Terry Rossio
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Terry Rossio, born July 2, 1960 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, is an American screenwriter screenwriting guru and film producer.
After graduating from Saddleback High School in Santa Ana, California, Rossio went on to study at California State University, Fullerton where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Communications, with an emphasis in radio, television and film. He is the founder of Wordplay a.k.a. Wordplayer.com, one of the premier screenwriting sites on the internet.
Along with his writing partner Ted Elliott, Rossio has written some of the most successful American films of the past decade, including Aladdin (1992 film), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Shrek.
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Awards and nominations
- 2004 - Nominated for Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- 2003 - Nominated for Bram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- 2002 - Nominated for Nebula Award nomination for Best Script for Shrek
- 2001 - Nominated for Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay for Shrek
Filmography
- 2005 The Legend of Zorro (story by)
- 2005 Instant Karma (producer)
- 2004 National Treasure (screenwriter)
- 2003 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (consultant/advisor)
- 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (screenwriter)
- 2001 Shrek (co-producer/screenwriter)
- 2000 The Road to El Dorado (screenwriter)
- 1998 Small Soldiers (screenwriter)
- 1998 Godzilla (screen story)
- 1998 Antz (consultant/advisor)
- 1998 The Mask of Zorro (screenwriter)
- 1994 The Puppet Masters (screenwriter)
- 1992 Aladdin (screenwriter)
- 1989 Little Monsters (screenwriter)
References
- Terry Rossio biography provided by wordplayer.com
External links
- IMDb Filmography for Terry Rossio