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Overview
Date of Birth:
10 May
1944
,
Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA
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Contact:
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Trivia:
Has a child Jamie.
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination
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NewsDesk
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(
6 articles
)
Black Dynamite Trailer Arrives
(From
EmpireOnline
. 10 September 2009, 1:51 AM, PDT)
The 10 Greatest Gross-Out Moments Of The '80s
(From
TotalFilm
. 4 March 2009, 4:08 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Kentucky Fried Theatre
US TV Schedule:
Thur. Dec. 10
8:00 PM
BET
Coming to America
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Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
In Development
,
Writer
,
Producer
,
Director
,
Actor
,
Soundtrack
,
Thanks
,
Self
In Development:
Scary Movie 5
(details only on
IMDbPro
)
Writer:
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
Scary Movie 4
(2006) (screenplay)
... aka Scary Movie 4 (Australia: cable TV title)
Jane Austen's Mafia!
(1998) (written by)
... aka Mafia! (USA: short title)
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
(1994) (television series Police Squad) (television series: "Police Squad")
Hot Shots! Part Deux
(1993) (characters) (written by)
... aka Hot Shots! 2 (Australia)
Hot Shots!
(1991) (written by)
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
(1991) (television series Police Squad)
... aka The Naked Gun 2 1/2 (Canada: English title)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
(1988) (television series Police Squad) (written by)
... aka The Naked Gun
Top Secret!
(1984) (writer)
"Police Squad!"
(6 episodes, 1982)
-
Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)
(1982)
TV episode
(creator)
-
Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood)
(1982)
TV episode
(creator)
-
Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi)
(1982)
TV episode
(creator)
-
The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand)
(1982)
TV episode
(creator)
-
Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)
(1982)
TV episode
(creator)
(
1 more
)
Airplane!
(1980) (written by)
... aka Flying High! (New Zealand: English title) (Philippines: English title)
... aka Flying High (Australia)
The Kentucky Fried Movie
(1977) (written by)
Producer:
1990s
1980s
...First Do No Harm
(1997) (TV) (executive producer) (producer)
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
(1994) (executive producer)
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
(1991) (executive producer)
... aka The Naked Gun 2 1/2 (Canada: English title)
Cry-Baby
(1990) (executive producer)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
(1988) (executive producer)
... aka The Naked Gun
Top Secret!
(1984) (executive producer)
"Police Squad!"
(executive producer) (6 episodes, 1982)
-
Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)
(1982)
TV episode
(executive producer)
-
Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood)
(1982)
TV episode
(executive producer)
-
Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi)
(1982)
TV episode
(executive producer)
-
The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand)
(1982)
TV episode
(executive producer)
-
Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)
(1982)
TV episode
(executive producer)
(
1 more
)
Airplane!
(1980) (executive producer)
... aka Flying High! (New Zealand: English title) (Philippines: English title)
... aka Flying High (Australia)
Director:
1990s
1980s
Jane Austen's Mafia!
(1998)
... aka Mafia! (USA: short title)
...First Do No Harm
(1997) (TV)
An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet
(1994) (V)
Hot Shots! Part Deux
(1993)
... aka Hot Shots! 2 (Australia)
Hot Shots!
(1991)
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
(1990)
Big Business
(1988)
Ruthless People
(1986)
Top Secret!
(1984)
"Police Squad!"
(1 episode, 1982)
-
A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)
(1982)
TV episode
Airplane!
(1980)
... aka Flying High! (New Zealand: English title) (Philippines: English title)
... aka Flying High (Australia)
Actor:
1990s
1980s
1970s
Oscar
(1991) (uncredited) .... Postman
Coming to America
(1988) ....
Face on Cutting Room Floor
... aka Prince in New York (Europe: English title: video title)
Top Secret!
(1984) (uncredited) .... German Soldier in Prop Room
Airplane!
(1980) .... Religious Zealot #6
... aka Flying High! (New Zealand: English title) (Philippines: English title)
... aka Flying High (Australia)
The Kentucky Fried Movie
(1977) .... Technician #1 (segment "Eyewitness News")/Announcer (segment "Courtroom")/Other Roles
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"
(1 episode, 1972)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
-
Episode dated 20 December 1972
(1972)
TV episode
(as Kentucky Fried Theatre)
Soundtrack:
2000s
1980s
1970s
Chiseled
(2007) (V) ("DEADPAST")
Top Secret!
(1984) (lyrics: "SPEND THIS NIGHT WITH ME")
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
(1978) (TV) (producer: "Courtroom Theme From The Kentucky Fried Movie")
... aka All You Need Is Cash (USA)
Thanks:
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
(2009) (special thanks)
Self:
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
"Biography"
.... Himself (2 episodes, 2001-2004)
-
Bette Midler
(2004)
TV episode
-
Charlie Sheen: Born to Be Wild
(2001)
TV episode
.... Himself
Wisconsin Born & Bred: The Entertainers
(2004) .... Interviewed
"Life and Times"
.... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
-
Leslie Nielsen: The Last Laugh
(2000)
TV episode
.... Himself
"The Directors"
.... Himself (1 episode)
-
The Films of Zucker, Abrahams & Zucker
(????)
TV episode
.... Himself
Hot Shots: The Making of an Important Movie
(1991) (V) .... Himself - Director/Writer
Cocaine Blues
(1983) .... Himself
"The Midnight Special"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
-
Episode #2.40
(1974)
TV episode
.... Himself
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