2021).
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Todd Phillips is known for Urban Legend (1998), Juliana Hatfield Three: My Sister (1993) and Juliana Hatfield Three: For the Birds (1993).- Todd Phillips was born on 3 October 1964 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Femme Fontaine: Killer Babe for the C.I.A. (1994) and Arctic Warriors (1989).
- Todd Phillips is known for Uncondition (2001).
- J. Todd Phillips is known for Adam & Steve (2005) and Jeffrey's Hollywood Screen Trick (2001).