Pat Proft

Pat Proft

Known for
Writing
Born
April 3, 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
Columbia Heights, Minnesota

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Pat Proft (born April 3, 1947) is an American comedy writer and actor. Proft was born in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, the son of Marguerite and Bob Proft. He began his career at Dudley Riggs' Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis. In the mid-1970s, he began writing for television and films. Proft's screenplays usually rely heavily on slapstick action, wisecracks and non-sequitur-laced absurdist dialogue. He has written numerous films, but has only directed one, Wrongfully Accused, which starred Leslie Nielsen. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pat Proft, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

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Star of Malta

Star of Malta

Movie · Writer

2013
Scary Movie 5 poster

Scary Movie 5

Movie · Writer

2008
Mostly Ghostly poster

Mostly Ghostly

Movie · Writer

2008
Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation poster

Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation

Movie · Screenplay, Original Film Writer

2006
Scary Movie 4 poster

Scary Movie 4

Movie · Screenplay

2003
Scary Movie 3 poster

Scary Movie 3

Movie · Screenplay

1998
Wrongfully Accused poster

Wrongfully Accused

Movie · Writer

1997
Mr. Magoo poster

Mr. Magoo

Movie · Screenplay

1996
High School High poster

High School High

Movie · Screenplay

1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult poster

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Movie · Writer

1994
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow poster

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

Movie · Characters

1993
Hot Shots! Part Deux poster

Hot Shots! Part Deux

Movie · Screenplay, Characters

1992
Brain Donors poster

Brain Donors

Movie · Writer

1991
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear poster

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

Movie · Writer

1991
Hot Shots! poster

Hot Shots!

Movie · Writer

1989
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege poster

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

Movie · Characters

1988
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! poster

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Movie · Writer

1988
Lucky Stiff poster

Lucky Stiff

Movie · Writer

1988
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach poster

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach

Movie · Characters

1987
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol poster

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

Movie · Characters

1986
Police Academy 3: Back in Training poster

Police Academy 3: Back in Training

Movie · Characters

1985
Real Genius poster

Real Genius

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1985
Moving Violations poster

Moving Violations

Movie · Screenplay

1985
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment poster

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

Movie · Characters

1984
Bachelor Party poster

Bachelor Party

Movie · Screenplay

1984
Police Academy poster

Police Academy

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1984
High School U.S.A. poster

High School U.S.A.

Movie · Writer

1982
Police Squad! poster

Police Squad!

TV · Teleplay, Story · 1 ep

1980
All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special poster

All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special

Movie · Writer

1979
Psycho Shampoo poster

Psycho Shampoo

Movie · Writer

1978
The Star Wars Holiday Special poster

The Star Wars Holiday Special

Movie · Writer

1978
Ringo poster

Ringo

Movie · Writer

1975
Welcome Back, Kotter poster

Welcome Back, Kotter

TV · Writer · 1 ep

1975
When Things Were Rotten poster

When Things Were Rotten

TV · Writer · 1 ep

1975
Van Dyke and Company poster

Van Dyke and Company

TV · Writer · 12 eps