Barry W. Blaustein
- Writing
- September 10, 1954 · Long Island, New York, USA
- May 12, 2026
Biography
Barry Wayne Blaustein (September 10, 1954 – May 12, 2026) was an American comedy writer best known for his writing on Saturday Night Live and the screenplays for Coming to America, Coming 2 America, and The Nutty Professor, all written in collaboration with David Sheffield. As a writer he helped launch Eddie Murphy's career.
Known for
Filmography
- Being Eddie · Self
- GCW The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame · Barry Blaustein
- Coming 2 America · Screenplay, Story
- The Movies That Made Us · Self
- Peep World · Director
- Guys 'N Divas: Battle of the High School Musicals · Director, Writer
- The Ringer · Director
- The Honeymooners · Writer
- Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found · Self
- Nutty Professor II: The Klumps · Man in Bathroom, Screenplay
- Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked · Self
- Beyond the Mat · Narrator, Director
- The Nutty Professor · Screenplay
- Boomerang · Screenplay, Co-producer
- Coming to America · Screenplay
- Police Academy 3: Back in Training · Characters
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment · Writer
- Saturday Night Live · Bar Patron (uncredited), Self