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Steve Guttenberg

Steve Guttenberg

Acting1958Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Steven Robert Guttenberg (born August 24, 1958) is an American actor, author, businessman, producer, and director. He is known for his lead roles in Hollywood films of the 1980s and 1990s, including Cocoon, Police Academy, Three Men and a Baby, Three Men and a Little Lady, Diner, The Bedroom Window, The Big Green, and Short Circuit.

While still in high school, he attended a summer program at the Juilliard School and studied under John Houseman. After graduating from high school, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. He made his film debut in 1978 in the drama The Boys from Brazil. His breakthrough role came in 1980, when he starred in the comedy Diner. He then went on to star in a string of successful films, including Cocoon, Police Academy, Three Men and a Baby, and Short Circuit.

In the 1990s, his career slowed down, but he continued to work steadily in film and television. He has appeared in such films as The Lost World: Jurassic Park, The Day After, and Ballers. He has also had recurring roles on the television series Veronica Mars, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and The Goldbergs.

In addition to his acting career, he is also a businessman and producer. He is the co-founder of the production company Guttenflick Pictures. He is also the author of two books, The Guttenberg Bible and The Kids from DISCO.

Guttenberg is married to WCBS-TV reporter Emily Smith. They have been together since 2014 and were married in 2019.

Acting History

Future
American Summer
Executive Producer
2025
SEGAL
as Self
High Potential
TVas Phil Elko1 eps
2024
Sherri
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
2021
Roe v. Wade
as Justice Powell
2020
Good Boy
as Don
Break Even
as Lance
Original Gangster
as Jean-Baptiste Philippe
Heckle
as Ray Kelly
2019
Trauma Center
as Dr. Jones
Cola Wars
as Self (archive footage)
Through the Keyhole
TVas Self1 eps
The Goldbergs
TVas Dr. Katman7 eps
2018
Bigger
as Louis Weider
Lez Bomb
as Mike
Chasing the Blues
as Dan McKenna
Hangover in Death Valley
as JJ (archive footage)
2017
Ay Lav Yu Tuu
as Christopher
Ballers
TVas Wayne Hastings Jr.8 eps
2015
Lavalantula
as Colton West
Community
TVas Maury1 eps
The Mysteries of Laura
TVas Steve Guttenberg1 eps
2014
Affluenza
as Philip Miller
2012
2011
A Novel Romance
as Nate Shepard
A Novel Romance
Executive Producer
2010
Ay Lav Yu
as Christopher
Party Down
TVas Steve Guttenberg1 eps
2009
Cornered!
as Morty
Fatal Rescue
as Jacob Jones
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Michael Kellam (archive footage)
2008
Jackson
as Businessman
Heidi 4 Paws
as Sebastian (voice)
Dancing with the Stars
TVas Self - Contestant5 eps
According to Jim
TVas Steve Guttenberg1 eps
2007
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TVas Clay Darren1 eps
2006
America's Next Top Model
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
2005
Domino One
as Casey
Meet The Santas
as Nicholas Claus
The Poseidon Adventure
as Richard Clarke
Veronica Mars
TVas Woody Goodman8 eps
2004
1999
Home Team
as Mr. Butler
Tower of Terror
as Buzzy Crocker
1998
Airborne
as Bill McNeil
1997
Zeus & Roxanne
as Terry Barnett
Overdrive
as Matt Stricker
1995
It Takes Two
as Roger Callaway
Home for the Holidays
as Walter Wedman
The Big Green
as Tom Palmer
1990
Don't Tell Her It's Me
as Gus Kubicek / Lobo Murunga
3 Men and a Little Lady
as Michael Kellam
1988
Cocoon: The Return
as Jack Bonner
High Spirits
as Jack Crawford
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TVas Self - Guest
1987
3 Men and a Baby
as Michael Kellam
Surrender
as Marty
The Bedroom Window
as Terry Lambert
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Jerry (segment "Two I.D.'s")
1986
Short Circuit
as Newton Crosby
Pecos Bill
as Pecos Bill
Tall Tales & Legends
TVas Pecos Bill1 eps
1985
Cocoon
as Jack Bonner
Bad Medicine
as Jeff Marx
1984
Police Academy
as Carey Mahoney
1983
The Day After
as Stephen Klein
1982
Diner
as Edward 'Eddie' Simmons
1981
Miracle on Ice
as Jim Craig
1980
Can't Stop the Music
as Jack Morell
To Race the Wind
as Harold Krents
1979
Players
as Rusty
Family
TVas Philip1 eps
1978
The Boys from Brazil
as Barry Kohler
V.I.P. Schaukel
TVas Self1 eps
1977
Rollercoaster
as Messenger (uncredited)
The Chicken Chronicles
as David Kessler (as Steven Guttenberg)
Something for Joey
as Mike Cappelletti
1975
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Host

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/24/1958(67 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA