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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Karim Prince to Brad Renfro
Pat Proft Biography (1947-)
Born April 3, 1947, in Minneapolis, MN (some sources say Columbia Heights, MN); son of Bob and Marguerite Proft; married Karen Philipp (an actress), 1963;children: Patrick. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Comedian, actor, writer, producer, director
- Birth Details
- April 3, 1947
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
- Executive producer, Moving Violations, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
- Executive producer, Lucky Stiff (also known as That Shamrock Touch), New Line Cinema, 1989
- Executive producer, Hot Shots!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
- Executive producer, Hot Shots! Part Deux (also known as Hot Shots! 2), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
- Director and producer, Wrongfully Accused (also known as LeslieNielsen ist sehr verdaechtig,
Sehr verdaechtig, and Unter falschem Verdacht), Warner Bros., 1998
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Film Appearances
- Skipper, Tunnel Vision (also known as Tunnelvision), 1976
- Maitre 'd, Modern Problems, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
- Screaming Man, Bachelor Party, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
- Lawrence Lipps, Hot Shots!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
- Window technician, Wrongfully Accused (also known as Leslie Nielsen ist sehr verdaechtig,
Sehr verdaechtig, and Unter falschemVerdacht), Warner Bros., 1998
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Television Work
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Series
- Story consultant, When Things Were Rotten, 1975
- Script consultant, Fernwood 2-Night, 1977
- Producer, Marie, CBS, 1980
- Producer, Buckshot, ABC, 1980
- Executive producer, Twilight Theatre, 1982
- Executive script consultant, Police Squad!, 1982
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Pilots
- Producer, Buckshot, ABC, 1980
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Television Appearances
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Series
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Madhouse 90, ABC, 1972
- Regular, The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour, ABC, 1973
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Joey & Dad, CBS, 1975
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Van Dyke and Company, NBC, 1976
- Leo Frack, Detective School, ABC, 1979
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Movies
- Bill Owens, Fast Friends, NBC, 1979
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Pilots
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Madhouse 90, ABC, 1972
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Joey & Dad, CBS, 1975
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Van Dyke and Company, 1975
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Twilight Theatre, NBC, 1982
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Specials
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All Commercials--A Steve Martin Special, NBC, 1980
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Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux--A Filmmakers Apology, HBO, 1993
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Episodic
- Peasant, "There Goes the Neighborhood," When Things Were Rotten, 1975
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
- (With Neal Israel) Bachelor Party, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
- (With Israel and Hugh Wilson) Police Academy (also known as Police Academy: What an Institution!; based on a story by Israel and Proft),Warner Bros., 1984
- (With Israel) Moving Violations, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
- (With Israel and Peter Torokvei) Real Genius (also known as Number One; based on a story by Israel and Proft), TriStar, 1985
- (With Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker) The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (also known as The Naked Gun), Paramount, 1988
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Lucky Stiff (also known as That Shamrock Touch), New Line Cinema, 1989
- (With David Zucker) Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear, Paramount,1991
- (With Abrahams) Hot Shots!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
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Brain Donors (also known as Lame Ducks), Paramount, 1992
- (With Abrahams) Hot Shots! Part Deux (also known as Hot Shots!2), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
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Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, Paramount, 1994
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High School High, TriStar, 1996
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Mr. Magoo, Buena Vista, 1997
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Wrongfully Accused (also known as Leslie Nielsen ist sehr verdaechtig,
Sehr verdaechtig, and Unter falschem Verdacht), Warner Bros., 1998
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Scary Movie 3, Dimension Films, 2003
- Also wrote The Gossip Columnist;
Hustle Buns;
Rollin Stoned ... ;
A Roadies Riotous Revelations;
Summit Kill; (withIsrael) Up for Grabs.
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Television Episodes
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The Jim Stafford Show, ABC, 1975
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The Smothers Brothers Show, ABC, 1975
- (With others) "The French Dis-Connection," When Things Were Rotten, ABC, 1975
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Cher, CBS, 1975-1976
- (With Bo Kaprall) "The Telethon," Welcome Back, Kotter, ABC, 1976
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Van Dyke and Company, NBC, 1976
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The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour, ABC, 1977-1978
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The Mary Tyler Moore Comedy Hour, CBS, 1979
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Detective School, ABC, 1979
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Marie, CBS, 1980
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Buckshot, ABC, 1980
- "The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand)," Police Squad!, ABC, 1982
- (Story only) "Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood)," Police Squad!, ABC, 1982
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Television Specials
- (With others) Bob Hope Special: Bob Hopes Christmas Party, NBC, 1975
- (With others) Cher, CBS, 1975
- (With Israel) Ringo, NBC, 1978
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The Star Wars Holiday Special, 1978
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The Roy Clarke Special, ABC, 1979
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All Commercials: A Steve Martin Special, NBC, 1980
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Gary Owens All Nonsense News Network, syndicated, 1982
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Television Pilots
- (With others) Ultra Quiz (two-part broadcast), NBC, 1981
- (With others) Twilight Theatre II, NBC, 1982
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High School, U.S.A., NBC, 1984
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