Steve Guttenberg

Acting

1958-08-24 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

Theaters

American Summer

2026 · Movie

Theaters

The Floaters

2026 · Movie

Broad Trip

2026 · Movie

SEGAL

2025 · Movie

Kidnapped by a Killer: The Heather Robinson Story

2025 · Movie

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

2025 · Series

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025 · Movie

High Potential

2024 · Series

Goodbye, Hello

2024 · Movie

The Little Mermaid

2023 · Movie

How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story

2023 · Movie

The Adventures of Bunny Bravo

2022 · Movie

Sherri

2022 · Series

Roe v. Wade

2021 · Movie

Original Gangster

2020 · Movie

Break Even

2020 · Movie

Heckle

2020 · Movie

Rifkin's Festival

2020 · Movie

Good Boy

2020 · Movie

Trauma Center

2019 · Movie

Cola Wars

2019 · Movie

Hangover in Death Valley

2018 · Movie

Lez Bomb

2018 · Movie

Bigger

2018 · Movie

Chasing the Blues

2018 · Movie

Miss Arizona

2018 · Movie

After Party

2017 · Movie

Ay Lav Yu Tuu

2017 · Movie

The Fabulous Allan Carr

2017 · Movie

2 Lava 2 Lantula!

2016 · Movie

Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens

2016 · Movie

Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission

2016 · Movie

Lavalantula

2015 · Movie

Ballers

2015 · Series

The Mysteries of Laura

2014 · Series

Affluenza

2014 · Movie

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014 · Series

The Goldbergs

2013 · Series

Through the Keyhole

2013 · Series

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

2013 · Movie

I Heart Shakey

2012 · Movie

Eldorado

2012 · Movie

A Novel Romance

2011 · Movie

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010 · Movie

Ay Lav Yu

2010 · Movie

Cornered!

2009 · Movie

Help Me, Help You

2009 · Movie

Community

2009 · Series

The Gold Retrievers

2009 · Movie

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009 · Movie

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 · Series

Amazing Racer

2009 · Movie

Fatal Rescue

2009 · Movie

Party Down

2009 · Series

Heidi 4 Paws

2008 · Movie

Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous

2008 · Movie

Jackson

2008 · Movie

Mojave Phone Booth

2006 · Movie

Meet The Santas

2005 · Movie

The Poseidon Adventure

2005 · Movie

Dancing with the Stars

2005 · Series

Domino One

2005 · Movie

Veronica Mars

2004 · Series

Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus

2004 · Movie

America's Next Top Model

2003 · Series

P.S. Your Cat is Dead!

2002 · Movie

Did you leave us, Blake?

2002 · Movie

According to Jim

2001 · Series

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001 · Series

Tower of Terror

1999 · Movie

Home Team

1999 · Movie

Diner: On The Flip Side

1999 · Movie

Airborne

1998 · Movie

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

1997 · Movie

Zeus & Roxanne

1997 · Movie

Overdrive

1997 · Movie

It Takes Two

1995 · Movie

Home for the Holidays

1995 · Movie

The Big Green

1995 · Movie

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

1992 · Movie

3 Men and a Little Lady

1990 · Movie

Don't Tell Her It's Me

1990 · Movie

High Spirits

1988 · Movie

Cocoon: The Return

1988 · Movie

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988 · Series

3 Men and a Baby

1987 · Movie

Surrender

1987 · Movie

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987 · Movie

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

1987 · Movie

The Bedroom Window

1987 · Movie

Short Circuit

1986 · Movie

Police Academy 3: Back in Training

1986 · Movie

Pecos Bill

1986 · Movie

Bad Medicine

1985 · Movie

Tall Tales & Legends

1985 · Series

Cocoon

1985 · Movie

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

1985 · Movie

Police Academy

1984 · Movie

The Day After

1983 · Movie

The Man Who Wasn't There

1983 · Movie

No Soap, Radio

1982 · Series

Diner

1982 · Movie

Miracle on Ice

1981 · Movie

Can't Stop the Music

1980 · Movie

Magic Night

1980 · Movie

To Race the Wind

1980 · Movie

Players

1979 · Movie

Billy

1979 · Series

The Boys from Brazil

1978 · Movie

The Chicken Chronicles

1977 · Movie

Rollercoaster

1977 · Movie

Something for Joey

1977 · Movie

Family

1976 · Series

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Series

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971 · Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Series

Stuck!

Movie

The Dybbuk

Movie