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