Steve Guttenberg

Steve Guttenberg

Known for
Acting
Born
August 24, 1958 (age 68)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, 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.

Known For

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Filmography

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Stuck!

Stuck!

Movie · as Dr. Landauer

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The Dybbuk

The Dybbuk

Movie · as Rabbi Azrael

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The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization

The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization

Movie

2026
The Floaters poster

The Floaters

Movie · as Manny

2026
American Summer poster

American Summer

Movie · as Mikey

2026
Broad Trip poster

Broad Trip

Movie · as Wayne

2025
Kidnapped by a Killer: The Heather Robinson Story poster

Kidnapped by a Killer: The Heather Robinson Story

Movie · as John Robinson

2025
SEGAL poster

SEGAL

Movie · as Self

2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert poster

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Movie · as Self

2025
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney poster

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2024
Goodbye, Hello poster

Goodbye, Hello

Movie · as Gene Ryan

2024
High Potential poster

High Potential

TV · as Phil Elko · 1 ep

2023
The Little Mermaid poster

The Little Mermaid

Movie · as King Jasper (voice)

2023
How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story poster

How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story

Movie · as Daniel Brophy

2022
The Adventures of Bunny Bravo poster

The Adventures of Bunny Bravo

Movie

2022
Sherri poster

Sherri

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2021
Roe v. Wade poster

Roe v. Wade

Movie · as Justice Powell

2020
Rifkin's Festival poster

Rifkin's Festival

Movie · as Jake

2020
Good Boy poster

Good Boy

Movie · as Don

2020
Heckle poster

Heckle

Movie · as Ray Kelly

2020
Break Even poster

Break Even

Movie · as Lance

2020
Original Gangster poster

Original Gangster

Movie · as Jean-Baptiste Philippe

2019
Trauma Center poster

Trauma Center

Movie · as Dr. Jones

2019
Cola Wars poster

Cola Wars

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2018
Chasing the Blues poster

Chasing the Blues

Movie · as Dan McKenna

2018
Bigger poster

Bigger

Movie · as Louis Weider

2018
Miss Arizona poster

Miss Arizona

Movie · as Gary

2018
Lez Bomb poster

Lez Bomb

Movie · as Mike

2018
Hangover in Death Valley poster

Hangover in Death Valley

Movie · as JJ (archive footage)

2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr poster

The Fabulous Allan Carr

Movie · as Self

2017
Ay Lav Yu Tuu poster

Ay Lav Yu Tuu

Movie · as Christopher

2017
After Party poster

After Party

Movie · as Alan

2016
2 Lava 2 Lantula! poster

2 Lava 2 Lantula!

Movie · as Colton West

2016
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens poster

Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens

Movie · as Colton

2016
Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission poster

Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission

Movie · as Verstag

2015
Lavalantula poster

Lavalantula

Movie · as Colton West

2015
Ballers poster

Ballers

TV · as Wayne Hastings Jr. · 8 eps

2014
Affluenza poster

Affluenza

Movie · as Philip Miller

2014
The Mysteries of Laura poster

The Mysteries of Laura

TV · as Steve Guttenberg · 1 ep

2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver poster

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster poster

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

Movie · as Self

2013
The Goldbergs poster

The Goldbergs

TV · as Dr. Katman · 7 eps

2013
Through the Keyhole poster

Through the Keyhole

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Eldorado poster

Eldorado

Movie · as JJ

2012
I Heart Shakey poster

I Heart Shakey

Movie · as Stubbs

2011
A Novel Romance poster

A Novel Romance

Movie · as Nate Shepard

2010
Ay Lav Yu poster

Ay Lav Yu

Movie · as Christopher

2010
Waking Sleeping Beauty poster

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Movie · as Michael Kellam (archive footage)

2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift poster

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

Movie · as (archive footage)

2009
Cornered! poster

Cornered!

Movie · as Morty

2009
Fatal Rescue poster

Fatal Rescue

Movie · as Jacob Jones

2009
The Gold Retrievers poster

The Gold Retrievers

Movie · as Wade

2009
Help Me, Help You poster

Help Me, Help You

Movie · as Steve

2009
Amazing Racer poster

Amazing Racer

Movie · as Ed

2009
Party Down poster

Party Down

TV · as Steve Guttenberg · 1 ep

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2009
Community poster

Community

TV · as Maury · 1 ep

2008
Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous poster

Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous

Movie · as Sidney Green

2008
Heidi 4 Paws poster

Heidi 4 Paws

Movie · as Sebastian (voice)

2008
Jackson poster

Jackson

Movie · as Businessman

2006
Mojave Phone Booth poster

Mojave Phone Booth

Movie · as Barry

2005
The Poseidon Adventure poster

The Poseidon Adventure

Movie · as Richard Clarke

2005
Domino One poster

Domino One

Movie · as Casey

2005
Meet The Santas poster

Meet The Santas

Movie · as Nicholas Claus

2005
Dancing with the Stars poster

Dancing with the Stars

TV · as Self - Contestant · 5 eps

2004
Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus poster

Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus

Movie · as Nicholas Claus

2004
Veronica Mars poster

Veronica Mars

TV · as Woody Goodman · 8 eps

2003
America's Next Top Model poster

America's Next Top Model

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2002
P.S. Your Cat is Dead! poster

P.S. Your Cat is Dead!

