Robert K. Weiss

He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Weiss has been the President and Vice Chairman of the X Prize Foundation since 1996.

• Occupation — Producer • Years Active — 1977–2014

Producer • Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) • The Blues Brothers (1980) • Police Squad! (TV series, 1982) • Doctor Detroit (1983) • The Compleat Al (made for video, 1985) Also writer and director ("Dare to Be Stupid," "Like a Surgeon," "One More Minute", "This Is the Life") • Dragnet (1987) • Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) Also director (segments "Murray in Videoland", "Amazon Women on the Moon", "Silly Paté", "Video Pirates", "First Lady of the Evening", "Titan Man") • The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) • Crazy People (1990) • Nothing but Trouble (1991) • The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) • Naked Gun: The Final Insult (1994) • Scary Movie 3 (2003) • Scary Movie 4 (2006) • Superhero Movie (2008) Executive producer • Weird Science (TV series, 1994–1997) • Sliders (TV series, 1995–2000) Also co-creator and executive consultant (seasons 2–3) • Tommy Boy (1995) • Black Sheep (1996) • A Night at the Roxbury (1998) • Superstar (1999) • The Ladies Man (2000) 2nd unit director • The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) • Crazy People (1990) • The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) • Naked Gun: The Final Insult (1994) • Sliders (TV series, 1995) (pilot) • Tommy Boy (1995) Actor • Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) • The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) • UHF (1989) • Nothing but Trouble (1991) • Crazy People (1990) • The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) • Naked Gun: The Final Insult (1994) • Tommy Boy (1995)