Ted Elliott

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1961-07-04 (63 years old)

Place of Birth Santa Ana, California, USA

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

Producer

2013
The Lone Ranger

as Executive Producer

2009
G-Force

as Associate Producer

2006
Déjà Vu

as Executive Producer

2001
Shrek

as Co-Producer

Crew

2004
Shrek 2

as Creative Consultant

1998
Antz

as Creative Consultant