Robert Wuhl Biography (1951-)
Surname is pronounced "wall"; born October 9, 1951, in Union Township, NJ; father, a produce distributor; married Barbara Capelli-Koldys (a manuscript reader for a book publisher and a script supervisor), 1983. Addresses: Contact: c/o 10590 Holman Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director, writer, comedian
- Birth Details
- October 9, 1951
- New Jersey, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Appearances
- Newbomb Turk, The Hollywood Knights, Columbia, 1980
- Mawby's regular, Flashdance, Paramount, 1983
- Staff Sergeant Marty Lee Dreiwitz, Good Morning, Vietnam, Buena Vista, 1987
- Benny Berbel, Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
- Larry Hockett, Bull Durham, Orion, 1988
- Alexander Knox, Batman, Warner Bros., 1989
- Red Snyder, Blaze, Buena Vista, 1989
- Waiter, Wedding Band, IRS Media, 1990
- Oscar host, The Bodyguard, Warner Bros., 1992
- Marvin Landisman, Mistress, Rainbow Releasing, 1992
- Victor Giles, Sandman, 1992
- Lou Wimpole, Missing Pieces, Orion, 1992
- Marty, Blue Chips, Paramount, 1994
- Al Stump, Cobb (also known as The Ty Cobb Story), Warner Bros., 1994
- A Kiss Goodnight, Academy, 1994
- Stuart Sain, Open Season, Republic, 1995
- Man with lighter, Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde, Savoy Pictures, 1995
- Angry customer, Good Burger, Paramount, 1997
- Himself, Welcome to Hollywood, PM Entertainment Group, 1998
- Film Work
- Director, Open Season, Legacy Releasing, 1995
- Television Appearances
- Series
- Arliss Michaels, Arli$$, HBO, beginning 1996
- Specials
- Arlo, "The Big Bang" (also known as "Robert Wuhl's The Big Bang"), Cinemax Comedy Experiment, Cinemax, 1986
- Comic Relief IV (also known as Comic Relief '90), HBO, 1990
- Time Warner Presents the Earth Day Special, ABC, CBS, and NBC, 1990
- Robert Wuhl's World Tour, HBO, 1990
- Diamonds on the Silver Screen, AMC, 1992
- Host, USO Comedy Tour, Comedy Central, 1993
- The Real Deal, Comedy Central, 1995
- Let's Make Sure Everybody Eats '95, Food Network, 1995
- Comedy Relief VII, HBO, 1995
- Catch a Rising Star 50th Anniversary--Give or Take 26 Years, CBS,1996
- Sports on the Silver Screen, HBO, 1997
- Comic Relief VIII, HBO, 1998
- Comedy Central Presents Behind-the-Scenes at the American Comedy Awards, Comedy Central, 1999
- Comedy Central Presents the Second Annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Celebrating the Humor of Jonathan Winters, Comedy Central, 2000
- Himself, When It Was a Game 3, HBO, 2000
- Joe Piscopo: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
- Also appeared in Wild Wuhl of Sports, syndicated.
- Episodic
- "Blonde on Blonde," Moonlighting, ABC, 1987
- IRS Agent Crutchfeld, "Pigmalion," L.A. Law, NBC, 1987
- Barker, "Dig That Cat ... He's Real Gone!," Tales from the Crypt,HBO, 1989
- London Underground, 1991
- Comics Only, 1991
- Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind, 1991
- Women Aloud (also known as Funny Ladies), syndicated, 1992
- Appeared in an episode of Falcon Crest, CBS; guest square, Hollywood Squares, syndicated; guest, The Uncle Floyd Show; also appeared on Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, The Merv Griffin Show, syndicated, The $10,000 Pyramid, and The Tonight Show StarringJohnny Carson, NBC.
- Pilots
- Joel Larabee, Rockhopper, CBS, 1985
- Sid Barrows, Sniff, CBS, 1988
- Awards Presentations
- Presenter, The ESPY Awards, ESPN, 1995
- Presenter, The 18th Annual CableAce Awards, TNT, 1996
- Presenter, The 19th Annual CableAce Awards, TNT, 1997
- The 1997 ESPY Awards, ABC, 1997
- Presenter, The 35th Annual Victor Awards, Fox, 2001
- Other
- Jim Keisling, "Percy and Thunder" (movie), TNT Screenworks, TNT, 1993
- Bobby Bantz, The Last Don (miniseries; also known as Mario Puzo's The Last Don), CBS, 1997
- Bobby Bantz, The Last Don II (miniseries; also known as Mario Puzo's The Last Don II), CBS, 1998
- Television Work
- Series
- Story editor, Police Squad!, ABC, 1982
- Creator and co-executive producer, Arli$$, HBO, beginning 1996
- Specials
- Director, "The Big Bang" (also known as "Robert Wuhl's The Big Bang"), Cinemax Comedy Experiment, Cinemax, 1986
- Executive producer, Robert Wuhl's World Tour, HBO, 1990
- Episodic
- Directed episodes of Arli$$, HBO.
- RECORDINGS
- Videos
- Pitch man, "Material Girl," Madonna: The Immaculate Collection, 1990
- Appeared in the music video single "Material Girl" by Madonna.
- WRITINGS
- Television Episodes
- (With others) "The Spa Who Loved Me," Sledge Hammer!, ABC, 1987
- Writer for "Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)" and "Testimony of Evil(Dead Men Don't Laugh)," episodes of Police Squad!, ABC; also writerfor the series Arli$$, HBO.
- Television Specials
- "The Big Bang" (also known as "Robert Wuhl's The Big Bang"), Cinemax Comedy Experiment, Cinemax, 1986
- Robert Wuhl's World Tour, HBO, 1990
- Twenty Years of Comedy on HBO, HBO, 1995
- Television Awards Presentations
- The 29th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1987
- The 30th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1988
- The 31st Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1989
- The 62nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1990
- The 63rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1991
- The 64th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1992
- The 65th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1993
- Television Pilots
- (With Rod Warren and Eric Lieber) Legends of the West: Truth and TallTales, ABC, 1981
- Screenplays
- Open Season, Legacy Releasing, 1995
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- New York Times, September 5, 1996, pp. C1, C10
- People Weekly, September 30, 1996, pp. 115-16