Todd Solondz (/ˈsoʊləndz/; born October 15, 1959) is an American
filmmaker and playwright known for his style of dark, socially
conscious satire. Solondz's work has received critical acclaim for its
commentary on the "dark underbelly of middle class American suburbia,"
a reflection of his own background in New Jersey. His work includes
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995), Happiness (1998), Storytelling
(2001), Palindromes (2004), Life During Wartime (2009), Dark Horse
(2011), and Wiener-Dog (2016).Solondz was born in Newark, New Jersey.
He wrote several screenplays while working as a delivery boy for the
Writers Guild of America. Solondz earned his undergraduate degree in
English from Yale and attended New York University's Master of Fine
Arts program in film and television, but did not complete a
degree.During the early 1990s, Solondz worked as a teacher of English
as a second language to Russian immigrants in New York City and
described the experience as positive.Solondz is an atheist. In The
A.V. Club's article "Is There a God?", he answered the question "Well,
me, I'm an atheist, so I don't really believe there is. But I suppose
I could be proven wrong."
filmmaker and playwright known for his style of dark, socially
conscious satire. Solondz's work has received critical acclaim for its
commentary on the "dark underbelly of middle class American suburbia,"
a reflection of his own background in New Jersey. His work includes
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995), Happiness (1998), Storytelling
(2001), Palindromes (2004), Life During Wartime (2009), Dark Horse
(2011), and Wiener-Dog (2016).Solondz was born in Newark, New Jersey.
He wrote several screenplays while working as a delivery boy for the
Writers Guild of America. Solondz earned his undergraduate degree in
English from Yale and attended New York University's Master of Fine
Arts program in film and television, but did not complete a
degree.During the early 1990s, Solondz worked as a teacher of English
as a second language to Russian immigrants in New York City and
described the experience as positive.Solondz is an atheist. In The
A.V. Club's article "Is There a God?", he answered the question "Well,
me, I'm an atheist, so I don't really believe there is. But I suppose
I could be proven wrong."
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