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Ted Elliott (born July 4, 1961) is an American screenwriter and film producer. Along with his writing partner Terry Rossio , Elliott has written some of the most successful American films of the past 30 years, including Aladdin (1992), Shrek (2001) and the Pirates of the Caribbean series (2003-11).
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Ted Elliott is an American screenwriter and producer who has worked on films such as Shrek, The Lone Ranger and Pirates of the Caribbean. He was born on July 4, 1961 in Santa Ana, California and has collaborated with Terry Rossio on many projects.
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Ted Elliott. Writer: Shrek. Ted Elliott was born on 4 July 1961 in Santa Ana, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Shrek (2001), The Lone Ranger (2013) and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
Ted Elliott (born 1961) is a prolific and successful writer of animated and fantasy films, such as Aladdin, Shrek and Pirates of the Caribbean. He is also a board member of the Writers Guild of America and a co-founder of Wordplay, a screenwriting website.
Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio at arrivals for Premiere of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD''S END, Disneyland, Anaheim, CA, May 19, 2007. Photo by: Michael Germana/Everett Collection.
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCredit31%51%Screenwriter, Executive Producer33%54%Screenwriter, Executive Producer44%72%Writer56%73%Executive ProducerMay 18, 2021 · As Rossio recalled, Elliott immediately saw an opportunity with “Shrek” since the genre of fantasy comedy, satirical by design, had produced popular book series at the time.
Pirates of the Caribbean became a media franchise in the 2000s with the release of The Curse of the Black Pearl in 2003; it was followed by four sequels. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and originally written by screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, the films have grossed over $ 4.5 billion worldwide by 2019, [1] putting the film franchise ...
