Biography
In 2019, American cinematographer Todd Phillips became a member of the Venetian festival and received the Golden Lion Prize. Prior to that, he was nominated for Oscar for the best adapted scenario for a seaspecurative film, where the main roles were performed by Sasha Baron Cohen and Peter Bainham.Childhood and youth
Todd Phillips was born in New York on December 20, 1970 in the family of Jews Loretta and Peter, in the youth settled on Long Island. As a child, the father left the house located in the Brooklyn area, and the mother was forced to take care of the boy and his older sister.
At the end of High School, Todd thought about the creative career and entered the filmurs, which sponsored the prestigious university. In order not to stand out against the backdrop of peers, dress well and eat, it worked in parallel in the video rental over several years.
In an interview with Phillips once admitted that in young years almost fell behind the bars, because in Manhattan, he tried to scare and rob the seller. I miraculously avoid punishment, he decided not to repeat mistakes and, engaged in the production of a documentary film, began a biography from a clean sheet.
Because of the first independent short picture, the future director left his studies, since the shooting took too much time and demanded physical costs. But this did not stop the guy who was striving to become a professional and dreamed that he would soon be famous and rich.
The representative of the Jewish nationality was externally attractive and with an increase in 183 cm weighed about 75 kg. In order to get into the entertainment industry, he walked on castings and participated in the extras, appearing in the episodes of the series and a number of television programs.
Personal life
About the personal life of Todd Phillips fans of his films is not known, but they say that he has a spouse, now raising two children. In the photos published in "Instagram", there are household moments that the director probably considers the best of the last days.Films
The debut work of the young American became the documentary film "Hate", who told about the musician Kevin Michael Allina, who died in the early 1990s. The author was unbiased and truthful, so he immediately deserves respect, and the next project "House of Brotherhood" lit up in the elite of cinematographic circles.
Participation in the National Festival "Sandens" and the prize of a large jury of documentalists laid a Phillips road into an exciting world of game paintings. He met Avan Rightman, the creator of popular youth comedies, and became the director of the film "Road Adventure", where Amy Smart and Tom Green starred.
In the early 2000s, other projects came to the screens, where Todd expanded the field of activity and performed as a producer and screenwriter. These were the film "Old hardening" about the life of the university campus and the "school of the villains", where Billy Bob Thornton played the teacher of Dr. Pi.
The next job, begun after praise in an authoritative American journal, became a half-formal comedy, published under the name "Borat". Due to creative disagreements with the film crew, Todd was not present at the premiere, but received a nomination for Oscar and a number of national awards.
In the future, the filmmaker's filmmaker was replenished with a comedy "Bachelor party in Vegas", where Bradley Cooper played the main role, and Scott Moore made a screenwriter. This work has become a commercial success and brought the Golden Globe award, and a slight episode with a man in the elevator showed that Todd is a good artist.
In the mid-2010, Phillips became the author of a number of projects, among whom were the continuation of the "bachelor party" and a film-trip called "Rittyk". Despite the income from the rental, the fatigue from comedies was visible, and the cinematographer thought about to take drama or a fighter in the future.
As preparation for serious paintings, Todd produced Debit Bradley Cooper and helped a colleague in creating a tape presented as a "star was born." The touching history of the forgotten musician reminded him of the student "documentary", but people who did not see the "hated", did not follow this relationship.
Todd Phillips now
In the summer of 2019, the premiere of the Drama "Joker" took place, where the American performed as a producer, director and screenwriter. There were rumors that Martin Scorsese had to work on the film, but in the end, all the laurels got a Phillips that released a release.Thanks to the workshop of the game of Joaquin Phoenix, who was in the image of a tragic character, the project won the Venetian festival and won the Golden Lion. Negotiations are being underway to continue the history of the villain, and the audience is looking forward to the announcement of the film "Joker-2".
Filmography
- 2000 - "Road Adventure"
- 2003 - "Old hardening"
- 2004 - "Demole couple: Starsky and Hutch"
- 2006 - "School of Nogodyev"
- 2009 - "Bachelor party in Vegas"
- 2010 - "backdown"
- 2011 - "Bachelor Party - 2: from Vegas to Bankers"
- 2013 - "Bachelor Party: Part III"
- 2016 - "Guys with trunks"
- 2019 - "Joker"