Todd Phillips

Phillips in 2016

Born Todd Bunzl

1970/1971 (age 48–49)

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Occupatio Director
n  producer
 screenwriter
 actor

Years acti 1993–present
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Todd Phillips (né Bunzl, born c. 1970/1971 is an American filmmaker and
actor. He is known for writing and directing the films Road
Trip (2000), Old School (2003), Starsky & Hutch (2004), The Hangover
Trilogy (2009, 2011, and 2013), and Due Date (2010). For his work on the
satirical comedy film Borat(2006), Phillips was nominated for
the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

Phillips also expanded into other genres, directing the biographical crime
film War Dogs (2016) and the psychological thriller film Joker (2019), the
latter of which received the Golden Lion at the 76th Venice International
Film Festival and earned him Academy Award nominations for Best
Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay, alongside Scott
Silver.