Steve Guttenberg

Birth Name:

Steven Robert Guttenberg

Birth Place:

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Director, Writer, Music department

Founded the Guttenhouse Project to provide housing for foster children
Was declared the Honorary Mayor of Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles from 2002 to 2005
Won a New York International Independent Film and Video Festival Award for best feature for "A Novel Romance," which he produced and starred in
Attended New York's High School of the Performing Arts
His first screen role was in a Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial, followed by a bit part in the 1977 film "Rollercoaster․"
Made his professional debut in an off-Broadway production of "The Lion in Winter․"
Quote: "If you're an underdog, mentally disabled, physically disabled, if you don't fit in, if you're not as pretty as the others, you can still be a hero․"
Best known for playing Carey Mahoney in the "Police Academy" series and Edward "Eddie" Simmons in "Diner․"

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