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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Santa Ana, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 34

TV Involvements: 1


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Shrek
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Shrek

(2001) Writer
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
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8
Shrek 2
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7

Shrek 2

(2004) Creative Consultant
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
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7
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
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7
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
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7
Shrek Forever After
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6

Shrek Forever After

(2010) Characters
Shrek the Third
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6

Shrek the Third

(2007) Characters

Acting

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2017 Characters
Characters
2013 Screenplay
2011 Writer
Screenplay
Characters
2007 Story
Screenplay
Characters
Characters
2006 Screenplay
Characters
2005 Story
2003 Screenplay
Screenstory
2002 Story
2001 Writer
2000 Screenplay
1998 Screenplay
Story
Screenplay
Story
1994 Screenplay
Characters
1992 Screenplay
1989 Writer
Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2013 Executive Producer
2009 Associate Producer
2001 Co-Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2004 Creative Consultant
1998 Creative Consultant
Year Role Movie/Tv

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