SOLOMON, Ed 1960(?)–
(Edward Solomon)

PERSONAL

Born c. 1960; father, an electronics company employee; married Cynthia Cleese (an actress); children: one. Education: Studied economics at University of California, Los Angeles.

Addresses: Agent— William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager— Bumble Ward & Associates, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 340, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Career: Writer, producer, director, and actor. Infinite Monkeys (a production company), cofounder (with producer Edward Lynn); also worked as a gag writer, playwright, and stand–up comedian.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Stupid waiter, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Orion, 1989.

Stupid seance member, Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, Orion, 1991.

Jerk in bar, Leaving Normal, Universal, 1992.

Thirteenth destroyer, Mom and Dad Save the World, Warner Bros., 1992.

Film Work:

Coproducer and script supervisor, Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, Orion, 1991.

(As Edward Solomon) Associate producer, Leaving Normal, Universal, 1992.

Producer, Jordeys, 2000.

Producer, The Garden, 2000.

Producer, Chief, 2000.

Director and producer, Levity, Sony Pictures Classics, 2003.

Television Work; Series:

Script consultant and executive story editor, It's Garry Shandling's Show, c. 1986–1989.

Television Work; Pilots:

Director, executive producer, and creator, The Unbelievables, 1999.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

(With Chris Matheson) Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Orion, 1989.

(With Matheson) Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, Orion, 1991.

(As Edward Solomon) Leaving Normal, Universal, 1992.

(With Matheson) Mom and Dad Save the World, Warner Bros., 1992.

Super Mario Bros. (also known as Super Mario Brothers: The Movie ), Buena Vista, 1993.

(With Terry Runte and Parker Bennett) Men in Black (also known as MIB ), Columbia, 1997.

(With Peter Tolan, Garry Shandling, and Michael Leeson) What Planet Are You From?, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000.

(With others) Charlie's Angels (also known as 3 Engel fuer Charlie ), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000.

(Uncredited; with others) X–Men, 2000.

Levity, Sony Pictures Classics, 2003.

(Rewrite) The In–Laws, Warner Bros., 2003.

Television Pilots:

(Unaired) The Unbelievables, Fox, 1999.

Television Episodes:

(With Jill Gordon) "The Monastery Show," Laverne and Shirley, 1983.

(With Gordon) "Of Mice and Men," Laverne and Shirley, 1982.

"The Playboy Show," Laverne and Shirley, 1982.

It's Garry Shandling's Show, 1986–1989.

Nonfiction:

Wrote Men in Black: The Script and the Story behind the Film.

ADAPTATIONS

The characters for the 1992 television series Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures, broadcast by CBS and Fox, were created by Solomon.