Terry Rossio

Terry Rossio born July 2 1960 is an American screenwriter Rossio was born in Kalamazoo Michigan After graduating from Saddleback High School in Santa Ana California he went on to study at California State University Fullerton where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Communications with an emphasis in radio television and film He is the founder of Wordplay aka Wordplayercom one of the premier screenwriting sites on the Internet Along with his writing partner Ted Elliott Rossio has written some of the most successful American films of the past 15 years including Aladdin Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl and Shrek