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Bernie Brillstein Biography ((?)-)

Born in New York, NY; second wife's name, Deborah; children: one son (second marriage). Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El CaminoDr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2775.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Producer

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Executive Producer, Except Where Indicated
• The Blues Brothers, Universal, 1980
• Up the Academy (also known as The Brave Young Men of Weinberg, Mad Magazine Presents Up the Academy, and Mad Magazine's Upthe Academy), Warner Bros., 1980
• Continental Divide, Universal, 1981
• Neighbors, Columbia, 1981
• Doctor Detroit, Universal, 1983
• Ghostbusters, Columbia, 1984
• Spies Like Us, Warner Bros., 1985
• Summer Rental, Paramount, 1985
• Armed and Dangerous, Columbia, 1986
• Dragnet, Universal, 1987
• Ghostbusters II, 1989
• Hexed, 1993
• The Celluloid Closet (also known as Celluloid Closet and Gefangen in der Traumfabrik), 1995
• Happy Gilmore, Universal, 1996
• The Cable Guy, Columbia, 1996
• Bulletproof, Universal, 1996
• Producer, The Replacement Killers, Columbia, 1998
• What Planet Are You From?, Columbia, 2000
• Television Executive Producer, Except Where Indicated
• Series
• The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour, ABC, 1973
• Buckshot, syndicated, 1980
• Open All Night, ABC, 1981-82
• Buffalo Bill, NBC, 1983-84
• The Faculty, ABC, 1986
• Executive consultant, The Real Ghostbusters (animated), ABC, 1986
• It's Gary Shandling's Show, Showtime, 1986
• ALF, NBC, 1986-
• The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, NBC, 1987-88
• The "Slap" Maxwell Story, ABC, 1987-88
• NewsRadio (also known as The Station), 1995-
• The Naked Truth (also known as Wilde Again), 1995
• Mr. Show (also known as Mr. Show with Bob and David), 1995
• The Steve Harvey Show, 1996-
• Politically Incorrect, ABC, 1997-
• Just Shoot Me, NBC, 1997-
• The Martin Short Show, 1999-2000
• Television Executive Producer
• Specials
• Don't Try This at Home! (also known as Penn & Teller: Don't Try This at Home), 1990
• Other
• Show Business, 1981
• Sitcom, 1983
• Jump, 1984-85
• Big Shots in America, 1985
• Puppetman, 1987
• WRITINGS
• Biography
• (With David Rensin) Where Did I Go Right? You're No One in Hollywood Unless Someone Wants You Dead, Little, Brown & Co., 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• Broadcasting & Cable, October 16, 1995, p. 76.
• Esquire, November 16, 1999, p. 40.
• Los Angeles Magazine, November 16, 1999, p. 84.
• Los Angeles Times, November 21, 1992, p. D1.
• New York Times, October 14, 1988, p. 23; February 20, 1994, p. F8.
• The New York Times Book Review, January 2, 2000, p. 22.