Pat Proft 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.

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  • Pat Proft 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.
  • Pat Proft ist ein US-amerikanischer Drehbuchautor, Schauspieler und Filmregisseur. Er entwickelte mit Police Academy eine der langlebigsten Comedy-Filmreihen der Filmgeschichte.
  • Pat Proft on yhdysvaltalainen elokuva- ja televisiokäsikirjoittaja. Hän syntyi ja aloitti uransa Minnesotassa. Proft on luonut pitkän uran varsinkin komedioissa. Hänen käsikirjoitustöidensä joukossa ovat muiden muassa: Poliisiopisto Autokoulun apuluokka Mies ja alaston ase 2½ Hot Shots! – kaikkien elokuvien äiti (1991) Hot Shots 2 – kaikkien jatko-osien äiti Mies ja alaston ase 33 1/3 Scary Movie 3 Scary Movie 4 Proft on työskennellyt vähemmän tunnetummin myös ohjaajana.
  • Si è comunque prodotto anche come attore in svariati film e regista di una sola pellicola, Il fuggitivo della missione impossibile. Il suo nome è legato al gruppo composto con Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker e David Zucker, con i quali ha scritto diverse sceneggiature, tra le quali quelle della trilogia di Una pallottola spuntata e quella de L'aereo più pazzo del mondo. Negli anni novanta scrive insieme a Jim Abrahams le sceneggiature di Hot Shots! e Hot Shots! 2 e scrive e dirige Il fuggitivo della missione impossibile. Nel 2003 scrive la sceneggiatura di Scary Movie 3 insieme a Craig Mazin. Ed è soggetto dei primi film di Scuola di polizia e autore del cartone animato omonimo.
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  • Pat Proft 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.
  • Pat Proft ist ein US-amerikanischer Drehbuchautor, Schauspieler und Filmregisseur. Er entwickelte mit Police Academy eine der langlebigsten Comedy-Filmreihen der Filmgeschichte.
  • Pat Proft on yhdysvaltalainen elokuva- ja televisiokäsikirjoittaja. Hän syntyi ja aloitti uransa Minnesotassa. Proft on luonut pitkän uran varsinkin komedioissa. Hänen käsikirjoitustöidensä joukossa ovat muiden muassa: Poliisiopisto Autokoulun apuluokka Mies ja alaston ase 2½ Hot Shots! – kaikkien elokuvien äiti (1991) Hot Shots 2 – kaikkien jatko-osien äiti Mies ja alaston ase 33 1/3 Scary Movie 3 Scary Movie 4 Proft on työskennellyt vähemmän tunnetummin myös ohjaajana.
  • Si è comunque prodotto anche come attore in svariati film e regista di una sola pellicola, Il fuggitivo della missione impossibile. Il suo nome è legato al gruppo composto con Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker e David Zucker, con i quali ha scritto diverse sceneggiature, tra le quali quelle della trilogia di Una pallottola spuntata e quella de L'aereo più pazzo del mondo.
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