- Robert K. Weiss
Robert K. Weiss is an American film and
television producer . His productions include films by directorJohn Landis , producerLorne Michaels , and the “Z. A. Z.” team ofJim Abrahams ,David Zucker , and Jerry Zucker. He also co-created the science-fiction TV series "Sliders ". He is a graduate ofSouthern Illinois University Carbondale .Weiss has also been the Vice Chairman of the
X Prize Foundation since 1996.In the film "
Blues Brothers 2000 ", the name of Robert K. Weiss is mentioned in a speech byElwood Blues as the final name in a long list of legendary blues artists.Credits
* "
Kentucky Fried Movie " (1977): producer, actor
* "The Blues Brothers " (1980): producer
* "Police Squad! " (TV series, 1980): 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 " (1988): producer,second unit director , actor (uncredited)
* "UHF" (1989): actor
* "Crazy People " (1990): producer, second unit director, actor
* "Nothing But Trouble" (1991): producer, actor
* "" (1991): producer, second unit director, actor
* "Weird Science" (TV series, 1994–1997):executive producer
* "" (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
* "Scary Movie 5 " (2008): producerExternal links
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