Ed Solomon

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-09-15 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Saratoga, California, USA

Ed Solomon

Biography

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 ...

Acting

1992

Leaving Normal

as Jerk in Bar

2010

Barry Munday

as Doctor #2

2007

1991

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

as "Stupid" Seance Member

1992

2020

Production

1997

Men in Black

as Screenplay

2003

Levity

as Director

2003

The In-Laws

as Screenplay

1993

Super Mario Bros.

as Screenplay

2009

Imagine That

as Writer

2013

Now You See Me

as Screenplay

2013

Rapture-Palooza

as Executive Producer

2003

Levity

as Writer

1992

Leaving Normal

as Screenplay

2009

Imagine That

as Producer

2016

Now You See Me 2

as Screenplay

2000

2003

Levity

as Producer

2016

-

The Hardy Men

as Screenplay

2020

2016

Now You See Me 2

as Executive Producer

2021

No Sudden Move

as Screenplay

2000

1991

1992

Leaving Normal

as Associate Producer

-

The Christophers

as Screenplay

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