Biography
Ted Elliott (born 1961) is an American screenwriter. Along with his writing partner Terry Rossio, Elliott has written some of the most successful American films of the past 15 years, including Aladdin, Shrek and Pirates of the Caribbean. In 2004, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America; his term on the board ended in 2006. Along with fellow former board member Craig Mazin, Elliott runs The Artful Writer, a website aimed at professional screenwriters. He is also a...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Captain Jokes Parrot's Disaster of the Caribbean
2017
Characters
In his special movie "Captain Jokes Parrot's Adventures: Disaster of the Caribbean" try to take his nervously funny achievements in a satirical style ...
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017
Characters
Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sa...
The Lone Ranger
2013
Screenplay, Executive Producer
The Texas Rangers chase down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish, but the gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is ...
Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked
2011
Writer
Wenches Scarlett and Giselle fix each other up for their wedding, in which they would each marry their groom. Upon realizing that both their grooms we...
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
Screenplay
Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love — or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to f...
Shrek's Yule Log
2010
Writer
“Shrek’s Yule Log,” featuring over 25 uproarious character appearances in front of a crackling virtual fireplace. This was bundled with "Donkey's Chr...
Shrek Forever After
2010
Characters
A bored and domesticated Shrek pacts with deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin to get back to feeling like a real ogre again, but when he's duped and sent to a ...
G-Force
2009
Associate Producer
A team of trained secret agent animals, guinea pigs Darwin, Hurley, Juarez, Blaster, mole Speckles, and fly Mooch takes on a mission for the US govern...
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007
Story
Benjamin Franklin Gates and Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben ...
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
Screenplay, Characters
Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann join forces with the revived Captain Barbossa to free Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' locker. The group must navigate da...
Shrek the Third
2007
Characters
The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King & Queen. However, Shrek wants to return to his cozy swamp and live in peace a...
According to Plan: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'
2006
as Self
Special feature documentary following the cast and crew through the making of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.
Déjà Vu
2006
Executive Producer
Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the sce...
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
Screenplay, Characters
Captain Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart ...
The Legend of Zorro
2005
Story
Despite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Don Alejandro de la Vega...
Shrek 2
2004
Creative Consultant
Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's mother and father, the Queen and King. But not everyone is happily ever after. Shrek...
An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003
as Self
Behind the scenes documentary of the making of Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, featuring behind the scenes footage, interviews wit...
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003
Screenplay, Screenstory
After Port Royal is attacked and pillaged by a mysterious pirate crew, capturing the governor's daughter Elizabeth Swann in the process, William Turne...
Treasure Planet
2002
Story
When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him ...
Shrek
2001
Co-Producer, Writer
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the cl...
The Road to El Dorado
2000
Screenplay
Stowing away after a failed con, a pair of swindlers end up on El Dorado, the fabled "city of gold", where they quickly get in over their heads when t...
Antz
1998
Creative Consultant
A neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier. Signing up to march in a pa...
The Mask of Zorro
1998
Screenplay, Story
It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped...
Small Soldiers
1998
Screenplay
When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.
Godzilla
1998
Story
French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, includin...
The Puppet Masters
1994
Screenplay
The Earth is invaded by alien parasites—AKA 'slugs'—that ride on people's backs and control their minds.
Aladdin
1992
Screenplay
In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and pow...
Little Monsters
1989
Writer
A young boy is scared of the monster under his bed. He asks his 6th grade brother to swap rooms for the night as a bet that the monster really exists....
Aladdin: Live from the West End
N/A
Original Film Writer
A live film recording of Disney's hit Broadway musical based on their classic 1992 animated film. Filmed at the Prince Edward Theatre in London's West...