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Barry W. Blaustein | Slate

Barry W. Blaustein

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Barry W. Blaustein

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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.

Known for: Writing
Born: 10 Sep 1954
Died: 12 May 2026
Place of birth: Long Island, New York, USA

Known for

Coming to America1988
The Nutty Professor1996

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Coming 2 America2021

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment1985

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps2000

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Director
Actor

Coming 2 America2021
Guys 'N Divas: Battle of the High School Musicals2009
The Honeymooners2005
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps2000
Beyond the Mat1999
The Nutty Professor1996
Boomerang1992
Coming to America1988
Police Academy 3: Back in Training1986
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment1985
Saturday Night Live1975
Saturday Night Live
Season 6
S6E1Elliott Gould/Kid Creole and the Coconuts
S6E10Deborah Harry/Funky 4 + 1 More
S6E11Charlene Tilton/Todd Rundgren, Prince
S6E12Bill Murray/Delbert McClinton
S6E13Chevy Chase/Jr. Walker and the All Stars
S6E2Malcolm McDowell/Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band
S6E3Ellen Burstyn/Aretha Franklin
S6E4Jamie Lee Curtis/James Brown
S6E5David Carradine/Linda Ronstadt/Cast of 'The Pirates of Penzance'
S6E6Ray Sharkey/Jack Bruce and Friends
S6E7Karen Black/Cheap Trick, Stanley Clarke Trio
S6E8Robert Hays/14 Karat Soul, Joe 'King' Carrasco & The Crowns
S6E9Sally Kellerman/Jimmy Cliff
Season 7
S7E1(no host)/Rod Stewart
S7E10John Madden/Jennifer Holliday
S7E11James Coburn/Lindsey Buckingham
S7E12Bruce Dern/Luther Vandross
S7E13Elizabeth Ashley/Hall and Oates
S7E14Robert Urich/Mink DeVille
S7E15Blythe Danner/Rickie Lee Jones
S7E16Daniel J. Travanti/John Cougar
S7E17Johnny Cash/Elton John
S7E18Robert Culp/The Charlie Daniels Band
S7E19Danny DeVito/Sparks
S7E2Susan Saint James/The Kinks
S7E20Olivia Newton-John
S7E3George Kennedy/Miles Davis
S7E4Donald Pleasence/Fear
S7E5Lauren Hutton/Rick James
S7E6Bernadette Peters/The Go-Go's, Billy Joel
S7E7Tim Curry/Meat Loaf
S7E8Bill Murray/The Spinners, Yale Whiffenpoofs
S7E9Robert Conrad/The Allman Brothers Band
Season 8
S8E1Chevy Chase/Queen
S8E10Lily Tomlin
S8E11Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas/The Bus Boys
S8E12Sid Caesar/Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
S8E13Howard Hesseman/Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
S8E14Beau Bridges, Jeff Bridges/Randy Newman
S8E15Bruce Dern/Leon Redbone
S8E16Robert Guillaume/Duran Duran
S8E17Joan Rivers/Musical Youth
S8E18Susan Saint James/Michael McDonald
S8E19Stevie Wonder
S8E2Louis Gossett Jr./George Thorogood and the Destroyers
S8E20Ed Koch/Dexys Midnight Runners
S8E3Ron Howard/The Clash
S8E4Howard Hesseman/Men at Work
S8E5Michael Keaton/The New Joe Jackson Band
S8E6Robert Blake/Kenny Loggins
S8E7Drew Barrymore/Squeeze
S8E8The Smothers Brothers/Laura Branigan
S8E9Eddie Murphy/Lionel Richie
Season 9
S9E4Betty Thomas/Stray Cats
Season 10
S10E1(no host)/Thompson Twins