Ted Elliott
Writing
- Born
- July 4, 1961 (age 65) · Santa Ana, California, USA
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.
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Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
July 9, 2003
Shrek
May 18, 2001
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
July 6, 2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
May 19, 2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
May 15, 2011
Shrek 2
May 19, 2004
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
May 23, 2017
Aladdin
November 25, 1992
Shrek the Third
May 17, 2007
Shrek Forever After
May 16, 2010
The Lone Ranger
July 3, 2013
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
December 19, 2007
Behind the camera30
- 2027Shrek 5 Characters
- 2019Aladdin: Live from the West End Original Film Writer
- 2017Captain Jokes Parrot's Disaster of the Caribbean Characters
- 2017Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Characters
- 2013The Lone Ranger Executive Producer, Screenplay, Screenstory
- 2011Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked Writer
- 2011Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Screenplay
- 2010Shrek's Yule Log Writer
- 2010Shrek Forever After Characters
- 2009