Steve Guttenberg
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Steven Robert "Steve" Guttenberg (born August 24, 1958) is an American actor and comedian
. He became well known during the 1980s, after a series of starring roles in major Hollywood films, including Cocoon
, Three Men and a Baby
, Police Academy, and Short Circuit
.
, New York
, the son of Ann Iris (née
Newman), and Jerome Stanley Guttenberg, an electrical engineer. He was in a family of five which included two sisters. He had a Jewish upbringing in North Massapequa, New York, where he graduated from Plainedge
High School in 1976. He attended The Juilliard School, State University of New York at Albany, and the University of California at Los Angeles.
and with the improvisational comedy school, The Groundlings
, took him to such theaters as the Helen Hayes on Broadway
, where he was cast in the lead role in Prelude to a Kiss and The Comedy. He was also on the stage in London's West End
, where he starred in The Boys Next Door. He won kudos in the world stage premiere production of Furthest From the Sun, which Woody Harrelson
directed and co-authored. Guttenberg has also appeared on TV. His television films include the critically acclaimed Miracle on Ice (1981), To Race the Wind (1980), Something for Joey
(1977) and the controversial nuclear holocaust picture, The Day After
(1983). Prior to becoming well known, Guttenberg played the title role in the short-lived 1979 sitcom Billy
as a teenage boy with a Walter Mitty
complex. In 1980, a Coca-Cola
commercial featured him trying to help a non-English-speaking woman whose car stalled. They share a common bond in their love of Coke. Also in 1980, Guttenberg starred in the Nancy Walker
-directed movie Can't Stop the Music
---a semi-autobiographical movie about the disco group The Village People.
Guttenberg has starred in three film franchises: Police Academy
, Cocoon
, and Three Men and a Baby
. He has also appeared in such renowned films as Diner
, The Bedroom Window
, The Boys from Brazil
, and Short Circuit
.
Although Guttenberg is known as a film actor, his roots are in the theater. His first film as director/producer/co-screenwriter/star was the adaptation of a Broadway hit, the stage comedy/drama P.S. Your Cat Is Dead
(2002) by James Kirkwood Jr., co-author of A Chorus Line
. Guttenberg also starred in the Cinderella pantomime at Churchill Theatre
in Bromley
, playing the Baron (father of Cinderella) in 2008.
Guttenberg was seen less during the 1990s. He starred in It Takes Two with Kirstie Alley
and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
. He also starred alongside Kirsten Dunst
in Disney's Tower of Terror
, based on the attraction at the Hollywood Studios
in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. He had a recurring role on the second season of the television series Veronica Mars
as Woody Goodman, a wealthy businessman and community leader and appeared as a lead in the NBC
made-for-TV remake of The Poseidon Adventure
, which aired on November 20, 2005, playing Richard Clarke, a failing writer having an affair with a massage therapist.
More recently, he starred in Mojave Phone Booth
as Barry, and Making Change as Trafton. In Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus and its sequel Meet the Santas, he played the starring role of Nick.
The sixth-annual Golden Wagon Film Festival honored Steve Guttenberg, with the 2008 Tony Randall Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in the entertainment industry, as well as his numerous and generous community service efforts. The Tony Randall Lifetime Achievement Award was created in tribute to the first Golden Wagon honoree, Tony Randall
. The award is given to a member of the entertainment industry who embodies the same love of Fire Island, independent spirit, and community service that Tony Randall shared.
On August 25, 2008, Guttenberg released a video entitled "Steve Guttenberg's Steak House" on funnyordie.com. There are rumors that he will star as comedian Tony Martin
in a movie adapted from Martin's book, A Nest of Occasionals. Guttenberg also played himself in an episode of the Starz comedy Party Down
that originally aired May 21, 2010.
During an interview on November 4, 2009, Guttenberg mentioned that Disney was developing a second sequel to Three Men and a Baby, entitled Three Men and a Bride. Guttenberg stated that his co-stars, Ted Danson
and Tom Selleck
, would return for the sequel. Guttenberg also mentioned how he would like to make another Police Academy and Cocoon movie saying they are surefire hits if they were to be made.
