Robert Francis "Bobcat" Goldthwait (born May 26, 1962) is an American comedian, actor, director and screenwriter. He is known for his black comedy stand-up act, delivered through an energetic stage persona with an unusual raspy and high-pitched voice. He came to prominence with his stand-up specials An Evening with Bobcat Goldthwait—Share the Warmth and Bob Goldthwait—Is He Like That All the Time? and his acting roles, including Zed in the Police Academy franchise and Eliot Loudermilk in Scrooged. Since 2012, he has been a regular panelist on the radio-quiz show, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!.
Goldthwait has written and directed a number of films and television series, most notably the black comedies Shakes the Clown (1991), in which he also starred, Sleeping Dogs Lie (2006), World's Greatest Dad (2009), God Bless America (2011), and the horror film Willow Creek (2013); episodes of Chappelle's Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2004–07), and Maron (2013–15); and several stand-up specials, including Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time (2014).
He has also worked extensively as a voice actor, with voice roles in Capitol Critters (1992–95), Hercules (1997), and Hercules: The Animated Series (1998–99), and has provided the voice of Pop Fizz in the Skylanders video game series since the character's debut in 2012's Skylanders: Giants.
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Robert Francis "Bobcat" Goldthwait (born May 26, 1962) is an American comedian, actor, director and screenwriter. He is known for his black comedy stand-up...
Neigher, Charlie Peters and Andy Breckman and stars BobcatGoldthwait (credited as Bob Goldthwait), Virginia Madsen, Jim Metzler, Dabney Coleman and the...
Clown is a 1991 American black comedy film directed and written by BobcatGoldthwait, who performs the title role. It also features Julie Brown, Blake...
directed by Savage Steve Holland, starring John Cusack, Demi Moore, BobcatGoldthwait, Curtis Armstrong and Joel Murray. The original film score was composed...
After while the two were on the show. In 1997, she was engaged to BobcatGoldthwait, 16 years her senior, who voiced the character of Mr. Floppy on that...
included performances by comedians Steven Wright, Paula Poundstone, BobcatGoldthwait, Kevin Meaney, Jimmy Tingle and many others. In the 1980s, in Boston...
Goldthwait is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Benjamin Goldthwait, British Army officer BobcatGoldthwait (born 1962), American comedian...
spirit. The film also stars Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover, BobcatGoldthwait, Carol Kane, Robert Mitchum, Michael J. Pollard, and Alfre Woodard...
the 1970s, he loved drawing and collecting record albums. Kenny met BobcatGoldthwait in first grade and they became lifelong friends. In their mid-teens...
comedians who became his friends, including Sean Morey, Lenny Clarke, BobcatGoldthwait, Joe Alaskey, Don Gavin, Barry Crimmins, Steven Wright, Jimmy Tingle...
French and Troma Entertainment founder and president Lloyd Kaufman. BobcatGoldthwait, who worked as a voice actor on the 1997 Disney film Hercules, responded...
Carrey, Chevy Chase, Andrew Dice Clay, Joey Diaz, Whoopi Goldberg, BobcatGoldthwait, Tony Hinchcliffe, Sam Kinison, Bobby Lee, Jay Leno, David Letterman...
technology to realize Cartoon Network's vision. Moxy would be voiced by BobcatGoldthwait, while Colossal Pictures' software would use John Stevenson as an...
Call Me Lucky is a 2015 American documentary film directed by BobcatGoldthwait about the life of satirist, author, and performer Barry Crimmins. Call...
with his only "friend": his son's talking toy rabbit, Mr. Floppy (BobcatGoldthwait). By the show's third season, Tiffany had become a breakout character...
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