Todd Phillips (né Bunzl, born December 20, 1970) is an American film
director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Phillips came to
prominence in the early 2010s for directing The Hangover film series.
In 2019, Phillips co-wrote and directed the psychological thriller
film Joker, 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.Phillips was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to a Jewish
family. He was raised in Huntington, New York, on Long Island. He
attended New York University Film School, but dropped out because he
could not afford to complete his first film and pay tuition
simultaneously. Around that time, he worked at Kim's Video and
Music.Phillips appeared as one of the drivers in the first season of
the HBO hidden camera docu-series Taxicab Confessions. In a New York
Times profile, Phillips said he had gotten in trouble for shoplifting
as a young man.
director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Phillips came to
prominence in the early 2010s for directing The Hangover film series.
In 2019, Phillips co-wrote and directed the psychological thriller
film Joker, 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.Phillips was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to a Jewish
family. He was raised in Huntington, New York, on Long Island. He
attended New York University Film School, but dropped out because he
could not afford to complete his first film and pay tuition
simultaneously. Around that time, he worked at Kim's Video and
Music.Phillips appeared as one of the drivers in the first season of
the HBO hidden camera docu-series Taxicab Confessions. In a New York
Times profile, Phillips said he had gotten in trouble for shoplifting
as a young man.
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