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Ed Solomon
Writer, Producer, Actor, Director, Additional CreditsBorn September 15, 1960 (65 years)
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).
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 then writing 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 would mark the first in a series of collaborations with Soderbergh, including the neo-noir film No Sudden Move in 2021 and, more recently, the crime series Full Circle, which premiered July 13, 2023.
He married Cynthia Cleese, daughter of Connie Booth and John Cleese, in 1995. They have two children and divorced in 2011.
Solomon is Jewish.
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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 then writing 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 would mark the first in a series of collaborations with Soderbergh, including the neo-noir film No Sudden Move in 2021 and, more recently, the crime series Full Circle, which premiered July 13, 2023.
He married Cynthia Cleese, daughter of Connie Booth and John Cleese, in 1995. They have two children and divorced in 2011.
Solomon is Jewish.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Ed Solomon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Ed Solomon Filmography
| 2025 | The Christophers · as Screenplay |
| 2023 | Full Circle (2023) (TV Series) · as Screenplay |
| 2021 | No Sudden Move · as Screenplay |
| 2020 | Bill & Ted Face the Music · as Screenplay |
| 2018 | Mosaic (TV Series) · as Screenplay |
| 2016 | Now You See Me 2 · as Screenplay |
| 2013 | Now You See Me · as Screenplay |
| 2009 | |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | The In-Laws · as Screenplay |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | What Planet Are You From? · as Screenplay |
| 1999 | |
| 1997 | Men in Black · as Screenplay |
| 1993 | Super Mario Bros. · as Screenplay |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | Leaving Normal · as Screenplay |
| 1991 | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey · as Screenplay |
| 1989 | |
| 1986 | It's Garry Shandling's Show (TV Series) |
| 2023 | Full Circle (2023) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | |
| 2016 | Now You See Me 2 · as Executive Producer |
| 2013 | Rapture-Palooza · as Executive Producer |
| 2009 | |
| 2003 | |
| 1999 | |
| 1992 | Leaving Normal · as Associate Producer |
| 1991 | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey · as Co-Producer |
| 2020 | Bill & Ted Face the Music · as Stupid Demon |
| 2018 | Mosaic (TV Series) · as Christmas Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 2016 | Bill & Ted Go to Hell · as 'stupid' Seance Member |
| 2010 | Barry Munday · as Doctor #2 |
| 1992 | Mom and Dad Save the World · as Destroyer #13 |
| 1992 | Leaving Normal · as Jerk In Bar |
| 1991 | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey · as "stupid" Seance Member |
| 1989 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure · as Stupid Waiter |
| 2003 | |
| 1999 |
| 2018 | James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling · as Self - Writer, It's Garry Shandling's Show |
| 2014 | The Real History of Science Fiction (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2011 | On Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Dreams on Spec · as Self |
| 2001 | I Love the '80s (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1992) (TV Series) · as Based On Characters Created By |
| 1976 | Laverne & Shirley (TV Series) · as Teleplay |