Steve Guttenberg

Steve Guttenberg
Guttenberg in July 2005
Born	Steven Robert Guttenberg August 24, 1958 (1958-08-24) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, comedian
Years active	1977–present
Spouse	Denise Bixler (m. 1988–1992) «start: (1988)–end+1: (1993)»"Marriage: Denise Bixler to Steve Guttenberg" Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Guttenberg)

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.

Early life

Guttenberg was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Ann Iris (née Newman), and Jerome Stanley Guttenberg, an electrical engineer. He has 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.

Career

Acting career

His studies, which include years with teacher Herbert Berghof 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 also performed in London's West End, where he starred in The Boys Next Door. He appeared 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 Li^{[citation needed]}fetime Achievement Award]] for his work in the entertainment industry, as well as his community service efforts. The Tony Randall Lifetime Achievement Award was created in tribute to the first Golden Wagon honoree, Tony Randall, and 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.^{[citation needed]}

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 eighth sequel though Goldthwait said he had no desire to return to the series.

Other work

Guttenberg is involved with charities whose goal is to improve opportunities for the homeless and for young people.^{[citation needed]} He founded Guttenhouse, an apartment complex in South Los Angeles 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.^{[citation needed]} He also supports the Plainedge School District, where he went to high school and often sponsors charity events.^{[citation needed]}

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).^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]} He is also a surfer, golfer and dog owner.

His production company, "Mr. Kirby Productions", is named after Gerald J. Kirby, his high school drama teacher.^{[citation needed]}

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".^{[citation needed]} 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 5 December 2008 to 18 January 2009, he appeared in the pantomime "Cinderella", at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley, England. To celebrate Guttenberg's involvement, the local Empire Cinema screened Police Academy on 19 November. Guttenberg introduced the film and answered questions.

Guttenberg took part in the 2008 spring season of Dancing with the Stars and was eliminated on April 1.

Music videos

In 1989 he appeared in the Michael Jackson music video, "Liberian Girl".

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	Rollercoaster	Messenger	uncredited
	The Chicken Chronicles	David Kessler
	Something for Joey	Michael Cappelletti	Made-for-TV Movie
1978	The Boys from Brazil	Barry Kohler
1979	Players	Rusty
1980	Can't Stop the Music	Jack Moreli
1981	Miracle On Ice	Jim Craig	Made-for-TV Movie
1982	Diner	Edward 'Eddie' Simmons
1983	The Man Who Wasn't There	Samuel 'Sam' Cooper
	The Day After	Stephen Klein	Made-for-TV movie
1984	Police Academy	Cadet Carey Mahoney
1985	Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment	Officer Carey Mahoney
	Cocoon	Jack Bonner
	Bad Medicine	Jeff Marx
1986	Police Academy 3: Back in Training	Sgt. Carey Mahoney
	Short Circuit	Newton Crosby
1987	The Bedroom Window	Terry Lambert
	Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol	Sgt. Carey Mahoney
	Amazon Women on the Moon	Jerry
	Three Men and a Baby	Michael Kellam
	Surrender	Marty
1988	Cocoon: The Return	Jack Bonner
	High Spirits	Jack Crawford
1990	Don't Tell Her It's Me (aka The Boyfriend School)	Gus Kubicek
	Three Men and a Little Lady	Michael Kellam
1995	The Big Green	Sheriff Tom Palmer
	Home for the Holidays	Walter Wedman
	It Takes Two	Roger Callaway
	Zeus and Roxanne	Terry Barnett
1997	Casper: A Spirited Beginning	Tim Carson	Direct-to-Video
	Tower of Terror	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	Nick
2005	Meet the Santas	Nick
	The Poseidon Adventure	Richard Clarke
2006	Mojave Phone Booth	Barry
2008	Major Movie Star	Sidney Green
	Cornered!	Morty
	Jackson	Businessman
	Heidi 4 Paws	Sebastian	voice only
2009	Shannon's Rainbow	Ed
2010	Ay Lav Yu	Christopher
2012	Three Men and a Bride	Michael Kellam

External links

• Steve Guttenberg at the Internet Movie Database