
Pat Proft
Known for department: Writing
Birthday: 1947-04-03
Place of birth: Columbia Heights, Minnesota
Biography
​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  Pat Proft (born April 3, 1947) is an American comedy writer and actor. Proft was born in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, the son of Marguerite and Bob Proft. He began his career at Dudley Riggs' Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis. In the mid-1970s, he began writing for television and films. Proft's screenplays usually rely heavily on slapstick action, wisecracks and non-sequitur-laced absurdist dialogue. He has written numerous films, but has only directed one, Wrongfully Accused, which starred Leslie Nielsen. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pat Proft, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
1993
Bachelor Party
1984Screaming Man
Hot Shots!
1991Lawrence Lipps
Psycho Shampoo
1979Narrator (voice)
Tunnel Vision
1976Skipper
Modern Problems
1981Maitre 'd
Wrongfully Accused
1998Window Technician
Fast Friends
1979Bill Owens