In an interview published August 1, 2010, Guttenberg revealed that David Diamond
and David Weissman
were writing a script for Police Academy 8. Eight-days later, actor Bobcat Goldthwait
released a statement urging Hollywood to reboot the Police Academy series with a new group of actors instead of the original cast members. Goldthwait confirmed that Steve Guttenberg would return and that movie bosses were trying to get Kim Cattrall
and Sharon Stone
to return for an 8th sequel though Goldthwait said he had no desire to return to the series.
Steve Guttenberg is heading to Broadway. The show is titled, "Relatively Speaking" and was written in part by Woody Allen.
he funded to accommodate young people after their graduation from foster child
status, with on-site social worker direction to assist their assuming adult responsibilities. The Entertainment Industry Foundation
, Hollywood's charity arm, selected him to be Ambassador for Children's Issues because of his work on behalf of children and the homeless. In this capacity, he spearheads Sight for Students, a $7-million program in which, together with VSP and Altair Eyeglasses, he helps provide glasses for 50,000 underprivileged and visually challenged children throughout their school years. He also supports the Plainedge School District, where he went to high school and often sponsors charity events.
His interest in the welfare of youngsters is reflected in his work as a producer and director. He executive-produced Gangs, a CBS School Break Special which earned an Emmy
nomination, and debuted as a director with a CBS School Break Special, Love Off Limits (1993). Guttenberg's spare time is occupied up by his charitable activities for such kids-oriented agencies as Friends of the Children/Bridges, The Starlight Foundation
and the Entertainment Industry Foundation. He is also a surfer, golfer and devoted dog owner.
His production company, "Mr. Kirby Productions", is named after Gerald J. Kirby, his high school drama teacher.
In early November 2008, allegedly Guttenberg was filmed jogging semi-naked through Central Park
, New York. On November 12, Guttenberg appeared as a guest on British Channel 4
's The Paul O'Grady Show
, he said he made the video for Will Ferrell
's Funny or Die
website, but then decided to release it virally "as if it were real". As part of challenge set on the show, he then went on to become the Guinness World Record Holder
for preparing the most hot-dogs
in one minute.
From Friday 5 December 2008 through 18 January 2009, he appeared in the pantomime "Cinderella", at The Churchill Theatre
in Bromley
, England
. To celebrate the star being in Bromley, that year there was a special screening of Police Academy at the local Empire Cinema on the 19th November, which Mr. Guttenberg introduced and had a question and answer session.
Guttenberg starred in the 2008 spring season of Dancing with the Stars
, although he was eliminated on April 1.
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
. He became well known during the 1980s, after a series of starring roles in major Hollywood films, including Cocoon
Cocoon (film)
The score for Cocoon was composed and conducted by James Horner. The soundtrack was released twice, through Polydor Records in 1985 and a reprint through P.E.G. in 1997 and features eleven tracks of score and a vocal track performed by Michael Sembello...
, Three Men and a Baby
Three Men and a Baby
Three Men and a Baby is a 1987 comedy film starring Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Nancy Travis , and Ted Danson, and directed by Leonard Nimoy, in his first non-Star Trek movie directorial role. It follows the mishaps and adventures of three bachelors as they attempt to adapt their lives to...
, Police Academy, and Short Circuit
Short Circuit
Short Circuit is a 1986 comedy science fiction film starring Ally Sheedy and Steve Guttenberg and directed by John Badham. Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, and G. W...
.
Early life
Guttenberg was born in BrooklynBrooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, the son of Ann Iris (née
Married and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Newman), and Jerome Stanley Guttenberg, an electrical engineer. He was in a family of five which included two sisters. He had a Jewish upbringing in North Massapequa, New York, where he graduated from Plainedge
Plainedge, New York
Plainedge is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 8,817 at the 2010 census.Plainedge is a census-designated place located in the Town of Oyster Bay, residents are served by the Bethpage , Massapequa , and Seaford Post Offices, with a small number of residents...
High School in 1976. He attended The Juilliard School, State University of New York at Albany, and the University of California at Los Angeles.
Acting career
His studies, which include years with teacher Herbert BerghofHerbert Berghof
Herbert Berghof was an Austrian American actor, director and acting coach. He co-founded HB Studio in New York City with his wife Uta Hagen in 1945...
and with the improvisational comedy school, The Groundlings
The Groundlings
The Groundlings are an improvisational comedy troupe based in Los Angeles, California. The troupe was formed by Gary Austin in 1974 and uses an improv format influenced by Viola Spolin to produce sketches and improvised scenes...
