Cast & creator
Barry W. Blaustein
Best known for Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live
Barry Wayne Blaustein (September 10, 1954 – May 12, 2026) was an American comedy writer best known for his writing on Saturday Night Live and the screenplays for Coming to America, Coming 2 America, and The Nutty Professor, all written in collaboration with David Sheffield. As a writer he helped launch Eddie Murphy's career.
Also known as: Barry Blaustein
24
film credits
4
television credits
9
1975–2025 · acting roles
6.2
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (28)
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Saturday Night Live
Bar Patron (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Writer
1975
The Movies That Made Us
Self
2019
Coming to America
Screenplay
1988
The Nutty Professor
Screenplay
1996
Coming 2 America
Screenplay
2021Coming 2 America
Story
2021
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Writer
1985
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Characters
1986
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Man in Bathroom
2000Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Screenplay
2000Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Story
2000
Being Eddie
Self
2025
Boomerang
Screenplay
1992Boomerang
Co-Producer
1992
The Honeymooners
Writer
2005
The Ringer
Director
2005
Beyond the Mat
Narrator
1999Beyond the Mat
Director
1999Beyond the Mat
Writer
1999Beyond the Mat
Producer
1999
Peep World
Director
2010
Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
Himself
1999
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
2005
GCW The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame
Barry Blaustein
2023
Guys 'N Divas: Battle of the High School Musicals
Director
2009Guys 'N Divas: Battle of the High School Musicals
Writer
2009