Photo: Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Todd Solondz is a filmmaker I cannot look away from, even when he makes me wince. Raised in suburban New Jersey, he turns that comfortable middle-class world inside out with a satire so honest it stings. His Sundance Grand Jury win makes sense to me: his films make you laugh and then leave a weight in your chest that lingers for days. There is real bravery in a Yale-educated artist deliberately camping out in the most uncomfortable corners of American life. We need authors who insist on showing us what we would rather not see, and Solondz never flinches.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Todd Solondz
- Name (Japanese)
- トッド・ソロンズ
- Reading
- とっど・そろんず
- Born
- October 15, 1959 (age 66)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Boar
- Origin
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film director / screenwriter / film producer / filmmaker
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Yale University
Awards & achievements
- 1996 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Todd Solondz born?
Born October 15, 1959 (age 66).
Where is Todd Solondz from?
Todd Solondz is from Newark, New Jersey, United States.
What does Todd Solondz do?
Todd Solondz works as actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, filmmaker.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.