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Sandy Helberg

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  • Writer
  • Producer
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Sandy Helberg in The Paragon of Comedy (1983)
Sandy Helberg was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and grew up in Toledo, Ohio. He moved to New York where he studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute with John and Lee Strasberg and the Neighborhood Playhouse with Sanford Meisner. Sandy then went on to co-create the improvisational group, The Downtown Express, that played the Bitter End, the Improv, and had a home theater in Greenwich Village, where they did performed almost every night. When arriving in Los Angeles, Sandy became one of the original member of the Groundlings.
BornMay 28, 1949
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    Known for

    Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Daphne Zuniga in Spaceballs (1987)
    Spaceballs
    7.1
    • Dr. Schlotkin
    • 1987
    Mortal Kombat (1995)
    Mortal Kombat
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1995
    Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Heder in School for Scoundrels (2006)
    School for Scoundrels
    5.9
    • Rabbi
    • 2006
    The Hollywood Knights (1980)
    The Hollywood Knights
    6.2
    • Officer Clark
    • 1980

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    Actor



    • NTSF:SD:SUV (2011)
      NTSF:SD:SUV
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Old Sam
      • 2012
    • Hot W.A.C.S
      TV Movie
      • Pvt. Duckworth
      • 2009
    • Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Heder in School for Scoundrels (2006)
      School for Scoundrels
      5.9
      • Rabbi
      • 2006
    • Days of Our Lives (1965)
      Days of Our Lives
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Rudy
      • 1999
    • Rodney Dangerfield in Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
      Meet Wally Sparks
      5.2
      • Commercial Director
      • 1997
    • Cybill Shepherd in Cybill (1995)
      Cybill
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Steven Spielberg
      • 1995
    • Mortal Kombat (1995)
      Mortal Kombat
      5.8
      • Director
      • 1995
    • Ronn Moss and France Zobda in Il barone (1995)
      Il barone
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • 1995
    • Stella Stevens and Shannon Whirry in The Granny (1995)
      The Granny
      5.0
      Video
      • Albert
      • 1995
    • Alan Ruck, Nestor Carbonell, Wendy Benson-Landes, Michael Boatman, Dan Gauthier, Shannon Kenny, Jerry Levine, and Amy Pietz in Muscle (1995)
      Muscle
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Film Director
      • 1995
    • Platypus Man (1995)
      Platypus Man
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Stage manager
      • 1995
    • I'll Do Anything (1994)
      I'll Do Anything
      5.5
      • Theater Critic (uncredited)
      • 1994
    • Marilyn Kentz and Caryl Kristensen in The Mommies (1993)
      The Mommies
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Paramedic
      • 1993
    • Chris Elliott in Get a Life (1990)
      Get a Life
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Russel
      • 1992
    • Robert Guillaume and Richard Libertini in Pacific Station (1991)
      Pacific Station
      7.4
      TV Series
      • The Flasher (uncredited)
      • 1991

    Writer



    • Bruce Davison, Zachary Bostrom, Molly Cheek, and Carol-Ann Merrill in Harry and the Hendersons (1991)
      Harry and the Hendersons
      5.6
      TV Series
      • story
      • 1993
    • Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker in Perfect Strangers (1986)
      Perfect Strangers
      7.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1990
    • Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)
      Dear John
      6.8
      TV Series
      • story by
      • 1990
    • Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in The Golden Girls (1985)
      The Golden Girls
      8.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1989
    • The Paragon of Comedy (1983)
      The Paragon of Comedy
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • additional material
      • 1983
    • The Lorenzo and Henrietta Music Show
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1976

    Producer



    • A Salute to the Troops and USO
      TV Movie
      • co-producer
      • 2006

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • May 28, 1949
      • Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
    • Spouse
      • Harriet B. HelbergApril 6, 1975 - present (2 children)
    • Children
      • Simon Helberg
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Budweiser

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      Father, with Harriet, of sons Mason and Simon Helberg.

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