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).
Ed Solomon | |
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Born | (1960-09-15) September 15, 1960 (age 62) Saratoga, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Screenwriter, director, producer |
Spouse | Cynthia Cleese
(m. 1995; div. 2011) |
Children | 2 |
Solomon began his career in college as a joke writer, stand up comedian, and playwright and, while still in college, 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, and has helped create critically acclaimed hit franchise films in each of the past four decades, including Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (with Chris Matheson) (the 1980s), Men in Black (1990s), Charlie's Angels (2000s), and Now You See Me (2010s).
In March 2016 he completed production on Mosaic, a 12-hour long-form TV project for HBO in collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh,[1] and worked on an early version of a Universal The Invisible Man remake,[2] with Johnny Depp.
He married Cynthia Cleese, daughter of Connie Booth and John Cleese, in 1995.[3][4] They have two children and divorced in 2011.
Solomon is Jewish.[5]
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 | 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 |
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