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Pat Proft | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1947 (age 76–77) |
| Occupation(s) | screenwriter film producer |
| Years active | 1973 – present |
| Spouse | Karen Philipp |
Pat Proft (born 1947) is an American comedy writer, actor, and director. Born in Minnesota in 1947, Proft began his career at Dudley Riggs' Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis in the mid-1960s.[1] He went on to perform as a one-man comedy act in the late 1960s. In 1972, Proft began working at The Comedy Store in Hollywood which led to work in television and film writing for the Smothers Brothers and Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker.[2]
Of the many feature films Proft has written, Wrongfully Accused is the only one he also directed. It was released in 1998.[3]
Proft continued to work with David Zucker, and in 2013 announced he was working on a parody film with Zucker involving the Jason Bourne and Mission: Impossible series.
- ^ Royce, Graydon. "Hello, Goodbye". Minneapolist Star Tribune, July 21, 2011.
- ^ Allon, Cullen and Patterson, 2002. p. 434
- ^ "Pat Proft". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 17, 2015.