Steve Guttenberg
85 movies · 13 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 24, 1958 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Steven Guttenberg · استیو گوتنبرگ · اِستیو گوتِنبِرگ
Biography
Steven Robert Guttenberg (born August 24, 1958) is an American actor, author, businessman, producer, and director. He is known for his lead roles in Hollywood films of the 1980s and 1990s, including Cocoon, Police Academy, Three Men and a Baby, Three Men and a Little Lady, Diner, The Bedroom Window, The Big Green, and Short Circuit.
While still in high school, he attended a summer program at the Juilliard School and studied under John Houseman. After graduating from high school, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. He made his film debut in 1978 in the drama The Boys from Brazil. His breakthrough role came in 1980, when he starred in the comedy Diner. He then went on to star in a string of successful films, including Cocoon, Police Academy, Three Men and a Baby, and Short Circuit.
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In the 1990s, his career slowed down, but he continued to work steadily in film and television. He has appeared in such films as The Lost World: Jurassic Park, The Day After, and Ballers. He has also had recurring roles on the television series Veronica Mars, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and The Goldbergs.
In addition to his acting career, he is also a businessman and producer. He is the co-founder of the production company Guttenflick Pictures. He is also the author of two books, The Guttenberg Bible and The Kids from DISCO.
Guttenberg is married to WCBS-TV reporter Emily Smith. They have been together since 2014 and were married in 2019.
Known for
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★ 6.7 Police Academy
1984 · Film
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★ 8.0 Community
2009 · TV
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★ 6.1 Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985 · Film
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★ 6.7 Short Circuit
1986 · Film
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★ 6.6 Cocoon
1985 · Film
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★ 5.8 Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986 · Film
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★ 5.5 Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
1987 · Film
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★ 6.2 3 Men and a Baby
1987 · Film
Steve Guttenberg: movies and TV shows
Acting (98)
- Upcoming Stuck!
as Dr. Landauer
- Upcoming The Dybbuk
as Rabbi Azrael
- 2026 American Summer
as Mikey
- 2026 The Floaters
as Manny
- 2026 Broad Trip
as Wayne
- 2025 Kidnapped by a Killer: The Heather Robinson Story
as John Robinson
- 2024
- 2024 Goodbye, Hello
as Gene Ryan
- 2023 The Little Mermaid
as King Jasper (voice)
- 2023 How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story
as Daniel Brophy
- 2022
- 2021 Roe v. Wade
as Justice Powell
- 2020 Break Even
as Lance
- 2020 Original Gangster
as Jean-Baptiste Philippe
- 2020 Heckle
as Ray Kelly
- 2020 Rifkin's Festival
as Jake
- 2020 Good Boy
as Don
- 2019 Trauma Center
as Dr. Jones
- 2018 Hangover in Death Valley
as JJ (archive footage)
- 2018 Lez Bomb
as Mike
- 2018 Bigger
as Louis Weider
- 2018 Chasing the Blues
as Dan McKenna
- 2018 Miss Arizona
as Gary
- 2017 After Party
as Alan
- 2017 Ay Lav Yu Tuu
as Christopher
- 2016 2 Lava 2 Lantula!
as Colton West
- 2016 Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
as Colton
- 2016 Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission
as Verstag
- 2015 Lavalantula
as Colton West
- 2015
- 2014
- 2014 Affluenza
as Philip Miller
- 2013
- 2012 I Heart Shakey
as Stubbs
- 2012 Eldorado
as JJ
- 2011 A Novel Romance
as Nate Shepard
- 2010 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
- 2010 Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Michael Kellam (archive footage)
- 2010 Ay Lav Yu
as Christopher
- 2009 Cornered!
as Morty
- 2009 Help Me, Help You
as Steve
- 2009
- 2009 The Gold Retrievers
as Wade
- 2009 Amazing Racer
as Ed
- 2009 Fatal Rescue
as Jacob Jones
- 2009
- 2008 Heidi 4 Paws
as Sebastian (voice)
- 2008 Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous
as Sidney Green
- 2008 Jackson
as Businessman
- 2006 Mojave Phone Booth
as Barry
- 2005 Meet The Santas
as Nicholas Claus
- 2005 The Poseidon Adventure
as Richard Clarke
- 2005 Domino One
as Casey
- 2004
- 2004 Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus
as Nicholas Claus
- 2002 P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
as Jimmy Zoole
- 2001
- 2001
- 1999 Home Team
as Mr. Butler
- 1998 Airborne
as Bill McNeil
- 1997 Tower of Terror
as Buzzy Crocker
- 1997 Casper: A Spirited Beginning
as Tim Carson
- 1997 Zeus & Roxanne
as Terry Barnett
- 1997 Overdrive
as Matt Stricker
- 1995 It Takes Two
as Roger Callaway
- 1995 Home for the Holidays
as Walter Wedman
- 1995 The Big Green
as Tom Palmer
- 1990 3 Men and a Little Lady
as Michael Kellam
- 1990 Don't Tell Her It's Me
as Gus Kubicek / Lobo Murunga
- 1988 High Spirits
as Jack Crawford
- 1988 Cocoon: The Return
as Jack Bonner
- 1987 3 Men and a Baby
as Michael Kellam
- 1987 Surrender
as Marty
- 1987 Amazon Women on the Moon
as Jerry (segment "Two I.D.'s")
- 1987 Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
as Mahoney
- 1987 The Bedroom Window
as Terry Lambert
- 1986 Short Circuit
as Newton Crosby
- 1986 Police Academy 3: Back in Training
as Carey Mahoney
- 1986 Pecos Bill
as Pecos Bill
- 1985 Bad Medicine
as Jeff Marx
- 1985
- 1985 Cocoon
as Jack Bonner
- 1985 Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
as Carey Mahoney
- 1984 Police Academy
as Carey Mahoney
- 1983 The Day After
as Stephen Klein
- 1983 The Man Who Wasn't There
as Sam Cooper
- 1982
- 1982 Diner
as Edward 'Eddie' Simmons
- 1981 Miracle on Ice
as Jim Craig
- 1980 Can't Stop the Music
as Jack Morell
- 1980 To Race the Wind
as Harold Krents
- 1979 Players
as Rusty
- 1979
- 1978 The Boys from Brazil
as Barry Kohler
- 1977 The Chicken Chronicles
as David Kessler (as Steven Guttenberg)
- 1977 Rollercoaster
as Messenger (uncredited)
- 1977 Something for Joey
as Mike Cappelletti
- 1976
Behind the camera (3)
- 2026 American Summer
Executive Producer
- 2011 A Novel Romance
Executive Producer
- 2002 P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
Director, Writer
Talk shows and appearances (20)
- 2025
- 2025 Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
1 episode
- 2025
- 2022 Sherri
1 episode
- 2019
- 2017
- 2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
1 episode
- 2013 Through the Keyhole
1 episode
- 2013
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2 episodes
- 2005 Dancing with the Stars
5 episodes
- 2003 America's Next Top Model
1 episode
- 2002
- 1999
- 1992
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 episode
- 1980
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
1 episode
- 1971 V.I.P. Schaukel
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1 episode