Ed Solomon

Edward James Solomon (born September 15, 1960) is an American writer, producer and director.

Ed Solomon
Born	September 15, 1960 Saratoga, California, U.S.
Occupation	Writer, director, producer
Spouse(s)	Cynthia Cleese ​ ​ (m. 1995; div. 2011)​
Children	2

Life and career

Solomon began his career in college as a joke writer, stand up comedian, and playwright and, while still in college, 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, and has helped create critically acclaimed hit franchise films in each of the past four decades, including Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (with Chris Matheson) (the 1980s), Men in Black (1990s), Charlie's Angels (2000s), and Now You See Me (2010s).

In March 2016 he completed production on Mosaic, a 12-hour long-form TV project for HBO in collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh,[1] and worked on an early version of a Universal The Invisible Man remake,[2] with Johnny Depp.

He married Cynthia Cleese, daughter of Connie Booth and John Cleese, in 1995.[3][4] They have two children and divorced in 2011.

Solomon is Jewish.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
1989	Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure	No	Yes	No
1991	Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey	No	Yes	Co-producer
1992	Leaving Normal	No	Yes	Associate
	Mom and Dad Save the World	No	Story	No
1993	Super Mario Bros.	No	Yes	No
1997	Men in Black	No	Yes	No
2000	What Planet Are You From?	No	Yes	No
	Charlie's Angels	No	Yes	No
2003	The In-Laws	No	Yes	No
	Levity	Yes	Yes	Yes
2009	Imagine That	No	Yes	Yes
2013	Now You See Me	No	Yes	No
	Rapture-Palooza	No	No	Yes
2016	Now You See Me 2	No	Yes	Executive
2020	Bill & Ted Face the Music	No	Yes	Yes
TBA	No Sudden Move	No	Yes	No

Acting credits

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

Other credits

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

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
1982–1983	Laverne & Shirley	No	Yes	No	3 episodes
1986–1989	It's Garry Shandling's Show	No	Yes	No	8 episodes; Also script consultant
1990	The Dave Thomas Comedy Show	No	Yes	No
1992	Arresting Behavior	Yes	No	No
1999	The Unbelievables	Yes	Yes	Yes	Television film
2017–2018	Mosaic	No	Yes	No

References

1. Jagernauth, Kevin (September 24, 2015). "Steven Soderbergh To Direct 'Mosaic' Film For HBO With Garrett Hedlund And Sharon Stone". Indiewire. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
2. Kit, by Borys (February 9, 2016). "Johnny Depp to Star in Universal's "Invisible Man" Reboot". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
3. Cate, Hans ten (February 12, 1997). "NEWS 1997_02_12 - John Cleese Shoots Daughter Cynthia". Daily Llama. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
4. "THE SOCIAL SCENE -- A Cleese Wedding Held Away From the 'Fawlty' Line / British comedian's daughter marries in the Napa Valley". SFGate. September 18, 1995. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
5. "Screenwriter Ed Solomon's Excellent Adventure". Jewish Journal. March 14, 2018.

External links

• Ed Solomon at IMDb