Kevin Pollak Biography (1958?-)

Full name, Kevin E. Pollak; born October 30, 1958 (some sources cite 1957), in San Francisco, CA; married Lucy Webb (an actress, comedienne, writer, and business executive), December, 1995. Addresses: Office: Calm Down Productions, 1360 North Crescent Heights Blvd., Suite 33, Los Angeles, CA 90046.;Agent: Leigh Brillstein, International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Stand–up comedian, actor, voice performer, impressionist, producer, writer
Birth Details: October 30, 1958?; San Francisco, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Officer Quinn, Million Dollar Mystery (also known as Money Mania), De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1987
Rool, Willow, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1988
Izzy Kirk, Avalon, TriStar, 1990
Detective Larry Doyle, Ricochet, Warner Bros., 1991
Frank Swan, L.A. Story, TriStar, 1991
Phil, Another You, TriStar, 1991
Eli, The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them, Miramax, 1992
Lieutenant Sam Weinberg, A Few Good Men, Columbia, 1992
Brad Berman, Indian Summer (also known as L'ete indien), Buena Vista, 1993
Jacob Goldman, Grumpy Old Men, Warner Bros., 1993
Jerry Segel, Wayne's World 2, Paramount, 1993
Rosenheim, Clean Slate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1994
Stand-up comic, Reality Bites, Universal, 1994
Jacob Goldman, Grumpier Old Men (also known as Grumpy Old Men 2), Warner Bros., 1995
Jordan Marcus, Miami Rhapsody, Buena Vista, 1995
Matt Gianni, Chameleon, Samuel Goldwyn, 1995
Phillip Green, Casino, Universal, 1995
Stuart Smiley, Canadian Bacon, Gramercy, 1995
Todd Hockney, The Usual Suspects (also known as Die Ueblichen Verdaechtigen), Gramercy, 1995
Himself, Cannes Man (also known as Canne$ Man and Con Man), Vine International, 1996
Ned Beindorf, House Arrest, Rysher Entertainment, 1996
Victor Kosslovich (Boss Vic Koss), That Thing You Do!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
Gordon Jacobson, Truth or Consequences N.M., Triumph Releasing, 1997
President Walter Emerson, Deterrence, Paramount, 1998
Television sportscaster, Buffalo '66, Lions Gate Films, 1998
Wit Roy, Outside Ozona, Columbia/TriStar, 1998
Chicago, End of Days, MCA/Universal, 1999
Dr. Jerry Berman, The Sex Monster, Trimark Entertainment, 1999
Gerald Lefcourt, Steal This Movie! (also known as Abbie!),Lions Gate Films, 1999
Jerry Dante, Deal of a Lifetime, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
Wayne Boggs, She's All That, Miramax, 1999
Janni Pytor Gogolak, The Whole Nine Yards (also known as Le nouveau voisin), Warner Bros., 2000
Dr. John Dojny, The Wedding Planner (also known as Wedding Planner-- verliebt, verlobt, verplant), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2001
U.S. Marshal Damitry, 3000 Miles to Graceland, Warner Bros., 2001
Voice of Riley the alligator, Dr. Dolittle 2 (also known as DR2 and DR.2), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
Chief elf, Blizzard, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2002
Cupid, The Santa Clause 2 (also known as The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause and SC2), Buena Vista, 2002
Dr. Norris, Mother Ghost, It's an Us Thing Productions/It's a Youand Me Thing Productions, 2002
Lorne Daniels, Juwanna Mann, Warner Bros., 2002
Rabbi Jacobsen, Stolen Summer, Miramax, 2002
Ronnie Rosengold, Frank McKlusky, C.I., Buena Vista, 2002
Mob Dot Com, 2003
Harlan, Seven Times Lucky, Odeon Films, 2004
Lazlo Gogolak, The Whole Ten Yards, Warner Bros., 2004
Mr. Smith, Hostage, Miramax, 2004
Voice of Luca, Shark Tale (animated; also known as Sharkslayer), DreamWorks SKG, 2004
Television Appearances
Series
Brian Binker, Coming of Age, CBS, 1988-1989
Chick Morton, Morton & Hayes, CBS, 1991
Voice of Mr. Gerald Hawthorne Bell, The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1995-1996
Jordan Better, Work with Me, CBS, 1999
Host, Movie Lover's Road Trip, beginning 2003
Host, Celebrity Poker Showdown, Bravo, 2003-2004
Miniseries
Narrator, Sex and the Silver Screen, Showtime, 1996
Joe Shea, From the Earth to the Moon, HBO, 1998
Movies
Julian Riceputo, The Don's Analyst (also known as National Lampoon's The Don's Analyst), The Movie Channel, 1997
Chameleon, HBO, 1997
Dr. Robert Coles, Ruby Bridges, ABC, 1998

