David Sheffield

American comedy writer (born 1948)
David Sheffield
Born1948 (age 75–76)
United States
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, television writer

David Sheffield (born 1948) is 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 Barry W. Blaustein.[1][2]

Writing credits

  • Saturday Night Live (1980-1983) (TV)
  • Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
  • Coming to America (1988)
  • What's Alan Watching? (1989) (TV)
  • Boomerang (1992)
  • The Nutty Professor (with Tom Shadyac and Steve Oedekerk) (1996)
  • The Gelfin (1999) (unproduced)[3]
  • Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
  • The Honeymooners (2005)
  • Coming 2 America (2021)

References

  1. ^ The New York Times
  2. ^ "The New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  3. ^ Laski, Beth (July 10, 1995). "FARLEY TO JOIN IMAGINE'S 'GELFIN'". Variety. Retrieved 25 September 2017.

External links

  • David Sheffield at IMDb
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