, took him to such theaters as the Helen Hayes on Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
, where he was cast in the lead role in Prelude to a Kiss and The Comedy. He was also on the stage in London's West End
West End of London
The West End of London is an area of central London, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions, shops, businesses, government buildings, and entertainment . Use of the term began in the early 19th century to describe fashionable areas to the west of Charing Cross...
, where he starred in The Boys Next Door. He won kudos in the world stage premiere production of Furthest From the Sun, which Woody Harrelson
Woody Harrelson
Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson is an American actor.Harrelson's breakthrough role came in the television sitcom Cheers as bartender Woody Boyd...
directed and co-authored. Guttenberg has also appeared on TV. His television films include the critically acclaimed Miracle on Ice (1981), To Race the Wind (1980), Something for Joey
Something for Joey
Something for Joey was a 1977 made-for-TV movie about the relationship between college football player John Cappelletti , and his younger brother Joey . Other cast members included Linda Kelsey and Steve Guttenberg...
(1977) and the controversial nuclear holocaust picture, The Day After
The Day After
The Day After is a 1983 American television movie which aired on November 20, 1983, on the ABC television network. It was seen by more than 100 million people during its initial broadcast....
(1983). Prior to becoming well known, Guttenberg played the title role in the short-lived 1979 sitcom Billy
Billy (1979 TV series)
Billy is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from February to April 1979. The series was based on Keith Waterhouse's 1960 British play Billy Liar.-Synopsis:...
as a teenage boy with a Walter Mitty
Walter Mitty
Walter Mitty is a fictional character in James Thurber's short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", first published in the New Yorker on March 18, 1939, and in book form in My World and Welcome to It in 1942...
complex. In 1980, a Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
commercial featured him trying to help a non-English-speaking woman whose car stalled. They share a common bond in their love of Coke. Also in 1980, Guttenberg starred in the Nancy Walker
Nancy Walker
Nancy Walker was an American actress and comedienne of stage, screen, and television. She was also a film and television director...
-directed movie Can't Stop the Music
Can't Stop the Music
Can't Stop the Music is a 1980 musical comedy film directed by Nancy Walker. It is a pseudo-biography of disco's Village People which bears only a vague resemblance to the actual story of the group's formation...
---a semi-autobiographical movie about the disco group The Village People.
Guttenberg has starred in three film franchises: Police Academy
Police Academy (film)
Police Academy is a 1984 comedy film directed by Hugh Wilson, and starring Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall and G.W. Bailey. It grossed approximately $146 million worldwide and spawned six more films in the Police Academy series.-Plot:...
, Cocoon
Cocoon (film)
The score for Cocoon was composed and conducted by James Horner. The soundtrack was released twice, through Polydor Records in 1985 and a reprint through P.E.G. in 1997 and features eleven tracks of score and a vocal track performed by Michael Sembello...
, and Three Men and a Baby
Three Men and a Baby
Three Men and a Baby is a 1987 comedy film starring Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Nancy Travis , and Ted Danson, and directed by Leonard Nimoy, in his first non-Star Trek movie directorial role. It follows the mishaps and adventures of three bachelors as they attempt to adapt their lives to...
. He has also appeared in such renowned films as Diner
Diner (film)
Diner is a 1982 comedy-drama film written and directed by Barry Levinson. Levinson's screen directing debut, Diner is the first in his "Baltimore films", which also include the subsequent Tin Men, Avalon and Liberty Heights.-Plot:...
, The Bedroom Window
The Bedroom Window (film)
The Bedroom Window is a 1987 thriller directed by Curtis Hanson. The movie is based on the novel The Witnesses by Anne Holden.-Plot:Terry is having an affair with his boss' wife Sylvia . One night after an office party, they are together and Sylvia witnesses an attack on Denise from Terry's...
, The Boys from Brazil
The Boys from Brazil (film)
The Boys from Brazil is a 1978 British/American science fiction/thriller film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. It stars Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier, with James Mason, Lilli Palmer, Uta Hagen and Steve Guttenberg in supporting roles...
, and Short Circuit
Short Circuit
Short Circuit is a 1986 comedy science fiction film starring Ally Sheedy and Steve Guttenberg and directed by John Badham. Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, and G. W...
