Rudy de Luca
Birth Name:
Rudy De Luca
Profession
Actor, Writer, Producer, Director, Soundtrack, Music department
Fast Facts
- In 1977, he won an award from the Writers Guild of America for Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen, which he shared with Mel Brooks, Ron Clark and Barry Levinson, for "Silent Movie․"
- Started his career writing for comedy television series like "The Tim Conway Show" and "The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine․"
- Best known for collaborating with filmmaker Mel Brooks
- Served as Barry Levinson's writing partner when the two broke into feature films
- His involvement with films is usually as a supporting actor or a comedy writer
- Received special thanks in the credits of the short "Spaceballs: The Documentary․"
- Critic Roger Ebert gave "Silent Movie," which De Luca had a hand in writing, four stars
Awards
- 1974Primetime Emmy - Best Writing in Variety or Music:Winner
- 1975Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series:Winner
- 1976Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series:Nominated
- 1977WGA Award (Screen) - Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
- 2012Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety Special:Nominated
- 2013Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety Special:Nominated
- 2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety Special:Nominated