Ed Solomon

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Ed Solomon
Born (1960-09-15) September 15, 1960 (age 60)
OccupationWriter, director, producer
Spouse(s)
Cynthia Cleese
(m. 1995; div. 2011)
Children2

Edward James Solomon (born September 15, 1960) is an American writer, producer and director. 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).

Life and career[]

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]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Director Writer Producer
1989 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure No Yes No
1991 Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey No Yes Co-producer
1992 Leaving Normal No Yes Associate
Mom and Dad Save the World No Story No
1993 Super Mario Bros. No Yes No
1997 Men in Black No Yes No
2000 What Planet Are You From? No Yes No
Charlie's Angels No Yes No
2003 The In-Laws No Yes No
Levity Yes Yes Yes
2009 Imagine That No Yes Yes
2013 Now You See Me No Yes No
Rapture-Palooza No No Yes
2016 Now You See Me 2 No Yes Executive
2020 Bill & Ted Face the Music No Yes Yes
2021 No Sudden Move No Yes No

Acting credits

Year Title Role Notes
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
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

Television[]

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
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

References[]

  1. ^ Jagernauth, Kevin (September 24, 2015). "Steven Soderbergh To Direct 'Mosaic' Film For HBO With Garrett Hedlund And Sharon Stone". Indiewire. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  2. ^ Kit, Borys (February 9, 2016). "Johnny Depp to Star in Universal's "Invisible Man" Reboot". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Cate, Hans ten (February 12, 1997). "NEWS 1997_02_12 – John Cleese Shoots Daughter Cynthia". Daily Llama. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "THE SOCIAL SCENE – A Cleese Wedding Held Away From the 'Fawlty' Line / British comedian's daughter marries in the Napa Valley". SFGate. September 18, 1995. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Screenwriter Ed Solomon's Excellent Adventure". Jewish Journal. March 14, 2018.

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