.
Although Guttenberg is known as a film actor, his roots are in the theater. His first film as director/producer/co-screenwriter/star was the adaptation of a Broadway hit, the stage comedy/drama P.S. Your Cat Is Dead
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead is a novel by James Kirkwood, Jr., original published in 1972, adapted from his play. The book and play were later adapted to film.-Synopsis:...
(2002) by James Kirkwood Jr., co-author of A Chorus Line
A Chorus Line
A Chorus Line is a 1975 musical about Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line. The book was authored by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, lyrics were written by Edward Kleban, and music was composed by Marvin Hamlisch....
. Guttenberg also starred in the Cinderella pantomime at Churchill Theatre
Churchill Theatre
The Churchill Theatre in Bromley, south east London was built by the London Borough of Bromley to designs by its borough architect's department.It is carefully integrated into the central library complex overlooking Church House Gardens and Library Gardens...
in Bromley
Bromley
Bromley is a large suburban town in south east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Bromley. It was historically a market town, and prior to 1963 was in the county of Kent and formed the administrative centre of the Municipal Borough of Bromley...
, playing the Baron (father of Cinderella) in 2008.
Guttenberg was seen less during the 1990s. He starred in It Takes Two with Kirstie Alley
Kirstie Alley
Kirstie Louise Alley is an American actress known for her role in the TV show Cheers, in which she played Rebecca Howe from 1987–1993, winning an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award as the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1991...
and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
Ashley Olsen
Ashley Fuller Olsen is an American actress, fashion designer, producer, and author. She co-founded luxury fashion brand The Row and the more affordable line Olsenboye with her twin sister Mary-Kate Olsen and started her own fashion company called Elizabeth and James...
. He also starred alongside Kirsten Dunst
Kirsten Dunst
Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress, singer and model. She made her film debut in Oedipus Wrecks, a short film directed by Woody Allen for the anthology New York Stories...
in Disney's Tower of Terror
Tower of Terror (film)
Tower of Terror is a 1997 made-for-TV supernatural thriller directed by D. J. MacHale. It is based on the theme park attraction, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, at Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida and was originally a presentation of The...
, based on the attraction at the Hollywood Studios
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Disney's Hollywood Studios is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Spanning 135 acres in size, its theme is show business, drawing inspiration from the heyday of Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s...
in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. He had a recurring role on the second season of the television series Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during television network UPN's final two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros...
as Woody Goodman, a wealthy businessman and community leader and appeared as a lead in the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
made-for-TV remake of The Poseidon Adventure
The Poseidon Adventure (2005 film)
The Poseidon Adventure is a 2005 action and adventure film based on a novel by Paul Gallico. It is a remake of the 1972 film of the same name.-Plot:...
, which aired on November 20, 2005, playing Richard Clarke, a failing writer having an affair with a massage therapist.
More recently, he starred in Mojave Phone Booth
Mojave Phone Booth (film)
Mojave Phone Booth is an independently produced 2006 film directed by John Putch. The movie is based on a real phone booth in the Mojave Desert that once accepted incoming calls, but has since been removed....
as Barry, and Making Change as Trafton. In Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus and its sequel Meet the Santas, he played the starring role of Nick.
The sixth-annual Golden Wagon Film Festival honored Steve Guttenberg, with the 2008 Tony Randall Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in the entertainment industry, as well as his numerous and generous community service efforts. The Tony Randall Lifetime Achievement Award was created in tribute to the first Golden Wagon honoree, Tony Randall
Tony Randall
Tony Randall was a U.S. actor, comic, producer and director.-Early years:Randall was born Arthur Leonard Rosenberg to a Jewish family in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Julia and Mogscha Rosenberg, an art and antiques dealer...
. The award is given to a member of the entertainment industry who embodies the same love of Fire Island, independent spirit, and community service that Tony Randall shared.
On August 25, 2008, Guttenberg released a video entitled "Steve Guttenberg's Steak House" on funnyordie.com. There are rumors that he will star as comedian Tony Martin
Tony Martin (comedian)
Tony Francis Martin is a comedian and writer from Te Kuiti, New Zealand who has had a successful TV, radio, stand-up and film career in Australia.- Career :...
in a movie adapted from Martin's book, A Nest of Occasionals. Guttenberg also played himself in an episode of the Starz comedy Party Down
Party Down
Party Down is an American comedy television series created and primarily written by John Enbom, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge, and Paul Rudd that aired on the Starz network in the United States.-Conception:...
that originally aired May 21, 2010.
