- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- September 10, 1954
- Place of Birth
- Long Island, New York, USA
- Died
- May 12, 2026
Barry W. Blaustein
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.
Filmography
movieBeing Eddie
2025 · Self
movieGCW The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame
2023 · Barry Blaustein
movieComing 2 America
2021 · Screenplay, Story
tvThe Movies That Made Us
2019 · Self
moviePeep World
2010 · Director
movieGuys 'N Divas: Battle of the High School Musicals
2009 · Director, Writer
movieThe Ringer
2005 · Director
movieThe Honeymooners
2005 · Writer
movieSaturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005 · Self
movieNutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000 · Man in Bathroom, Screenplay, Story
movieMick Foley: Madman Unmasked
1999 · Himself
movieBeyond the Mat
1999 · Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer
movieThe Nutty Professor
1996 · Screenplay
movieBoomerang
1992 · Screenplay, Co-Producer
movieComing to America
1988 · Screenplay
moviePolice Academy 3: Back in Training
1986 · Characters
moviePolice Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985 · Writer
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Bar Patron (uncredited), Self (uncredited), Writer