Pat Proft

Pat Proft

78 · Born: Apr 3, 1947

Personal Details

BornApr 3, 1947 Columbia Heights, Minnesota

Biography

Pat Proft, a highly acclaimed and accomplished American comedy writer and actor, has led a life and career replete with a diverse array of creative pursuits. With a birthdate of April 3, 1947, Proft originates from Columbia Heights, Minnesota, and is the offspring of a family with a mother, Marguerite, and a father, Bob Proft.

Proft's nascent career trajectory unfolded at the esteemed Dudley Riggs' Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis, a pioneering institution that served as a springboard for his subsequent achievements. As the 1970s drew near, he started to pivot towards the realms of television and film, where his singular brand of humor would ultimately take center stage.

Leslie Nielsen starred in the 1993 comedy film Wrongfully Accused, directed by none other than Proft himself, who has a distinct writing style that prioritizes slapstick action, clever one-liners, and unpredictable, seemingly unrelated dialogue that has resonated with audiences globally.

Noted comedian and entertainer, Proft's remarkable journey has been punctuated by a plethora of unforgettable moments, with his irreverent wit and sharp humor leaving an enduring legacy that transcends generations and genres.

As a renowned figure in the world of comedy, Proft's impressive body of work has garnered widespread acclaim, earning him a reputation as a master of his craft. His innovative approach to storytelling and clever use of satire have consistently pushed the boundaries of what is possible in the realm of comedy, inspiring a new wave of comedians and writers to follow in his footsteps.

Throughout his illustrious career, Proft has been recognized with numerous accolades and awards, a testament to his dedication to his craft and his unwavering commitment to making people laugh. His influence can be seen in the work of countless comedians, writers, and entertainers who have been inspired by his unique perspective and irreverent style.

As a result, Proft's contributions to the world of comedy continue to be celebrated by fans and industry professionals alike, with his remarkable body of work serving as a lasting testament to his enduring impact on the world of entertainment.

