Writing

Ed Decter

Born May 19, 1959 · West Orange, New Jersey, USA (age 67)

Edward Decter (born 1959) is a film writer, director, and producer. His credits include, among other work, There's Something About Mary, The Santa Clause 3, The Santa Clause 2, The New Guy, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, and Boy Meets World. He frequently collaborates with fellow producer and writer John J. Strauss. Decter graduated from Wesleyan University in 1979. Description above from the Wikip…

Known For

There's Something About Mary

There's Something About Mary · 1998

There's Something About Mary

MovieRomanceComedy

For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years later, he finally gets another chance with his old prom date, only to run up against other suitors including the sleazy detective he hired to find her.

The Lizzie McGuire Movie

The Lizzie McGuire Movie · 2003

The Lizzie McGuire Movie

MovieFamilyComedy

Lizzie McGuire has graduated from middle school and takes a trip to Rome, Italy with her class. And what was supposed to be only a normal trip, becomes a teenager's dream come true.

The Wild

The Wild · 2006

MovieActionAdventure

An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.

The Santa Clause 2

The Santa Clause 2 · 2002

The Santa Clause 2

MovieFantasyComedy

Better watch out! The big guy in red is coming to town once again. This time, Scott Calvin -- also known as Santa Claus -- finds out there's an obscure clause in his contract requiring him to take on a wife. He has to leave the North Pole to fulfill his obligations, or else he'll be forced to give up his Yuletide gig.

The New Guy

The New Guy · 2002

Nerdy high school senior Dizzy Harrison has finally gotten lucky -- after purposely getting expelled, he takes lessons in 'badass cool' from a convict and enrolls at a new school. But can he keep up the ruse?

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause · 2006

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

MovieComedyFamily

Now that Santa and Mrs. Claus have the North Pole running smoothly, the Counsel of Legendary Figures has called an emergency meeting on Christmas Eve! The evil Jack Frost has been making trouble, looking to take over the holiday! So he launches a plan to sabotage the toy factory and compel Scott to invoke the little-known Escape Clause and wish he'd never become Santa.

Head Over Heels

Head Over Heels · 2001

Head Over Heels

MovieRomanceComedy

Ordinary single girl Amanda Pierce unexpectedly finds herself sharing an awesome Manhattan apartment with four sexy supermodels. Determined to bring Amanda into their world, the models give her the ultimate makeover. The plan works fabulously as Amanda connects with next door charmer Jim Winston. That is, until one night while spying on him, Amanda thinks she sees the man of her dreams committing a cold blooded crime.

Rebound

Rebound · 2005

MovieComedyFamily

An acclaimed college hoops coach is demoted to a junior varsity team after a public meltdown.

Filmography

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There's Something About Mary

There's Something About Mary · 1998

There's Something About Mary

MovieRomanceComedy

For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years later, he finally gets another chance with his old prom date, only to run up against other suitors including the sleazy detective he hired to find her.

Screenplay

The Lizzie McGuire Movie

The Lizzie McGuire Movie · 2003

The Lizzie McGuire Movie

MovieFamilyComedy

Lizzie McGuire has graduated from middle school and takes a trip to Rome, Italy with her class. And what was supposed to be only a normal trip, becomes a teenager's dream come true.

Writer

The Wild

The Wild · 2006

MovieActionAdventure

An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.

Co-Producer

The Santa Clause 2

The Santa Clause 2 · 2002

The Santa Clause 2

MovieFantasyComedy

Better watch out! The big guy in red is coming to town once again. This time, Scott Calvin -- also known as Santa Claus -- finds out there's an obscure clause in his contract requiring him to take on a wife. He has to leave the North Pole to fulfill his obligations, or else he'll be forced to give up his Yuletide gig.

Screenplay

The New Guy

The New Guy · 2002

Nerdy high school senior Dizzy Harrison has finally gotten lucky -- after purposely getting expelled, he takes lessons in 'badass cool' from a convict and enrolls at a new school. But can he keep up the ruse?

Director

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause · 2006

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

MovieComedyFamily

Now that Santa and Mrs. Claus have the North Pole running smoothly, the Counsel of Legendary Figures has called an emergency meeting on Christmas Eve! The evil Jack Frost has been making trouble, looking to take over the holiday! So he launches a plan to sabotage the toy factory and compel Scott to invoke the little-known Escape Clause and wish he'd never become Santa.

Writer

Head Over Heels

Head Over Heels · 2001

Head Over Heels

MovieRomanceComedy

Ordinary single girl Amanda Pierce unexpectedly finds herself sharing an awesome Manhattan apartment with four sexy supermodels. Determined to bring Amanda into their world, the models give her the ultimate makeover. The plan works fabulously as Amanda connects with next door charmer Jim Winston. That is, until one night while spying on him, Amanda thinks she sees the man of her dreams committing a cold blooded crime.

Writer

Rebound

Rebound · 2005

MovieComedyFamily

An acclaimed college hoops coach is demoted to a junior varsity team after a public meltdown.

Screenplay

Options

Options · 1989

An MBA goes to Africa to make a deal, but comes out with a Princess.

Screenplay

Unforgettable

Unforgettable · 2011

SeriesCrimeDrama

Former Syracuse, New York, police detective Carrie Wells has hyperthymesia, a rare medical condition that gives her the ability to visually remember everything. She reluctantly joins the New York City Police Department's Queens homicide unit after her former boyfriend and partner asks for help with solving a case. The move allows her to try to find out the one thing she has been unable to remember, which is what happened the day her sister was murdered.

Story

Boy Meets World

Boy Meets World · 1993

Boy Meets World

SeriesDramaComedy

The coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cory Matthews, a Philadelphian who grows up from a young boy to a married man.

Producer

Shadowhunters

Shadowhunters · 2016

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

When Clary Fray's mother has disappeared, Clary joins a band of Shadowhunters; demon killing hunters, and gets caught up in a plan to save the world.

Executive Producer

Helix

SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Helix is an intense thriller about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a high-tech research facility in the Arctic to investigate a possible disease outbreak, only to find themselves pulled into a terrifying life-and-death struggle that holds the key to mankind's salvation...or total annihilation.

Story

The Client List

The Client List · 2012

The Client List

Riley Parks delicately balances two starkly different lives -- one as a single mom in a conservative town struggling to provide for her family and the other as a savvy and ambitious businesswoman working with a rowdy, sexy and unpredictable group of women.

Executive Producer

Harlan Coben's Shelter

Harlan Coben's Shelter · 2023

Harlan Coben's Shelter

SeriesDramaMystery

Follow Mickey Bolitar after the death of his father leads him to start a new life in suburban New Jersey. When another new student disappears, Mickey finds himself tangled in a web of secrets. With the help of two new friends, Spoon and Ema, they reveal a dark underground that may hold the answers to decades of disappearances.

Teleplay

Chicago Sons

Chicago Sons · 1997

A bachelor pad overlooking Wrigley Field is home to the close-knit but usually bickering Kolchuk brothers.

Creator

Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out · 1999

Fifteen-year-old Andrew lives in South Beach with a bunch of foxy women. Trouble is, they're all relatives. But it makes him a pseudo-expert on women and the envy of his friends.

Executive Producer