During an interview on November 4, 2009, Guttenberg mentioned that Disney was developing a second sequel to Three Men and a Baby, entitled Three Men and a Bride. Guttenberg stated that his co-stars, Ted Danson
Ted Danson
Edward Bridge “Ted” Danson III is an American actor best known for his role as central character Sam Malone in the sitcom Cheers, and his role as Dr. John Becker on the series Becker. He also plays a recurring role on Larry David's HBO sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm and starred alongside Glenn Close...
and Tom Selleck
Tom Selleck
Thomas William "Tom" Selleck is an American actor, and film producer. He is best known for his starring role as Hawaii-based private investigator Thomas Magnum on the 1980s television show Magnum, P.I.. He also plays Police Chief Jesse Stone in a series of made-for-TV movies based on the Robert B....
, would return for the sequel. Guttenberg also mentioned how he would like to make another Police Academy and Cocoon movie saying they are surefire hits if they were to be made.
In an interview published August 1, 2010, Guttenberg revealed that David Diamond
David Diamond (screenwriter)
David Diamond is an American screenwriter. His film credits include The Family Man, Old Dogs, When in Rome, Evolution and the television film Minutemen.Frequently collaborates with David Weissman.-External links:...
and David Weissman
David Weissman
David Weissman is a screenwriter and director. His film credits include The Family Man , Evolution , and When in Rome .-External links:...
were writing a script for Police Academy 8. Eight-days later, actor Bobcat Goldthwait
Bobcat Goldthwait
Robert Francis "Bobcat" Goldthwait is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film and television director. He is commonly known for his energetic, ravenous stage personality, his dark, acerbic black comedy, and his gruff but high-pitched voice.- Early life :Goldthwait was born in Syracuse,...
released a statement urging Hollywood to reboot the Police Academy series with a new group of actors instead of the original cast members. Goldthwait confirmed that Steve Guttenberg would return and that movie bosses were trying to get Kim Cattrall
Kim Cattrall
Kim Victoria Cattrall is an English actress. She is known for her role as Samantha Jones in the HBO comedy/romance series Sex and the City, and for her leading roles in the 1980s films Police Academy, Big Trouble in Little China, Mannequin, and Porky's...
and Sharon Stone
Sharon Stone
Sharon Vonne Stone is an American actress, film producer, and former fashion model. She achieved international recognition for her role in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct...
to return for an 8th sequel though Goldthwait said he had no desire to return to the series.
Steve Guttenberg is heading to Broadway. The show is titled, "Relatively Speaking" and was written in part by Woody Allen.
Other work
Guttenberg is involved with charities whose goal is to improve opportunities for the homeless and for young people. He founded Guttenhouse, an apartment complex in South Los AngelesSouth Los Angeles
South Los Angeles, often abbreviated as South L.A. and formerly South Central Los Angeles, is the official name for a large geographic and cultural portion lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The area was formerly called South Central, and is still widely known...
he funded to accommodate young people after their graduation from foster child
Foster Child
Foster Child is a 1987 documentary film by Gil Cardinal, exploring the filmmaker's search, at age thirty-five, for biological family. Cardinal often meets with frustration during his search, but eventually finds his natural family and discovers his Métis roots.This National Film Board of Canada...
status, with on-site social worker direction to assist their assuming adult responsibilities. The Entertainment Industry Foundation
Entertainment Industry Foundation
The Entertainment Industry Foundation , based in Los Angeles, is a 501 non-profit and the leading charitable organization of the entertainment industry...
, Hollywood's charity arm, selected him to be Ambassador for Children's Issues because of his work on behalf of children and the homeless. In this capacity, he spearheads Sight for Students, a $7-million program in which, together with VSP and Altair Eyeglasses, he helps provide glasses for 50,000 underprivileged and visually challenged children throughout their school years. He also supports the Plainedge School District, where he went to high school and often sponsors charity events.
