Barry W. Blaustein

★ Writing #353

1954 - 2026 (age 71) • Writing

Born: 9/10/1954 in Long Island, New York, USA

Died: 5/12/2026 (age 71)

Known for: Writing

Barry W. Blaustein

★ Writing #353

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.

Known For

Coming to America

69%

Screenplay

1988

The Nutty Professor

56%

Screenplay

1996

Coming 2 America

63%

Screenplay

2021

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

61%

Writer

1985

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

50%

Screenplay

2000

Police Academy 3: Back in Training

58%

Characters

1986

Boomerang

57%

Screenplay

1992

Saturday Night Live

69%

Bar Patron (uncredited) / Self (uncredited)

1975

Being Eddie

68%

Self

2025

GCW The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame

Barry Blaustein

2023

Coming 2 America

63%

Screenplay

2021

Coming 2 America

63%

Story

2021

The Movies That Made Us

73%

Self

2019

Peep World

48%

Director

2010

Guys 'N Divas: Battle of the High School Musicals

50%

Director

2009

Guys 'N Divas: Battle of the High School Musicals

50%

Writer

2009

The Ringer

57%

Director

2005

The Honeymooners

40%

Writer

2005

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

80%

Self

2005

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

50%

Man in Bathroom

2000

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

50%

Screenplay

2000

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

50%

Story

2000

Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked

Himself

1999

Beyond the Mat

73%

Narrator

1999

Beyond the Mat

73%

Director

1999

Beyond the Mat

73%

Producer

1999

Beyond the Mat

73%

Writer

1999

The Nutty Professor

56%

Screenplay

1996

Boomerang

57%

Screenplay

1992

Boomerang

57%

Co-Producer

1992

Coming to America

69%

Screenplay

1988

Police Academy 3: Back in Training

58%

Characters

1986

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

61%

Writer

1985

Saturday Night Live

69%

Bar Patron (uncredited) / Self (uncredited)

1975

Saturday Night Live

69%

Writer

1975