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Barry W. Blaustein

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Barry W. Blaustein
The African monarch Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the United States and must return to America to meet and build a relationship with his unexpected heir.
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Coming 2 America (2021)
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Barry W. Blaustein was born in 1955. He is known for Beyond the Mat (1999), Boomerang (1992) and The Nutty Professor (1996).
Bornc. 1955
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Mick Foley, Noelle Foley, Terry Funk, and Dwayne Johnson in Beyond the Mat (1999)
    Beyond the Mat
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 1999
    Eddie Murphy in Boomerang (1992)
    Boomerang
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 1992
    Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996)
    The Nutty Professor
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 1996
    James Earl Jones, Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Arsenio Hall, John Amos, Paul Bates, Shari Headley, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Clint Smith, Akiley Love, Bella Murphy, Jermaine Fowler, Teyana Taylor, Rotimi, Nomzamo Mbatha, and KiKi Layne in Coming 2 America (2021)
    Coming 2 America
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 2021

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    Writer



    • James Earl Jones, Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Arsenio Hall, John Amos, Paul Bates, Shari Headley, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Clint Smith, Akiley Love, Bella Murphy, Jermaine Fowler, Teyana Taylor, Rotimi, Nomzamo Mbatha, and KiKi Layne in Coming 2 America (2021)
      Coming 2 America
      5.3
      • screenplay by
      • story by
      • 2021
    • Saturday Night Live (1975)
      Saturday Night Live
      8.0
      TV Series
      • additional sketches by
      • writer: "James Brown's Hot Tub"
      • writer ...
      • 1980–2019
    • Adam Heatherly, David Longest, Bob Meyer, Josh Martin, Ruth Rhett Bennett, and Alex Rose Wiesel in Guys 'N Divas: Battle of the High School Musicals (2009)
      Guys 'N Divas: Battle of the High School Musicals
      7.1
      • writer
      • 2009
    • Gabrielle Union, Cedric The Entertainer, Mike Epps, and Regina Hall in The Honeymooners (2005)
      The Honeymooners
      3.5
      • written by
      • 2005
    • Eddie Murphy in Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
      Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
      4.5
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2000
    • Mick Foley, Noelle Foley, Terry Funk, and Dwayne Johnson in Beyond the Mat (1999)
      Beyond the Mat
      7.6
      • narrative written by
      • 1999
    • Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996)
      The Nutty Professor
      5.7
      • screenplay
      • 1996
    • Eddie Murphy in Boomerang (1992)
      Boomerang
      5.6
      • screenplay by
      • 1992
    • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
      CBS Summer Playhouse
      6.5
      TV Series
      • screenplay
      • 1989
    • What's Alan Watching? (1989)
      What's Alan Watching?
      6.2
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 1989
    • Eddie Murphy in Coming to America (1988)
      Coming to America
      7.1
      • screenplay
      • 1988
    • Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
      Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach
      4.6
      • characters (uncredited)
      • 1988
    • Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
      Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
      5.0
      • characters (uncredited)
      • 1987
    • Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
      Police Academy 3: Back in Training
      5.4
      • characters (uncredited)
      • 1986
    • Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
      Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
      5.8
      • written by (as Barry Blaustein)
      • 1985

    Script and Continuity Department



    • Saturday Night Live (1975)
      Saturday Night Live
      8.0
      TV Series
      • script supervisor
      • script coordinator
      • 1981–1984

    Producer



    • Adam Heatherly, David Longest, Bob Meyer, Josh Martin, Ruth Rhett Bennett, and Alex Rose Wiesel in Guys 'N Divas: Battle of the High School Musicals (2009)
      Guys 'N Divas: Battle of the High School Musicals
      7.1
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Mick Foley, Noelle Foley, Terry Funk, and Dwayne Johnson in Beyond the Mat (1999)
      Beyond the Mat
      7.6
      • producer
      • 1999
    • Eddie Murphy in Boomerang (1992)
      Boomerang
      5.6
      • co-producer
      • 1992
    • What's Alan Watching? (1989)
      What's Alan Watching?
      6.2
      TV Special
      • co-producer
      • 1989
    • Saturday Night Live (1975)
      Saturday Night Live
      8.0
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1983–1984

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Barry Blaustein
    • Born
      • c. 1955

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      Is a friend of Jesse Ventura.
    • Trademarks
        Writer for Eddie Murphy (from SNL to several films)

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