Robert K. Weiss is an American film and television producer. His productions include films by director John Landis, producer Lorne Michaels, and the "ZAZ" team of Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker. He also co-created the science-fiction TV series Sliders. A film producer oversees the making of movies. ... A Television producer oversees the making of television penis programs. ... John Landis (born August 3, 1950) is a movie actor, director, writer, and producer. ... Lorne Michaels Lorne Michaels CM , LL.D (born November 17, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario) is a television producer and writer best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it. ... Jim Abrahams (born 10 May 1944 in Shorewood, Wisconsin) is an American movie director and writer. ... David Zucker (born October 16, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a Jewish American movie director. ... Jerry Zucker (born March 11, 1950 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American movie director best known for his role in directing comedy spoof films. ... This article is about the sci-fi television show. ...

Weiss has also been the Vice Chairman of the X Prize Foundation since 1996. The X PRIZE Foundation is the non-profit organization operating the Ansari X Prize, a $10 million competition designed to encourage private exploration of space. ...

Credits

• Kentucky Fried Movie (1977): producer, actor
• The Blues Brothers (1980): producer
• Police Squad! (TV series, 1980): producer
• Doctor Detroit (1983): producer
• The Compleat Al (made for video, 1985): producer, writer, director (videos "Dare to Be Stupid," "Like a Surgeon," "One More Minute", "This is the Life")
• Dragnet (1987): producer
• Amazon Women on the Moon (1987): producer, director (segments ""Murray in Videoland," "Amazon Women on the Moon," "Silly Paté," "Video Pirates," "First Lady of the Evening," "Titan Man")
• The Naked Gun (1988): producer, second unit director, actor (uncredited)
• UHF (1989): actor
• Crazy People (1990): producer, second unit director, actor
• Nothing But Trouble (1991): producer, actor
• The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991): producer, second unit director, actor
• Weird Science (TV series, 1994–1997): executive producer
• The Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994): producer, second unit director, actor
• Sliders (TV series, 1995–2000): co-creator, executive producer (season 1), second unit director (pilot), executive consultant (seasons 2–3)
• Tommy Boy (1995): executive producer, actor
• Black Sheep (1996): executive producer
• A Night at the Roxbury (1998): executive producer
• Superstar (1999): executive producer
• The Ladies Man (2000): executive producer
• Scary Movie 3 (2003): producer
• Scary Movie 4 (2006): producer

The Kentucky Fried Movie is an American comedy film, released in 1977. ... A film producer oversees the making of movies. ... The Blues Brothers: Dan Aykroyd (left) and John Belushi. ... Title Police Squad! is a television comedy series first broadcast in 1982. ... Doctor Detroit is a 1983 comedy film, written by Bruce Jay Friedman and Carl Gottlieb. ... The Compleat Al is a partially fictional documentary about the life of Weird Al Yankovic from birth to 1985. ... Dare to Be Stupid is the third album by song parodist Weird Al Yankovic, released in 1985. ... Dare to Be Stupid is the third album by song parodist Weird Al Yankovic, released in 1985. ... Dare to Be Stupid is the third album by song parodist Weird Al Yankovic, released in 1985. ... Dragnet is a 1987 film starring Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Christopher Plummer, Dabney Coleman, Harry Morgan, and Alexandra Paul. ... Amazon Women on the Moon is a 1987 movie written by comedy duo Michael Barrie and Jim Mulholland. ... The Naked Gun is the name of a series of comedy movies starring Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, and O. J. Simpson. ... On most every modern, large-scale movie production, the actual act of filming is usually divided up into two or more units. ... UHF (also known as The Vidiot from UHF in Europe and Los Telelocos in Mexico) is a comedy cult film made in 1989. ... Crazy People is a 1990 movie starring Dudley Moore as an advertising executive. ... Nothing but trouble is a comedy film released in 1991 and was directed by, and starred, Dan Akroyd. ... Weird Science was an mid-1990s American TV comedy series, a spin-off of the 1985 movie of the same name. ... Executive producer is a role in the entertainment industry that is sometimes difficult to clearly define. ... This article is about the sci-fi television show. ... A television pilot is the first episode of an intended television series. ... Tommy Boy is a 1995 comedy movie starring Chris Farley and David Spade. ... Black Sheep is a 1996 comedy film, directed by Penelope Spheeris, and is the last to feature the comedy duo Chris Farley and David Spade. ... A Night at the Roxbury is a comedy film made in 1998. ... Superstar is a 1999 comedy movie about a girl who is trying to find her way through high school. ... Movie Poster for the Ladies Man The Ladies Man (2000) is a film comedy that stars actor, comedian and former Saturday Night Live cast member Tim Meadows. ... Scary Movie 3 (2003) is an American comedy film directed by David Zucker and is a sequel to Scary Movie (2000) and Scary Movie 2 (2001); it was followed by Scary Movie 4 in 2006. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

External links

• Robert K. Weiss at The Internet Movie Database