Movie · as Jimmy Zoole

2002
Did you leave us, Blake? poster

Did you leave us, Blake?

Movie · as Self

2001
According to Jim poster

According to Jim

TV · as Steve Guttenberg · 1 ep

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Clay Darren · 1 ep

1999
Home Team poster

Home Team

Movie · as Mr. Butler

1999
Diner: On The Flip Side poster

Diner: On The Flip Side

Movie · as Self

1998
Airborne poster

Airborne

Movie · as Bill McNeil

1997
Zeus & Roxanne poster

Zeus & Roxanne

Movie · as Terry Barnett

1997
Tower of Terror poster

Tower of Terror

Movie · as Buzzy Crocker

1997
Casper: A Spirited Beginning poster

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

Movie · as Tim Carson

1997
Overdrive poster

Overdrive

Movie · as Matt Stricker

1995
Home for the Holidays poster

Home for the Holidays

Movie · as Walter Wedman

1995
The Big Green poster

The Big Green

Movie · as Tom Palmer

1995
It Takes Two poster

It Takes Two

Movie · as Roger Callaway

1992
The Magical World of Chuck Jones poster

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

Movie · as Self

1990
Don't Tell Her It's Me poster

Don't Tell Her It's Me

Movie · as Gus Kubicek / Lobo Murunga

1990
3 Men and a Little Lady poster

3 Men and a Little Lady

Movie · as Michael Kellam

1988
High Spirits poster

High Spirits

Movie · as Jack Crawford

1988
Cocoon: The Return poster

Cocoon: The Return

Movie · as Jack Bonner

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1987
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol poster

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

Movie · as Mahoney

1987
3 Men and a Baby poster

3 Men and a Baby

Movie · as Michael Kellam

1987
The Bedroom Window poster

The Bedroom Window

Movie · as Terry Lambert

1987
Surrender poster

Surrender

Movie · as Marty

1987
Amazon Women on the Moon poster

Amazon Women on the Moon

Movie · as Jerry (segment "Two I.D.'s")

1986
Short Circuit poster

Short Circuit

Movie · as Newton Crosby

1986
Police Academy 3: Back in Training poster

Police Academy 3: Back in Training

Movie · as Carey Mahoney

1986
Pecos Bill poster

Pecos Bill

Movie · as Pecos Bill

1985
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment poster

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

Movie · as Carey Mahoney

1985
Cocoon poster

Cocoon

Movie · as Jack Bonner

1985
Bad Medicine poster

Bad Medicine

Movie · as Jeff Marx

1985
Tall Tales & Legends poster

Tall Tales & Legends

TV · as Pecos Bill · 1 ep

1984
Police Academy poster

Police Academy

Movie · as Carey Mahoney

1983
The Day After poster

The Day After

Movie · as Stephen Klein

1983
The Man Who Wasn't There poster

The Man Who Wasn't There

Movie · as Sam Cooper

1982
Diner poster

Diner

Movie · as Edward 'Eddie' Simmons

1982
No Soap, Radio

No Soap, Radio

TV · as Roger · 5 eps

1981
Miracle on Ice poster

Miracle on Ice

Movie · as Jim Craig

1980
Can't Stop the Music poster

Can't Stop the Music

Movie · as Jack Morell

1980
To Race the Wind poster

To Race the Wind

Movie · as Harold Krents

1980
Magic Night poster

Magic Night

Movie · as Self

1979
Players poster

Players

Movie · as Rusty

1979
Billy poster

Billy

TV · as Billy Fisher · 7 eps

1978
The Boys from Brazil poster

The Boys from Brazil

Movie · as Barry Kohler

1977
The Chicken Chronicles poster

The Chicken Chronicles

Movie · as David Kessler (as Steven Guttenberg)

1977
Something for Joey poster

Something for Joey

Movie · as Mike Cappelletti

1977
Rollercoaster poster

Rollercoaster

Movie · as Messenger (uncredited)

1976
Family poster

Family

TV · as Philip · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

1971
V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 1 ep