Pat Proft

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Nationality: American
Birthdate: 04/03/1947
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

biography

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), Continued

Credits

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2006
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2003
Director
1998
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1998
Producer
1998
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1997
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1996
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1996
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1993
Executive Producer
1993
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1991
Executive Producer
1991
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1985
From Story
1985
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Characters as Source Material
Executive Producer
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Characters as Source Material
Characters as Source Material
Characters as Source Material
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From Story
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milestones

Year
Milestone
1973 
Made TV performing debut, "The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour" (ABC)
1975 
Was regular on "Joey & Dad" (CBS)
1975 
Began writing for TV with "The Jim Stafford Show" (ABC)
1976 
Appeared on "Van Dyke and Company" (NBC)
1979 
Co-starred on TV series "Detective School" (ABC)
Continued

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