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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Everybody's Live with John Mulaney as Self
- 2024 · High Potential as Phil Elko
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2020 · Break Even as Lance
- 2020 · Original Gangster as Jean-Baptiste Philippe
- 2020 · Heckle as Ray Kelly
- 2020 · Good Boy as Don
- 2019 · Trauma Center as Dr. Jones
- 2019 · Cola Wars as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Lez Bomb as Mike
- 2018 · Bigger as Louis Weider
- 2015 · Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! as Colton West
- 2015 · Ballers as Wayne Hastings Jr.
- 2014 · The Mysteries of Laura as Steve Guttenberg
- 2014 · Affluenza as Philip Miller
- 2014 · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
- 2013 · The Goldbergs as Dr. Katman
- 2013 · Through the Keyhole as Self
- 2012 · Eldorado as JJ
- 2009 · Cornered! as Morty
- 2009 · Community as Maury
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Amazing Racer as Ed
- 2009 · Party Down as Steve Guttenberg
- 2008 · Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous as Sidney Green
- 2005 · The Poseidon Adventure as Richard Clarke
- 2005 · Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
- 2005 · Domino One as Casey
- 2004 · Veronica Mars as Woody Goodman
- 2003 · America's Next Top Model as Guest
- 2001 · According to Jim as Steve Guttenberg
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Clay Darren
- 1999 · Home Team as Mr. Butler
- 1998 · Airborne as Bill McNeil
- 1997 · Casper: A Spirited Beginning as Tim Carson
- 1997 · Zeus & Roxanne as Terry Barnett
- 1997 · Overdrive as Matt Stricker
- 1995 · It Takes Two as Roger Callaway
- 1988 · High Spirits as Jack Crawford
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1987 · 3 Men and a Baby as Michael Kellam
- 1987 · Surrender as Marty
- 1987 · Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol as Mahoney
- 1987 · The Bedroom Window as Terry Lambert
- 1986 · Short Circuit as Newton Crosby
- 1986 · Police Academy 3: Back in Training as Carey Mahoney
- 1985 · Bad Medicine as Jeff Marx
- 1985 · Tall Tales & Legends as Pecos Bill
- 1985 · Cocoon as Jack Bonner
- 1985 · Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment as Carey Mahoney
- 1984 · Police Academy as Carey Mahoney
- 1983 · The Day After as Stephen Klein
- 1979 · Players as Rusty
- 1977 · Rollercoaster as Messenger (uncredited)
- 1976 · Family as Philip
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1971 · V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
- Future · American Summer as Mikey
- 2025 · SEGAL as Self
- 2025 · The Floaters as Manny
- 2025 · Kidnapped by a Killer: The Heather Robinson Story as John Robinson
- 2024 · Goodbye, Hello as Gene Ryan
- 2023 · The Little Mermaid as King Jasper (voice)
- 2023 · How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story as Daniel Brophy
- 2022 · The Adventures of Bunny Bravo as
- 2021 · Roe v. Wade as Justice Powell
- 2020 · Rifkin’s Festival as Jake
- 2018 · Hangover in Death Valley as JJ (archive footage)
- 2018 · Chasing the Blues as Dan McKenna
- 2018 · Miss Arizona as Gary
- 2017 · After Party as Alan
- 2017 · Ay Lav Yu Tuu as Christopher
- 2017 · The Fabulous Allan Carr as Self
- 2016 · 2 Lava 2 Lantula! as Colton West
- 2016 · Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens as Colton
- 2016 · Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission as Verstag
- 2015 · Lavalantula as Colton West
- 2013 · Drew: The Man Behind the Poster as Self
- 2012 · I Heart Shakey as Stubbs
- 2011 · A Novel Romance as Nate Shepard
- 2010 · 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
- 2010 · Ay Lav Yu as Christopher
- 2009 · Help Me, Help You as Steve
- 2009 · The Gold Retrievers as Wade
- 2009 · Waking Sleeping Beauty as Michael Kellam (archive footage)
- 2009 · Fatal Rescue as Jacob Jones
- 2008 · Heidi 4 Paws as Sebastian (voice)
- 2008 · Jackson as Businessman
- 2006 · Mojave Phone Booth as Barry
- 2005 · Meet The Santas as Nicholas Claus
- 2004 · Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus as Nicholas Claus
- 2002 · P.S. Your Cat is Dead! as Jimmy Zoole
- 2002 · Did you leave us, Blake? as Self
- 1999 · Tower of Terror as Buzzy Crocker
- 1999 · Diner: On The Flip Side as Self
- 1995 · Home for the Holidays as Walter Wedman
- 1990 · 3 Men and a Little Lady as Michael Kellam
- 1988 · Cocoon: The Return as Jack Bonner
- Future · Stuck! as Dr. Landauer
- 1995 · The Big Green as Tom Palmer
- 1992 · The Magical World of Chuck Jones as Self
- 1990 · Don't Tell Her It's Me as Gus Kubicek / Lobo Murunga
- 1987 · Amazon Women on the Moon as Jerry (segment "Two I.D.'s")
- 1986 · Pecos Bill as Pecos Bill
- 1983 · The Man Who Wasn't There as Sam Cooper
- 1982 · No Soap, Radio as Roger
- 1982 · Diner as Edward 'Eddie' Simmons
- 1981 · Miracle on Ice as Jim Craig
- 1980 · Can't Stop the Music as Jack Morell
- 1980 · Magic Night as Self
- 1980 · To Race the Wind as Harold Krents
- 1979 · Billy as Billy Fisher
- 1978 · The Boys from Brazil as Barry Kohler
- 1977 · The Chicken Chronicles as David Kessler (as Steven Guttenberg)
- 1977 · Something for Joey as Mike Cappelletti




