Todd Phillips

Todd Phillips Net Worth

Todd Phillips net worth: Todd Phillips is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who has a net worth of $80 million. Todd Phillips was born and raised in New York. Phillips has made a surprising start as a documentary filmmaker before transforming into one of the top comedic directors in Hollywood. His first feature length documentary, Hated, chronicled the life and death of controversial punk rocker GG Allin. Prior to writing and directing comedy films that put Phillips on the map as a narrative filmmaker, Road Trip (2000) and Old School (2003), he created two more documentaries titled Frat House and Bittersweet Motel. He moved on to direct Starsky & Hutch (2004), his first foray into remakes that led to the creation of another remake, School for Scoundrels (2006), which turned out to be both a critical and financial disaster. However, he more than made up for that film with The Hangover (2009), a hugely successful male-centric comedy that earned him an impressive $40 million and a Golden Globe award. His next projects were Due Date (2010) and Hangover II (2011), while nowadays he is working on Hangover III, set to release on June 5, 2013. One of the finest comedic directors in the business, Philips has directed Hollywood stars like Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Will Ferrell. As for his experience in acting, he often appears in his own movies in cameo roles. In 2009 Todd Phillips exchanged his salary for directing The Hangover and instead accepted a backend equity investment. When the movie became a hit, Phillips earned an impressive $70 million.