Rudy, Hoods, Starz!, 1998
Agent Brinkley, Rolling Kansas, Comedy Central, 2003
Specials
Voice, Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, ABC, 1985
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim, HBO, 1987
Children's Miracle Network Telethon, syndicated, 1991
Kevin Pollak: Stop with the Kicking, HBO, 1991
Comic Relief VI, HBO, 1994
Color commentator, State of the Union Undressed '95, Comedy Central, 1995
Host, A Salute to the American Red Cross, The Nashville Network, 1995
Correspondent, Not Necessarily the Elections, HBO, 1996
Catch a Rising Star 50th Anniversary--Give or Take 26 Years, CBS,1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond, UPN, 1996
Voices of grasshopper and mouse, Aesop's Fables: A Whodunit Musical; An Animated Special from the "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child"Series (animated musical), HBO, 2000
All-Access Pass: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the 14th Annual AmericanComedy Awards, Comedy Central, 2000
The Comedy Central Presents the New York Friars Club Roast of Rob Reiner, Comedy Central, 2000
Diet Coke with Lemon Celebrates 40 Years of Laughter: At the Improv, 2002
Just for Laughs (also known as Judith Lucy's Just for Laughs), 2002
Himself, Reel Comedy: The Whole Ten Yards, Comedy Central, 2004
(In archive footage) 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time, Comedy Central, 2004
Awards Presentations
A Salute to Martin Scorsese (also known as The American Film Institute Salute to Martin Scorsese and The 25th American Film InstituteLife Achievement Award: A Salute to Martin Scorsese), CBS, 1997
The 13th Annual American Comedy Awards, Fox, 1999
Presenter, The 15th Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel and Bravo, 2000
Hollywood Salutes Bruce Willis: An American Cinematheque Tribute,TNT, 2000
Episodic
Barry Gold, National Lampoon's Hot Flashes (also known as Hot Flashes), syndicated, 1984
Comedy Break, syndicated, 1985
Photographer, "Thelma's Choice," Amen, NBC, 1987
Scott, "Yellow Submarine," Who's the Boss?, ABC, 1987
Walter, "But Not for Me," thirtysomething, ABC, 1987
Himself, Stand Up America, BBC, c. 1987
Himself, One Night Stand, HBO, 1989
Guest, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, multiple appearances, 1989-1992
Guest, Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1990, 1991, 1993
Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, multiple appearances, 1993-2001
Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996
Pilot, "Boxed In," Perversions of Science, HBO, 1997
Guest, The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999
Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1999, 2003
Guest, The Howard Stern Show, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
William "Willie" Johnson, "Deliberately," Ed (also known as Stuckeyville), NBC, 2001
Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2001
Project Greenlight, HBO, 2001
Guest, Dinner for Five, Independent Film Channel, 2001, 2002, 2004
Sydney Perfenbody, "Duets," Life with Bonnie, ABC, 2002
Guest, The View, ABC, 2003
Guest, Coming Attractions, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
Guest, The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2004
Pilots
Eddie Hayes, Partners in Life, CBS, 1990
Straw, The World according to Straw, Fox, 1990
Lovers and Other Neighbors, NBC, 1992
The 50-Minute Man, NBC, 1993
The Real Deal, Comedy Central, 1995
Gary Grant, Grant & Lee, CBS, 1996
The Underworld, NBC, 1997
Television Executive Producer
With Others; Series
Work with Me, CBS, 1999
Television Work
Specials
Executive producer, Kevin Pollak: Stop with the Kicking, HBO, 1991
Producer and director, The Seven Deadly Sins, HBO, 1995
Episodic
Producer of an episode of One Night Stand, HBO.
Television Executive Producer
With Others; Pilots
Grant & Lee, CBS, 1996
(And creator with others) The Underworld, NBC, 1997
Radio Appearances
Episodic
Guest, The Howard Stern Radio Show, 2000
RECORDINGS
Videos
End of Days: The Beginning (also known as Spotlight on Location: End of Days), Universal Studios Home Video, 2000
Code of Conduct, 2001
Keyser Soeze: Lie or Legend?, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2002
Round Up: Deposing "The Usual Suspects," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer HomeEntertainment, 2002
Music Videos
"She Drives Me Crazy," by the Muppets, 1994
Video Games
Voices of Boris and Igor, The Interactive History of Frankenstein,1995
WRITINGS
Teleplays
Specials
Kevin Pollak: Stop with the Kicking, HBO, 1991
(With Lucy Webb) "Anger," The Seven Deadly Sins, HBO, 1995
Episodic
Coming of Age, CBS, c. 1989
Also writer for an episode of One Night Stand, HBO.
Nonfiction
(Contributor) Get a Life, by William Shatner, Atria, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Empire, September, 1995, pp. 60-61
Entertainment Weekly, September 30, 1994, p. 12
Parade, January 8, 1995
People Weekly, January 11, 1993, p. 49; October 9, 1995
Playboy, July, 2000, p. 34; September, 2003, p. 44
Premiere, June, 1994, p. 22
USA Today, August 21, 1995

Electronic

Kevin Pollak Official Site, http://www.kevinpollak.net, September8, 2004

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