Steve Guttenberg
Steven Robert Guttenberg (born August 24, 1958) is an American actor, author, businessman, producer, and director. He is known for his lead roles in Hollywood films of the 1980s and 1990s, including Cocoon, Police Academy, Three Men and a Baby, Three Men and a Little Lady, Diner, The Bedroom Window, The Big Green, and Short Circuit. While still in high school, he attended a summer program at the Juilliard School and studied under John Houseman. After graduating from high school, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. He made his film debut in 1978 in the drama The Boys from Brazil. His breakthrough role came in 1980, when he starred in the comedy Diner. He then went on to star in a string of successful films, including Cocoon, Police Academy, Three Men and a Baby, and Short Circuit. In the 1990s, his career slowed down, but he continued to work steadily in film and television. He has appeared in such films as The Lost World: Jurassic Park, The Day After, and Ballers. He has also had recurring roles on the television series Veronica Mars, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and The Goldbergs. In addition to his acting career, he is also a businessman and producer. He is the co-founder of the production company Guttenflick Pictures. He is also the author of two books, The Guttenberg Bible and The Kids from DISCO. Guttenberg is married to WCBS-TV reporter Emily Smith. They have been together since 2014 and were married in 2019.
117 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 117
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Saturday Night Live
1975
Dancing with the Stars
2005
High Potential
2024
Veronica Mars
2004
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
The Goldbergs
2013
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
Community
2009
Sherri
2022
America's Next Top Model
2003
According to Jim
2001
Ballers
2015
The Mysteries of Laura
2014
Party Down
2009
Family
1976
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
Police Academy
1984
Through the Keyhole
2013
Short Circuit
1986
It Takes Two
1995
Cocoon
1985
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986
3 Men and a Baby
1987
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
1987
The Day After
1983
Home for the Holidays
1995
The Poseidon Adventure
2005
Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous
2008
The Bedroom Window
1987
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
2015
Cocoon: The Return
1988
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
1997
Lavalantula
2015
Trauma Center
2019
Rifkin’s Festival
2020
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
Broad Trip
2026
The Boys from Brazil
1978
3 Men and a Little Lady
1990
Billy
1979
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
2016
High Spirits
1988
Diner
1982
Amazing Racer
2009
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
Bigger
2018
The Big Green
1995
Rollercoaster
1977
2 Lava 2 Lantula!
2016
Surrender
1987
Can't Stop the Music
1980
Don't Tell Her It's Me
1990
Miracle on Ice
1981
Tower of Terror
1999
Zeus & Roxanne
1997
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
The Man Who Wasn't There
1983
Eldorado
2012
Affluenza
2014
Good Boy
2020
A Novel Romance
2011
The Floaters
2026
Lez Bomb
2018
Kidnapped by a Killer: The Heather Robinson Story
2025
The Little Mermaid
2023
Cola Wars
2019
How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story
2023
SEGAL
2025
Bad Medicine
1985
Pecos Bill
1986
No Soap, Radio
1982
Roe v. Wade
2021
Players
1979
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013
Break Even
2020
Airborne
1998
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
Original Gangster
2020
After Party
2017
Chasing the Blues
2018
Mojave Phone Booth
2006
Something for Joey
1977
Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus
2004
Jackson
2008
The Gold Retrievers
2009
Overdrive
1997
The Adventures of Bunny Bravo
2022
Cornered!
2009
The Chicken Chronicles
1977
Miss Arizona
2018
Magic Night
1980
Help Me, Help You
2009
I Heart Shakey
2012
Home Team
1999
To Race the Wind
1980
Goodbye, Hello
2024
Domino One
2005
Ay Lav Yu Tuu
2017
Heidi 4 Paws
2008
Meet The Santas
2005
Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission
2016
Ay Lav Yu
2010
Diner: On The Flip Side
1999
Fatal Rescue
2009
Hangover in Death Valley
2018
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
2002
Stuck!
—
American Summer
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Heckle
2020
Did you leave us, Blake?
2002