Pat Proft
Known for WritingBorn 1947-04-03Columbia Heights, Minnesota
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Pat Proft (born April 3, 1947) is an American comedy writer and actor.
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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.
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Known for
Hot Shots!
1991 · as Lawrence Lipps
Bachelor Party
1984 · as Screaming Man
Wrongfully Accused
1998 · as Window Technician
Tunnel Vision
1976 · as Skipper
Modern Problems
1981 · as Maitre 'd
Fast Friends
1979 · as Bill Owens
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
1993
Psycho Shampoo
1979 · as Narrator (voice)
All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special
1980 · as Self