His interest in the welfare of youngsters is reflected in his work as a producer and director. He executive-produced Gangs, a CBS School Break Special which earned an Emmy
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
nomination, and debuted as a director with a CBS School Break Special, Love Off Limits (1993). Guttenberg's spare time is occupied up by his charitable activities for such kids-oriented agencies as Friends of the Children/Bridges, The Starlight Foundation
Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation
The Starlight Children's Foundation is a 501 non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with chronic and life-threatening medical conditions. The foundation has chapters and offices located throughout the United States, with the national headquarters located in...
and the Entertainment Industry Foundation. He is also a surfer, golfer and devoted dog owner.
His production company, "Mr. Kirby Productions", is named after Gerald J. Kirby, his high school drama teacher.
In early November 2008, allegedly Guttenberg was filmed jogging semi-naked through Central Park
Central Park
Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...
, New York. On November 12, Guttenberg appeared as a guest on British Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
's The Paul O'Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show was a BAFTA award-winning British comedy chat show hosted by Birkenhead-born comedian Paul O'Grady. The format was originally devised by Granada Television and was broadcast on ITV before moving to Channel 4...
, he said he made the video for Will Ferrell
Will Ferrell
John William "Will" Ferrell is an American comedian, impressionist, actor, and writer. Ferrell first established himself in the late 1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, and has subsequently starred in the comedy films Old School, Elf, Anchorman, Talladega...
's Funny or Die
Funny or Die
Funny or Die is a comedy video website founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's production company, Gary Sanchez Productions with original and user-generated content. Funny or Die contains exclusive material from a number of famous contributors and also has its own Funny or Die Team, which creates...
website, but then decided to release it virally "as if it were real". As part of challenge set on the show, he then went on to become the Guinness World Record Holder
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
for preparing the most hot-dogs
Hot dog
A hot dog is a sausage served in a sliced bun. It is very often garnished with mustard, ketchup, onions, mayonnaise, relish and/or sauerkraut.-History:...
in one minute.
From Friday 5 December 2008 through 18 January 2009, he appeared in the pantomime "Cinderella", at The Churchill Theatre
Churchill Theatre
The Churchill Theatre in Bromley, south east London was built by the London Borough of Bromley to designs by its borough architect's department.It is carefully integrated into the central library complex overlooking Church House Gardens and Library Gardens...
in Bromley
Bromley
Bromley is a large suburban town in south east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Bromley. It was historically a market town, and prior to 1963 was in the county of Kent and formed the administrative centre of the Municipal Borough of Bromley...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. To celebrate the star being in Bromley, that year there was a special screening of Police Academy at the local Empire Cinema on the 19th November, which Mr. Guttenberg introduced and had a question and answer session.
Guttenberg starred in the 2008 spring season of Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...
, although he was eliminated on April 1.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Rollercoaster | Messenger | uncredited |
| The Chicken Chronicles The Chicken Chronicles The Chicken Chronicles is a 1977 film starring Steve Guttenburg in this raunchy teen comedy set in 1969.-Synopsis:David Kessler is a high school student who will go to any lengths to impress a pretty cheerleader and lose his virginity, while juggling his job at a chicken joint and trying not to get... |
David Kessler | ||
| Something for Joey Something for Joey Something for Joey was a 1977 made-for-TV movie about the relationship between college football player John Cappelletti , and his younger brother Joey . Other cast members included Linda Kelsey and Steve Guttenberg... |
Michael Cappelletti | ||
| 1978 | The Boys from Brazil The Boys from Brazil (film) The Boys from Brazil is a 1978 British/American science fiction/thriller film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. It stars Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier, with James Mason, Lilli Palmer, Uta Hagen and Steve Guttenberg in supporting roles... |
