
Person
Todd Solondz
Writing · Born 1959-03-14 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Todd Solondz (/ˈsoʊləndz/; born October 15, 1959) is an American filmmaker and playwright known for his style of dark, socially conscious satire. Solondz's work has received critical acclaim for its commentary on the "dark underbelly of middle-class American suburbia", a reflection of his own background in New Jersey. His work includes Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995), Happiness (1998), Storytelling (2001), Palindromes (2004), Life During Wartime (2009), Dark Horse (2011), and Wiener-Dog (2016). He is also a professor at New York University. Description above from the Wikipedia article Todd Solondz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Aftersun
Thanks

The Culture Show
Self

As Good as It Gets
Man on Bus

Welcome to the Dollhouse
Director

Happiness
Doorman (uncredited)

Keep the Lights On
Thanks

Married to the Mob
The Zany Reporter

Dark Horse
Screenplay

Wiener-Dog
Director

Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
Filmography
- 2024BustThanks
- 2022AftersunThanks
- 2016Wiener-DogDirector
- 2013Venice 70: Future ReloadedDirector
- 2012Keep the Lights OnThanks
- 2012Dark HorseScreenplay
- 2010Life During WartimeWriter
- 2006Cinema16: American Short FilmsDirector
- 2005PalindromesDirector
- 2004The Culture ShowSelf
- 2001StorytellingScreenplay
- 1998HappinessDoorman (uncredited)
- 1997As Good as It GetsMan on Bus
- 1996Welcome to the DollhouseDirector
- 1989Fear, Anxiety and DepressionIra Ellis
- 1988Married to the MobThe Zany Reporter
- 1986In TransitMusician
- 1985Schatt's Last ShotEzra Schatt
- 1985FeelingsSensitive Young Man
- 1984BabysitterWriter
- —Love ChildDirector
- —I Miss My Mom & Dream of Our New HomeThanks
- —The Quarters: JerusalemDirector
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