Todd Phillips was born in 1970 in Brooklyn, New York. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ...

Phillips is a writer and a director famous for his comedy films, and has directed stars Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Will Ferrell. Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Ben Stiller in Zoolander Benjamin Edward Stiller (born November 30, 1965 in New York City) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, actor, and film director, the son of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, both of whom are veteran comedians and actors themselves. ... Luke Cunningham Wilson (born September 21, 1971) is an American film actor. ... // Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968 in Dallas, Texas) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and writer. ... Vincent Anthony Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American film actor. ... John William Will Ferrell (born July 16, 1967) is an Emmy and Golden Globe nominated American comedian, impressionist, and actor who first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live. ...

Todd attended NYU film school and dropped out before graduating. He was a regular at Tompkin Square park and was there during the infamous riots. He worked at an all night video store which specialized in explicit material and developed an early love for 'women in prison' films. He could often be found during those tumultious days at a booth in 8B's, a dive bar.

He started his career as a documentary filmmaker. His first feature length documentary, Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies, chronicled the life and death of punk rocker GG Allin. Phillips later founded the New York Underground Film Festival and distributed a controversial documentary about NAMBLA, Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys, directed by Adi Sideman. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Punk Rock is an anti-establishment music movement that began about 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified by The Ramones,the Misfits, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... GG Allin (29 August 1956 – 28 June 1993) was a punk rock singer and bandleader who performed and recorded with many groups during his career. ... Founded in 1994, the New York Underground Film Festival occurs each March at Anthology Film Archives in New York City. ... The North American Man/Boy Love Association (NAMBLA) is a U.S.-based group that calls for the elimination of age-based restrictions on sexual behavior. ...

In 2005, he made the final table of an event of the World Poker Tour. He finished 5th and won $250,200. He was working on Borat (2006); however, he resigned his position as director of the movie in early 2005, due to creative differences. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... Borat: Cultural Learnings from America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, is a movie scheduled for release in November 2006 starring Sacha Baron Cohen and directed by Larry Charles. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Philips also has a noted foot feitsh. This came to be known after the film Road Trip, in which he (in the movie) asks Amy Smart's character to give him a foot massage. Road Trip is a 2000 comedy film written by Todd Phillips and Scott Armstrong and directed by Todd Phillips. ...

Filmography as director

• Hated: GG Allin And The Murder Junkies (1994)
• Frat House (1998)
• Road Trip (2000)
• Bittersweet Motel (2000)
• Old School (2003)
• Starsky & Hutch (2004)
• School for Scoundrels (2006)

1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Frat House is a documentary which explores the darker side of fraternity life. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Road Trip is a 2000 comedy film written by Todd Phillips and Scott Armstrong and directed by Todd Phillips. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Bittersweet Motel (2000) is a musical documentry that covers what its really like to be in the band Phish. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Old School is a comedy motion picture released by DreamWorks SKG in 2003, about three thirty-somethings who seek to re-live their college days by starting a fraternity, and the tribulations they encounter in doing so. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Starsky & Hutch is a 2004 American comedy/action film directed by Todd Phillips. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... School for Scoundrels is a British comedy film starring Terry-Thomas and others. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Todd Phillips at the Internet Movie Database
• Hendon Mob tournament results
• Bizarre magazine interview about the GG Allin film