Ted Elliott
Santa Ana, California, USA

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 co-founder with Terry Rossio of Wordplay a.k.a. Wordplayer.com, one of the premier screenwriting sites on the Internet. In 2005, Elliott ran for president of the Writers Guild of America, west, but lost to animation writer and historical figurine maker Patric Verrone. Verrone received 1301 votes; Elliott received 591.

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Captain Jokes Parrot's Disaster of the Caribbean (2017)
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
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The Lone Ranger (2013)
Screenplay | Executive Producer
Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked (2011)
Writer
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Screenplay
Shrek's Yule Log (2010)
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Shrek Forever After (2010)
Characters
G-Force (2009)
Associate Producer
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
Story
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Screenplay | Characters
Shrek the Third (2007)
Characters
Déjà Vu (2006)
Executive Producer
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Screenplay | Characters
The Legend of Zorro (2005)
Story
Shrek 2 (2004)
Creative Consultant
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Screenplay | Screenstory
Treasure Planet (2002)
Story
Shrek (2001)
Co-Producer | Writer
The Road to El Dorado (2000)
Screenplay
Antz (1998)
Creative Consultant
The Mask of Zorro (1998)
Screenplay | Story
Small Soldiers (1998)
Screenplay
Godzilla (1998)
Story
The Puppet Masters (1994)
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Aladdin (1992)
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Little Monsters (1989)
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