Todd Strauss-Schulson

Todd Strauss-Schulson (born June 24, 1980) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, and cinematographer, best known for directing the comedy film A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, the horror comedy film The Final Girls (2015), and the romantic comedy film Isn't It Romantic (2019). He has also directed episodes of the television series The Inbetweeners (2012) and Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous (2013).

Early life Strauss-Schulson was born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City on June 24, 1980. He has one younger sister named Caren. Strauss-Schulson is Jewish and had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony.

He attended Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, graduating in 2003. Following his graduation, he moved to Los Angeles.

In 2008, Strauss-Schulson's short film Mano-a-Mano was selected to screen at the South by Southwest Film Festival. The following year, he went back to South by Southwest to premiere his short film Big Pussy, which was subsequently screened at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

His sophomore film, the horror comedy The Final Girls for Sony Pictures Entertainment and Groundswell Productions, premiered at South by Southwest Film Festival on March 13, 2015, to positive reviews. The film stars Taissa Farmiga, Malin Åkerman, Nina Dobrev, Adam DeVine, Thomas Middleditch, Alia Shawkat, and Alexander Ludwig. It was released on October 9, 2015, in a limited release and through video on demand by Stage 6 Films.

In October 2015, it was reported that TBS had given a pilot order to a comedy series co-created by Strauss-Schulson and Matt Fogel. The pilot was not ordered to series.

Strauss-Schulson's third feature film as director is the comedy Isn't It Romantic for New Line Cinema, starring Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, DeVine, and Priyanka Chopra. The film was released by Warner Bros. on February 14, 2019.

Filmography Films A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011) The Final Girls (2015) Isn't It Romantic (2019) Silent Retreat (TBA) (Also writer) Untitled Rabbids film (TBA)

Television Year Title Notes 2007 Ace of Cakes Episode "Great Scot" 2010 Naked But Funny TV movie 2011 CollegeHumor Originals Episode "Sorority Pillow Fight" 2012 Stevie TV Episode "#1.1" The Inbetweeners 3 episodes 2013 Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous 3 episodes Betas Episode "One on One" 2022 Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin 2 episodes 2023 Glamorous 2 episodes

Short films Year Title Director Writer Producer Editor DoP 1997 Larceny 2005 Snap*Pop 2008 Mano-a-Mano 2011 The Master Cleanse 2013 Valibation 2014 All's Fair