Barry Kohler | |
| 1979 | Players | Rusty | |
| 1980 | Can't Stop the Music Can't Stop the Music Can't Stop the Music is a 1980 musical comedy film directed by Nancy Walker. It is a pseudo-biography of disco's Village People which bears only a vague resemblance to the actual story of the group's formation... |
Jack Moreli | |
| 1981 | Miracle On Ice Miracle on Ice (1981 film) Miracle on Ice is a 1981 American television biographical sports film for ABC about the United States men's hockey team, led by head coach Herb Brooks , that won the gold medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics... |
Jim Craig | |
| 1982 | Diner Diner (film) Diner is a 1982 comedy-drama film written and directed by Barry Levinson. Levinson's screen directing debut, Diner is the first in his "Baltimore films", which also include the subsequent Tin Men, Avalon and Liberty Heights.-Plot:... |
Edward 'Eddie' Simmons | |
| 1983 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Samuel 'Sam' Cooper | |
| The Day After The Day After The Day After is a 1983 American television movie which aired on November 20, 1983, on the ABC television network. It was seen by more than 100 million people during its initial broadcast.... |
Stephen Klein | TV movie Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to... |
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| 1984 | Police Academy Police Academy (film) Police Academy is a 1984 comedy film directed by Hugh Wilson, and starring Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall and G.W. Bailey. It grossed approximately $146 million worldwide and spawned six more films in the Police Academy series.-Plot:... |
Cadet Carey Mahoney | |
| 1985 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment is a 1985 comedy film directed by Jerry Paris. It is the first of six sequels in the Police Academy series.Many actors return from the first film to respectively reprise their roles... |
Officer Carey Mahoney | |
| Cocoon Cocoon (film) The score for Cocoon was composed and conducted by James Horner. The soundtrack was released twice, through Polydor Records in 1985 and a reprint through P.E.G. in 1997 and features eleven tracks of score and a vocal track performed by Michael Sembello... |
Jack Bonner | ||
| Bad Medicine Bad Medicine (film) Bad Medicine is a 1985 comedy film starring Steve Guttenberg, Alan Arkin, and Julie Hagerty. The film was written and directed by Harvey Miller, and was based on the novel Calling Dr. Horowitz, by Steven Horowitz, MD and Neil Offen.... |
Jeff Marx | ||
| 1986 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training Police Academy 3: Back in Training Police Academy 3: Back in Training is the third film in the Police Academy film series, released on March 21, 1986.-Plot:The film begins in a large garage structure, where Lt. Proctor and Commandant Mauser meet up with former Police Academy cadets, Chad Copeland and Kyle Blankes... |
Sgt. Carey Mahoney | |
| Short Circuit Short Circuit Short Circuit is a 1986 comedy science fiction film starring Ally Sheedy and Steve Guttenberg and directed by John Badham. Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, and G. W... |
Newton Crosby | ||
| 1987 | The Bedroom Window The Bedroom Window (film) The Bedroom Window is a 1987 thriller directed by Curtis Hanson. The movie is based on the novel The Witnesses by Anne Holden.-Plot:Terry is having an affair with his boss' wife Sylvia . One night after an office party, they are together and Sylvia witnesses an attack on Denise from Terry's... |
Terry Lambert | |
| Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol is the fourth comedy film in the Police Academy series. It was released in 1987.A group of Police Academy graduates are sent to train a group of newly recruited civilian officers. The original Police Academy cast reprise their roles in the film. Capt. Harris,... |
Sgt. Carey Mahoney | ||
| Amazon Women on the Moon Amazon Women on the Moon Amazon Women on the Moon is a 1987 American satirical comedy film that parodies the experience of watching low-budget movies on late-night television... |
Jerry | ||
| Three Men and a Baby Three Men and a Baby Three Men and a Baby is a 1987 comedy film starring Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Nancy Travis , and Ted Danson, and directed by Leonard Nimoy, in his first non-Star Trek movie directorial role. It follows the mishaps and adventures of three bachelors as they attempt to adapt their lives to... |
Michael Kellam | ||
