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American film and television producer
Robert K. Weiss
Weiss in 2013
Occupation(s) Film and television producer
Robert K. Weiss is an American film and television producer. His productions include films by director
John Landis , producer
Lorne Michaels and the "
Z. A. Z. " team of
Jim Abrahams ,
David Zucker and
Jerry Zucker . He also co-created the science-fiction TV series
Sliders . He is a graduate of
Southern Illinois University Carbondale .
Weiss has been the President and Vice Chairman of the
X Prize Foundation since 1996.
Credits
Kentucky Fried Movie (1977): producer, actor
The Blues Brothers (1980): producer
Police Squad! (TV series, 1982): 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: From the Files of Police Squad! (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
Naked Gun 33+ 1 ⁄3 : 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
Superhero Movie (2008): producer
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