Terry Rossio

Writer and producer. Born 2 July 1960 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.

Titles on Fi1m

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Oscar nomination

Born

2 July 1960, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Active

1992–present

Frequently works with

Ted Elliott, Jerry Bruckheimer, Johnny Depp, Gore Verbinski, Geoffrey Rush, Jack Davenport, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom

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Biography

Terry Rossio (born 2 July 1960) is an American screenwriter and film producer. He was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and graduated from California State University, Fullerton with a degree in communications.

Rossio frequently collaborates with Ted Elliott. Their credits include the screenplay for Aladdin (1992) and the story and screenplay for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) and its sequels. They also wrote Shrek (2001), for which Rossio received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as an Annie Award and a BAFTA Award.

He has continued to work on major franchises, including story credits on Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) and both story and screenplay credits on Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024). Rossio founded the screenwriting website Wordplayer.com.

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