| 1988 | Cocoon: The Return Cocoon: The Return Cocoon: The Return is a 1988 science fiction film that is the sequel to the 1985 film Cocoon. All of the starring actors from the first film reprised their roles in this film, although Brian Dennehy only appears in one scene at the end of the film... |
Jack Bonner | |
| High Spirits High Spirits (film) High Spirits is a 1988 "comedy" film directed by Neil Jordan and starring Steve Guttenberg, Daryl Hannah, Beverly D'Angelo and Peter O'Toole.Set in a remote Irish castle called Dromore Castle, Co... |
Jack Crawford | ||
| 1990 | Don't Tell Her It's Me Don't Tell Her It's Me Don't Tell Her It's Me is a 1990 comedy film starring Shelley Long, Steve Guttenberg, and Jami Gertz... (aka The Boyfriend School) |
Gus Kubicek | |
| Three Men and a Little Lady | Michael Kellam | ||
| 1995 | The Big Green The Big Green The Big Green is a 1995 Walt Disney Pictures film starring Steve Guttenberg and Olivia D'Abo, written and directed by Holly Goldberg Sloan... |
Sheriff Tom Palmer | |
| Home for the Holidays Home for the Holidays (film) Home for the Holidays is a 1995 comedy-drama film directed by Jodie Foster and produced by Peggy Rajski and Jodie Foster. The screenplay was by W. D. Richter based on the short story by Chris Radant... |
Walter Wedman | ||
| It Takes Two | Roger Callaway | ||
| Zeus and Roxanne Zeus and Roxanne Zeus and Roxanne is a 1997 family comedy/adventure film directed by George T. Miller. The film revolves around the friendship between the title characters, a dog and a dolphin, respectively. The film stars Steve Guttenberg and Kathleen Quinlan.-Cast:... |
Terry Barnett | ||
| 1997 | Casper: A Spirited Beginning Casper: A Spirited Beginning Casper: A Spirited Beginning is a direct-to-video spin-off prequel to the 1995 film Casper, produced by Harvey Comics and Saban Entertainment and released by 20th Century Fox on September 9, 1997... |
Tim Carson | |
| Tower of Terror Tower of Terror (film) Tower of Terror is a 1997 made-for-TV supernatural thriller directed by D. J. MacHale. It is based on the theme park attraction, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, at Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida and was originally a presentation of The... |
Buzzy Crocker | ||
| 1998 | Airborne | Bill McNeil | |
| 1999 | Home Team | Mr. Butler | |
| 2002 | P. S. Your Cat Is Dead! | Jimmy Zoole | |
| 2004 | Single Santa seeks Mrs Claus Single Santa seeks Mrs Claus Single Santa seeks Mrs Claus is a 2004 film starring Steve Guttenberg, Crystal Bernard and Dominic Scott Kay.... |
Nick | |
| 2005 | Meet the Santas | Nick | |
| The Poseidon Adventure The Poseidon Adventure (2005 film) The Poseidon Adventure is a 2005 action and adventure film based on a novel by Paul Gallico. It is a remake of the 1972 film of the same name.-Plot:... |
Richard Clarke | ||
| 2006 | Mojave Phone Booth Mojave Phone Booth (film) Mojave Phone Booth is an independently produced 2006 film directed by John Putch. The movie is based on a real phone booth in the Mojave Desert that once accepted incoming calls, but has since been removed.... |
Barry | |
| 2008 | Major Movie Star Major Movie Star Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous or Major Movie Star is a 2008 comedy film starring Jessica Simpson. Simpson plays the title role of Megan Valentine in the comedy, about a down-on-her-luck actress who enlists in the United States Army.-Plot:... |
Sidney Green | |
| Cornered! Cornered! (film) -Plot:During their nightly poker game, a group of lowlife friends bring up a string of recent brutal murders at liquor stores. The group gets locked in at a liquor store one of them owns after the keys get lost, the group talks about collecting the bounty placed on the killer's head... |
Morty | ||
| Jackson Jackson (film) Jackson is a 2008 American comedy-drama-musical film written and directed by J. F. Lawton starring Barry Primus as Donald and Charles Robinson as Sam.-Synopsis:... |
Businessman | ||
| Heidi 4 Paws Heidi 4 Paws Heidi 4 Paws is a feature length children's film that retells the classic story of Heidi using dogs in all the acting roles. Heidi 4 Paws was syndicated to public television stations in the United States through American Public Television and WTTW Chicago in November/December 2008.Based on the... |
Sebastian | voice only | |
| 2009 | Shannon's Rainbow Shannon's Rainbow Shannon's Rainbow is a 2009 drama and family film both produced and directed by Frank E. Johnson. It stars Julianne Michelle and Claire Forlani, with a musical score by emmy winner Charles David Denler.... |
Ed | |
| 2010 | Ay Lav Yu Ay Lav Yu Ay Lav Yu is a 2010 Turkish comedy film, written and directed by Sermiyan Midyat, about a young man who having completed his education returns to his home village along with his American bride-to-be... |
Christopher | |
| 2012 | Three Men and a Bride | Michael Kellam | |