 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Todd Phillips né Bunzl, akaberekwa muna Zvita 20, 1970 mugadziri wemuAmerican uye mutambi wenguva nenguva. Phillips akatanga basa rake muna 1993 uye akatungamira mafirimu muma2000s akadai se Road Trip, Old School, Starsky Hutch, uye Chikoro cheVashandi. Akauya mukurumbira mukutanga kwema2010 nekutungamira The Hangover firimu nhevedzano. Muna 2019, akanyora uye akatungamira iyo psychological thriller firimu Joker, iyo yakatanga kuratidzwa pa76th Venice International Film Festivaluko rakagamuchira mubayiro mukuru, Shumba yendarama. Joker yakaenderera mberi kuwana Phillips mazita matatu eOscar yeBest Picture, Best Director, uye Best Adapted Screenplay, nemunyori wake Scott Silver. 