Abrasive stand-up comedian who has starred in several cable TV comedy specials. Goldthwait made his screen debut as Cadet Zed in "Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment" (1985) and appeared in the subsequent "Police Academy" sequels as well as "One Crazy Summer" (1986), "Burglar" (1987), "Hot to Trot" (1988) and "Scrooged" (1988). He made his feature debut as screenwriter-director with "Shakes the Clown" (1992), an offbeat black comedy about clown subculture in which he also starred as the alcoholic title character. In 1995, Goldthwait began providing the voice for Mr. Floppy on the WB
If Bobcat Goldthwait had a time machine, he says he'd travel back to the '80s and offer his 22-year-old self this warning: "Don't do Police Academy." Yet the spoof's screechy yet lovable outlaw, Zed, and Goldthwait's similarly…
Was thrown out of punk rock band, The Dead Ducks, at age 15
Began performing comedy at local bars and clubs while in high school
1980
Founded local comedy group, The Generic Comics" with comedian Tom Kenny (who later played Binky the Clown in "Shakes the Clown" and serves as host of "NBC Friday Night Videos)
Moved to Boston after The Generic Comics broke up
First appeared on "Late Night With David Letterman" show at age 20
