Cast & creator
Bernie Brillstein
Best known for The Sopranos, Good Day Live, ALF
Bernard Jules Brillstein (April 26, 1931 – August 7, 2008) was an American producer and talent agent. He began his career in the 1950s at the William Morris Agency before founding his own company in 1969 and later joining forces with Brad Grey to helm Brillstein-Grey Entertainment (now Brillstein Entertainment Partners), one of the most important and influential Hollywood talent management and production companies. He is remembered for producing successful TV programs like Hee Haw, The Muppet Show, and The Sopranos, and hit films including The Blues Brothers, Ghostbusters and Happy Gilmore. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernie Brillstein, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Bernard Jules Brillstein
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film credits
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television credits
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1979–2025 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (47)
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The Sopranos
Bernie Brillstein
1999
Good Day Live
Self
2001
ALF
Producer
1986
Just Shoot Me!
Producer
1997
NewsRadio
Producer
1995
The Steve Harvey Show
Producer
1996
The Naked Truth
Producer
1995
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Executive Producer
1986
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Producer
1987
Ghostbusters
Executive Producer
1984
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Producer
1995
Ghostbusters II
Executive Producer
1989
Primetime Glick
Executive Producer
2001
The Cable Guy
Executive Producer
1996
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
2025
Happy Gilmore
Executive Producer
1996
The Blues Brothers
Executive Producer
1980
The Lyon's Den
Executive Producer
2003
The Comedy Factory
Executive Producer
1985
The Replacement Killers
Producer
1998
CBS Summer Playhouse
Executive Producer
1987
Good Sports
Producer
1991
Heist
Producer
2006
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
2024
Buffalo Bill
Executive Producer
1983
ALF: The Animated Series
Producer
1987
Politically Incorrect
Executive Producer
1993
Spies Like Us
Executive Producer
1985
Bulletproof
Executive Producer
1996
The Dana Carvey Show
Producer
1996
Summer Rental
Executive Producer
1985
Dragnet
Executive Producer
1987
What Planet Are You From?
Executive Producer
2000
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Producer
2005
Run Ronnie Run
Executive Producer
2002
Doctor Detroit
Executive Producer
1983
Hexed
Executive Producer
1993
Continental Divide
Executive Producer
1981
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
2005
The Celluloid Closet
Executive Producer
1996
Up the Academy
Executive Producer
1980
Diary of a Young Comic
Himself
1979
The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special
Thanks
1986
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990
The Wickedest Witch
Executive Producer
1989
For Hope
Executive Producer
1996
The Pity Card
Executive Producer
2006