Ed Solomon | |
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Born | Edward James Solomon September 15, 1960 Saratoga, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, director, producer |
Spouse | Cynthia Cleese (m. 1995;div. 2011) |
Children | 2 |
Edward James Solomon (born September 15, 1960) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing the screenplays to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), Men in Black (1997), and Now You See Me (2013).
Solomon began his career in college as a joke writer, stand up comedian, and playwright. While still in college, he was a staff writer for Laverne & Shirley – making him (at the time) the youngest member of the Writers Guild of America. He then spent three years writing the cult Showtime TV series, It's Garry Shandling's Show , before venturing into feature films in the 1980s. He helped create and co-write the critically acclaimed comedies Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (with Chris Matheson). Solomon also worked on a number of hit franchise films, including Men in Black , Charlie's Angels , and then writing the Now You See Me films.
Solomon worked on an early version of a Universal The Invisible Man remake, [1] with Johnny Depp. In March 2016 he completed production on Mosaic , a 12-hour long-form TV project for HBO in collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh, [2] . This production would mark the first in a series of collaborations with Soderbergh, including the neo-noir film No Sudden Move in 2021, and more recently, the crime series Full Circle, which premiered July 13, 2023. [3]
He married Cynthia Cleese, daughter of Connie Booth and John Cleese, in 1995. [4] [5] They have two children and divorced in 2011.
Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Director |
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1989 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | Yes | No | Stephen Herek |
1991 | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | Yes | Co-producer | Peter Hewitt |
1992 | Leaving Normal | Yes | Associate | Edward Zwick |
Mom and Dad Save the World | Story | No | Greg Beeman | |
1993 | Super Mario Bros. | Yes | No | Rocky Morton Annabel Jankel |
1997 | Men in Black | Yes | No | Barry Sonnenfeld |
2000 | What Planet Are You From? | Yes | No | Mike Nichols |
Charlie's Angels | Yes | No | McG | |
2003 | The In-Laws | Yes | No | Andrew Fleming |
Levity | Yes | Yes | Himself | |
2009 | Imagine That | Yes | Yes | Karey Kirkpatrick |
2013 | Now You See Me | Yes | No | Louis Leterrier |
Rapture-Palooza | No | Yes | Paul Middleditch | |
2016 | Now You See Me 2 | Yes | Executive | Jon M. Chu |
2020 | Bill & Ted Face the Music | Yes | Yes | Dean Parisot |
2021 | No Sudden Move | Yes | No | Steven Soderbergh |
Acting credits
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | Stupid Waiter | |
1991 | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | "Stupid" Seance Member | |
1992 | Leaving Normal | Jerk in Bar | As Edward Solomon |
Mom and Dad Save the World | Destroyer #13 | ||
2010 | Barry Munday | Doctor #2 | |
2020 | Bill & Ted Face the Music | Stupid Demon |
Other credits
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise | Soundtrack | Lyrics: "No on Fifteen" |
2000 | The Prime Gig | Special thanks | |
X-Men | Uncredited revision | ||
2005 | Paradise Now | Special thanks | |
2008 | Choke |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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1982–1983 | Laverne & Shirley | No | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
1986–1989 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | No | Yes | No | 8 episodes; Also script consultant |
1990 | The Dave Thomas Comedy Show | No | Yes | No | |
1992 | Arresting Behavior | Yes | No | No | |
1999 | The Unbelievables | Yes | Yes | Yes | Television pilot |
2017–2018 | Mosaic | No | Yes | No | |
2023 | Full Circle | No | Yes | Yes |
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