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Tim Kazurinsky

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Tim Kazurinsky
A modern variation on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Recounted from a gay sensibility with heart, comedy & music, the magic of Dickens' timeless tale of a man's redemption comes alive from a fresh perspective.
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Tim Kazurinsky is an American actor and screenwriter known for his tenure as a writer and cast member on Saturday Night Live (1981-1984) and for playing Officer Carl Sweetchuck in the "Police Academy" film franchise. Notable screenwriting credits include "About Last Night..." (1986) and "For Keeps?" (1988). Kazurinsky's screenplay for the film "Strange Relations" (2001) earned him nominations for a BAFTA Award and WGA Award.

Additional film and television appearances include "Shakes The Clown", "Neighbors", "Somewhere In Time", "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "According To Jim" and "Chicago Justice."

A mainstay of the Chicago theatre scene, Kazurinsky was a member of The Second City. He has twice been nominated for Chicago's prestigious Joseph Jefferson Award for his stage work. Kazurinsky toured the United States as the Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the hit musical "Wicked" and later appeared on Broadway in the critically-acclaimed comedy, "An Act Of God" (opposite Jim Parsons).

Kazurinsky resides in Chicago with his family.
BornMarch 3, 1950
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy

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As Father Timothy in "Easy"
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As "Judge Emerson" on NBC's Chicago Justice
Tim Kazurinsky in Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986).
Tim Kazurinsky
Tim Kazurinsky in "Thrill Ride"
Michael Douglas, Robin Duke, and Tim Kazurinsky in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Mary Gross, Tim Kazurinsky, and Gary Kroeger in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Tim Kazurinsky, Gary Kroeger, and Joe Piscopo in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Eddie Murphy, Bruce Dern, Christine Ebersole, Robin Duke, Mary Gross, Tim Kazurinsky, Joe Piscopo, and Tony Rosato in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Tim Kazurinsky in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Tim Kazurinsky in My Bodyguard (1980)

Known for

Saturday Night Live (1975)
Saturday Night Live
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TV Series
  • Various
  • Dr. Jack Badofsky
  • Self
  • Moe Laub
  • Wayne Huevos
  • Alistair Bialystock
  • Announcer
  • Astronaut
  • Bartender
  • Burt Wedermeyer
  • Douglas MacArthur
  • Egbert Fishback
  • Father
  • Father Andrew B. Titus
  • Forrest Gregg
  • Frank
  • Franklin Roosevelt
  • Harold Duffy
  • Havnagootiim Vishnuuerheer
  • James Long
  • Judge
  • Larry Bud Melman
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Michael Nash
  • Moe
  • Peter
  • Price
  • Ralph Winters
  • Rob Schapps
  • Seiko
  • Steve
  • Student
  • Tim
  • Tino Quinsana
  • Ulysses S. Grant
  • Veteran
  • Worthington Clotman
  • aide
  • father
  • model
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
5.7
  • Merchant
  • 1985
Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Jim Belushi, and Elizabeth Perkins in About Last Night (1986)
About Last Night
6.2
  • Colin
  • 1986
John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, and Cathy Moriarty in Neighbors (1981)
Neighbors
5.5
  • Pa Greavy
  • 1981

Credits

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  • The Road Dog
    • Post-production
  • The Pack Podcast (2020)
    The Pack Podcast
  • Oliver Platt, Steven Weber, Marlyne Barrett, S. Epatha Merkerson, Brian Tee, Dominic Rains, Guy Lockard, Jessy Schram, and Nick Gehlfuss in Chicago Med (2015)
    Chicago Med
  • Majandra Delfino, Sanford Sternshein, David Walton, and Brad Riddell in Later Days (2021)
    Later Days
  • Just Jo
  • Distant Learners (2020)
    Distant Learners
  • Tim Kazurinsky, Joel Murray, Emo Philips, Erik Stolhanske, Ross Heran, Christopher Biewer, DeAnna Cooper, Kim DeJesus, and Blake McAlpin in Vendors (2019)
    Vendors
  • Mia Rose Frampton, Dani Cimorelli, Lisa Cimorelli, Lauren Cimorelli, Katherine Cimorelli, Christina Cimorelli, Amy Cimorelli, Beau Brooks, Stony Blyden, and Lauren Giraldo in Hope Springs Eternal (2018)
    Hope Springs Eternal
  • Alonso, the Dream and the Call (2018)
    Alonso, the Dream and the Call
  • Easy (2016)
    Easy
  • Jon Lovitz, Ronald L. Conner, Anna Maria Horsford, Grant Rosenmeyer, and Chelsea Tavares in Chasing the Blues (2017)
    Chasing the Blues
  • Carl Weathers, Joelle Carter, Jon Seda, Philip Winchester, and Monica Barbaro in Chicago Justice (2017)
    Chicago Justice
  • Michael B. Woods in Thrill Ride (2016)
    Thrill Ride
  • Tim Kazurinsky in Detectives Club (2015)
    Detectives Club
  • Scrooge & Marley (2012)
    Scrooge & Marley
  • Noah Gregoropoulos, Greg Hollimon, Bruce Jarchow, Tim Kazurinsky, Susan Messing, T.J. Jagodowski, Holly Laurent, Jet Eveleth, Nicky Margolis, Kate Duffy, and Sherra Lasley in Close Quarters (2012)
    Close Quarters

Writer

  • About Last Night (2014)
    About Last Night
  • Jim Belushi, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Taylor Atelian, and Billi Bruno in According to Jim (2001)
    According to Jim
  • Strange Relations (2001)
    Strange Relations
  • Handicapped Hunters
  • The Silencer
  • Sinbad in The Cherokee Kid (1996)
    The Cherokee Kid
  • David Conrad and Kimberly Williams-Paisley in Relativity (1996)
    Relativity
  • Molly Ringwald and Randall Batinkoff in For Keeps? (1988)
    For Keeps?
  • Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Jim Belushi, and Elizabeth Perkins in About Last Night (1986)
    About Last Night
  • Billions for Boris (1985)
    Billions for Boris
    • (uncredited)
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
  • The Second City Comedy Show

Additional Crew

  • Kyle Chandler in Early Edition (1996)
    Early Edition
  • Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Jim Belushi, and Elizabeth Perkins in About Last Night (1986)
    About Last Night

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Personal details

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    • March 3, 1950
    • Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Marcia WatkinsSeptember 22, 1984 - present (2 children)
  • Other works
    Acted in various cereal commercials throughout the early 1990s.
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    Was good friends with John Belushi, who mentored him during their Second City days. When Tim was working on Saturday Night Live, he almost quit, due to the show's notoriously high pressure atmosphere, even with Belushi's full encouragement to stay on the series. At one point, Tim intended on going back home to Chicago with Belushi driving him to the airport. However Belushi in the car at the airport, told Tim firmly that he had access to national television airwaves and it would've been a bad career move for him to quit. Tim agreed and said that Belushi took him to a therapist to work through his issues while on the series.

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