Career

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1998
Wrongfully Accused
Wrongfully Accused as Window Technician
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1993
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1991
Hot Shots!
Hot Shots! as Lawrence Lipps
{"id":5237,"title":"Bachelor Party","year":"1984","character":"Screaming Man","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/bachelor-party","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1eqmvp7qcv38.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1eqmvp7qcv38.jpg"},"released":1}
1984
Bachelor Party
Bachelor Party as Screaming Man
{"id":6359,"title":"Modern Problems","year":"1981","character":"Maitre 'd","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/modern-problems","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_6359.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_6359.jpg"},"released":1}
1981
Modern Problems
Modern Problems as Maitre 'd
{"id":185968,"title":"Fast Friends","year":"1979","character":"Bill Owens","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/fast-friends","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_185968.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_185968.jpg"},"released":1}
1979
Fast Friends
Fast Friends as Bill Owens
{"id":81511,"title":"Tunnel Vision","year":"1976","character":"Skipper","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/tunnel-vision-1976","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_81511.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_81511.jpg"},"released":1}
1976
Tunnel Vision
Tunnel Vision as Skipper
{"id":94000,"title":"All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special","year":"1980","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/all-commercials-a-steve-martin-special","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_94000.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_94000.jpg"},"released":1}
1980
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1975
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2013
{"id":17424,"title":"Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation","year":"2008","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/bachelor-party-2-the-last-temptation","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1kg5p2p2dbb8.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1kg5p2p2dbb8.jpg"},"released":1}
2008
{"id":102137,"title":"Mostly Ghostly","year":"2008","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/mostly-ghostly","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_102137.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_102137.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":2577,"title":"Scary Movie 4","year":"2006","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/scary-movie-4","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3frjlloh3fe0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3frjlloh3fe0.jpg"},"released":1}
2006
Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 4 as Screenplay
{"id":2802,"title":"Scary Movie 3","year":"2003","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/scary-movie-3","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1r88on03fmbg.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1r88on03fmbg.jpg"},"released":1}
2003
Scary Movie 3
Scary Movie 3 as Screenplay
{"id":6464,"title":"Mr. Magoo","year":"1997","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/mr-magoo","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/64i9qn98r5v0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/64i9qn98r5v0.jpg"},"released":1}
1997
Mr. Magoo
Mr. Magoo as Screenplay
{"id":2002,"title":"High School High","year":"1996","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/high-school-high","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7ubp4c5mvpr0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7ubp4c5mvpr0.jpg"},"released":1}
1996
High School High
High School High as Screenplay
{"id":2053,"title":"Naked Gun 33 1\/3: The Final Insult","year":"1994","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/naked-gun-33-13-the-final-insult","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5o7u1hjt0rt0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5o7u1hjt0rt0.jpg"},"released":1}
1994
{"id":10412,"title":"Police Academy: Mission to Moscow","year":"1994","job":"Characters","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/police-academy-mission-to-moscow","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/12988p57cr1o.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/12988p57cr1o.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":4790,"title":"Hot Shots! Part Deux","year":"1993","job":"Screenplay, Characters","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/hot-shots-part-deux","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5h3eals2g0r0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5h3eals2g0r0.jpg"},"released":1}
1993
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Hot Shots! Part Deux as Screenplay, Characters
{"id":8530,"title":"Brain Donors","year":"1992","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/brain-donors","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_8530.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_8530.jpg"},"released":1}
1992
{"id":2054,"title":"The Naked Gun 2\u00bd: The Smell of Fear","year":"1991","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-naked-gun-2-the-smell-of-fear","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/41nf0ko8ut60.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/41nf0ko8ut60.jpg"},"released":1}
1991
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Hot Shots!
Hot Shots! as Writer
{"id":6954,"title":"Police Academy 6: City Under Siege","year":"1989","job":"Characters","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/police-academy-6-city-under-siege","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6o65jmrnsra0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6o65jmrnsra0.jpg"},"released":1}
1989
{"id":2055,"title":"The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!","year":"1988","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-naked-gun-from-the-files-of-police-squad","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6ojtm2bacst0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6ojtm2bacst0.jpg"},"released":1}
1988
{"id":6529,"title":"Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach","year":"1988","job":"Characters","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/police-academy-5-assignment-miami-beach","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7prrbldkbjf0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7prrbldkbjf0.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":61222,"title":"Lucky Stiff","year":"1988","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/lucky-stiff-1988","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_61222.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_61222.jpg"},"released":1}
Lucky Stiff
Lucky Stiff as Writer
{"id":6323,"title":"Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol","year":"1987","job":"Characters","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/police-academy-4-citizens-on-patrol","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1r9oq4jsauqg.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1r9oq4jsauqg.jpg"},"released":1}
1987
{"id":6076,"title":"Police Academy 3: Back in Training","year":"1986","job":"Characters","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/police-academy-3-back-in-training","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/97ksuhav3qg0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/97ksuhav3qg0.jpg"},"released":1}
1986
{"id":1322,"title":"Real Genius","year":"1985","job":"Story, Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/real-genius","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3ss2jqog7780.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3ss2jqog7780.jpg"},"released":1}
1985
Real Genius
Real Genius as Story, Screenplay
{"id":6012,"title":"Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment","year":"1985","job":"Characters","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/police-academy-2-their-first-assignment","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6g6envd69rm0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6g6envd69rm0.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":7022,"title":"Moving Violations","year":"1985","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/moving-violations","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_7022.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_7022.jpg"},"released":1}
Moving Violations
Moving Violations as Screenplay
{"id":5119,"title":"Police Academy","year":"1984","job":"Story, Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/police-academy","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7nnhha6timr0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7nnhha6timr0.jpg"},"released":1}
1984
Police Academy
Police Academy as Story, Screenplay
{"id":5237,"title":"Bachelor Party","year":"1984","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/bachelor-party","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1eqmvp7qcv38.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1eqmvp7qcv38.jpg"},"released":1}
Bachelor Party
Bachelor Party as Screenplay
{"id":94000,"title":"All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special","year":"1980","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/all-commercials-a-steve-martin-special","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_94000.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_94000.jpg"},"released":1}
1980
{"id":64111,"title":"The Star Wars Holiday Special","year":"1978","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-star-wars-holiday-special","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5uu6rtcs3ad0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5uu6rtcs3ad0.jpg"},"released":1}
1978
{"id":163652,"title":"Ringo","year":"1978","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/ringo-1978","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_163652.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_163652.jpg"},"released":1}
Ringo
Ringo as Writer
{"id":103831263,"title":"Van Dyke and Company","year":"1975","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/van-dyke-and-company","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103831263.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103831263.jpg"},"released":1}
1975
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1998
Wrongfully Accused
Wrongfully Accused as Director, Writer