Ed Solomon

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::summary American filmmaker ::

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name	Ed Solomon
birth_name	Edward James Solomon
birth_date
birth_place	Saratoga, California, U.S.
occupation	Screenwriter, director, producer
spouse
children	2
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Edward James Solomon (born September 15, 1960) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for creating the Bill & Ted franchise alongside Chris Matheson; together wrote the screenplays to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) and Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020). He also wrote the screenplay for Men in Black (1997), and Now You See Me (2013).

Career

Solomon grew up in suburban Boston, until his family moved to California. He went to UCLA and majored in Economics while beginning his career 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 the Now You See Me films.

Solomon worked on an early version of a Universal The Invisible Man remake, 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. This production was the first in a series of collaborations with Soderbergh, including the neo-noir film No Sudden Move in 2021, and the crime series Full Circle, which premiered July 13, 2023.

Personal life

He was married from 1995 to 2011 to Cynthia Cleese, daughter of Connie Booth and John Cleese. They have two children.

Solomon is Jewish.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Writer	Producer	Director
1989	Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure			Stephen Herek
1991	Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey			Peter Hewitt
1992	Leaving Normal			Edward Zwick
Mom and Dad Save the World			Greg Beeman
1993	Super Mario Bros.			Rocky Morton
Annabel Jankel
1997	Men in Black			Barry Sonnenfeld
2000	What Planet Are You From?			Mike Nichols
Charlie's Angels			McG
2003	The In-Laws			Andrew Fleming
Levity			Himself
2009	Imagine That			Karey Kirkpatrick
2013	Now You See Me			Louis Leterrier
Rapture-Palooza			Paul Middleditch
2016	Now You See Me 2			Jon M. Chu
2020	Bill & Ted Face the Music			Dean Parisot
2021	No Sudden Move			Steven Soderbergh
2025	The Christophers
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Acting credits ::data[format=table]

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	Stupid Demon
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Other credits ::data[format=table]

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
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Television

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Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
1982–1983	Laverne & Shirley				3 episodes
1986–1989	It's Garry Shandling's Show				8 episodes;
Also script consultant
1990	The Dave Thomas Comedy Show
1992	Arresting Behavior
1999	The Unbelievables				Television pilot
2017–2018	Mosaic
2023	Full Circle
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References

References

1. Siegel, Tatiana. (27 August 2020). "Ed Solomon's Excellent Hollywood Adventure". The Hollywood Reporter.
2. Kit, Borys. (February 9, 2016). "Johnny Depp to Star in Universal's "Invisible Man" Reboot". The Hollywood Reporter.
3. Jagernauth, Kevin. (September 24, 2015). "Steven Soderbergh To Direct 'Mosaic' Film For HBO With Garrett Hedlund And Sharon Stone". Indiewire.
4. Otterson, Joe. (June 17, 2021). "Steven Soderbergh, Ed Solomon Re-Team for HBO Max Limited Series 'Full Circle' (EXCLUSIVE)".
5. Cate, Hans ten. (February 12, 1997). "NEWS 1997_02_12 – John Cleese Shoots Daughter Cynthia".
6. (September 18, 1995). "THE SOCIAL SCENE – A Cleese Wedding Held Away From the 'Fawlty' Line / British comedian's daughter marries in the Napa Valley".
7. (March 14, 2018). "Screenwriter Ed Solomon's Excellent Adventure".

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