Todd Phillips
Todd Phillips (born
Todd Philip Bunzl; December 19, 1970) is an American filmmaker. Phillips began his career in 1993 and directed films in the 2000s such as ''
Road Trip'', ''
Old School'', ''
Starsky & Hutch'', and ''
School for Scoundrels''. He came to wider prominence in the early 2010s for directing
''The Hangover'' film series. In 2019, he co-wrote and directed the psychological thriller film ''
Joker'', based on the
DC Comics character of the same name, which premiered at the
76th Venice International Film Festival where it received the top prize, the
Golden Lion. ''Joker'' went on to earn Phillips three
Academy Award nominations for
Best Picture,
Best Director, and
Best Adapted Screenplay, with his co-writer
Scott Silver, his second, third, and fourth Academy Award nominations after also being nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for ''
Borat'' at the
79th Academy Awards.
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