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Pat Proft

Highest Rated: 88% The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

Lowest Rated: 4% Scary Movie V (2013)

Birthday: Apr 3, 1947

Birthplace: Columbia Heights, Minnesota, USA

A former stand-up comic, Pat Proft became one of the most successful purveyors in Hollywood of low brow, sight-gag humor, as part of the creative teams behind such feature film franchises as "Police Academy" (1984), "The Naked Gun - From the Files of Police Squad!" (1991), and "Hot Shots!" (1991). Proft broke into TV as a performer on "The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour" (ABC, 1973). He was a regular with Joey and Ray Heatherton on "Joey & Dad" (CBS, 1975), but soon after found steadier work as a writer for other performers. He was on the writing staff of "The Jim Stafford Show" (ABC, 1975), as well as ABC's revival of "The Smothers Brothers Show" (1975). Proft worked on specials for Cher, Bob Hope, and Ringo Starr, and also wrote for Cher's short-lived variety series (CBS, 1975-76). Even when Proft was performing again, it was usually secondary to his writing duties. He was a writer and performer on "Van Dyke and Company" (NBC, 1976) and both co-starred in and wrote for "Detective School," a short-lived ABC sitcom in 1979. TV work petered out in 1980, with Proft producing and writing two short-lived series, "Marie" (CBS) and "Buckshot" (ABC). He also appeared in a small role in the 1979 NBC TV-movie "Fast Friends."

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Highest-Rated Movies

88% 84% The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Watchlist
82% 65% Hot Shots!
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77% 65% The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear Watchlist 77% 83% Real Genius Watchlist 65% 54% Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult Watchlist
59% 63% Hot Shots! Part Deux
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58% 64% Police Academy
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54% 56% Bachelor Party
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50% 85% Brain Donors
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36% 54% Scary Movie 3 Watchlist

Filmography

Movies TV Shows
Scary Movie V 4% 38% 2013 Screenwriter Scary Movie 4 34% 51% 2006 Writer Scary Movie 3 36% 54% 2003 Writer Wrongfully Accused 18% 57% 1998 Director, Writer, Producer Mr. Magoo 9% 24% 1997 Writer High School High 19% 37% 1996 Screenwriter Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult 65% 54% 1994 Screenwriter Hot Shots! Part Deux 59% 63% 1993 Executive Producer, Screenwriter Brain Donors 50% 85% 1992 Screenwriter The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear 77% 65% 1991 Screenwriter Hot Shots! 82% 65% 1991 Executive Producer, Screenwriter The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 88% 84% 1988 Screenwriter Moving Violations 51% 1985 Screenwriter, Executive Producer Real Genius 77% 83% 1985 Writer, Screenwriter Police Academy 58% 64% 1984 Screenwriter Bachelor Party 54% 56% 1984 Screenwriter
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