Directing
Todd Phillips
EN cinema · 24 credits
Born
20 December 1970 (age 55)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Todd Philips · Todd Philipps · Todd Bunzl
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
The Fixer
The Fixer
Executive Producer
Joker: Folie à Deux
Producer, Director, Writer, Original Film Writer
Joker
Producer, Writer, Director
A Star Is Born
Producer
War Dogs
Director, Writer, Producer
The Hangover Part III
as Mr. Creepy (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer
Project X
Producer
The Hangover Part II
as Mr. Creepy (uncredited), Director, Producer, Screenplay
Due Date
as Barry, Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Hangover
as Mr. Creepy, Director, Producer
School for Scoundrels
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Story
All the King's Men
Executive Producer
Starsky & Hutch
Director, Screenplay
Old School
as Gang Bang Guy, Story, Director, Screenplay, Producer
Road Trip
as Foot Lover, Writer, Director
Phish: Bittersweet Motel
Producer, Director
Frat House
Director
Screwed
Producer
Hated: GG Allin and The Murder Junkies
Director, Producer