Robert K. Weiss is an American film and television producer. His productions include films by director John Landis, producer Lorne Michaels, and the “Z. A. Z.” team of Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker. He also co-created the science-fiction TV series Sliders. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale.Weiss has been the President and Vice Chairman of the X Prize Foundation since 1996.In the film Blues Brothers 2000, the name of Robert K. Weiss is mentioned (to the confusion of Donald "Duck" Dunn) in a speech by Elwood Blues as the final name in a long list of legendary blues and soul artists that Elwood names to convince his band not to quit. This is presumably a reference to how Weiss convinced Dan Aykroyd (who portrayed Elwood) and director John Landis not to quit the film.
His name was mentioned in Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) by Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) as being a famous blues mentor. This was an in-joke, as Weiss was a producer of the original The Blues Brothers (1980) film.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sliders
TV Series creator - 86 episodes, 1995 - 2000 story - 1 episode, 1995
The Compleat Al
1985
Video
Welcome to the Fun Zone
1984
TV Movie
Police Squad!
1982
TV Series story by - 1 episode
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Spillbusters
2014
Documentary executive producer
Back to the Moon for Good
2013
Documentary short executive producer
Superhero Movie
2008
producer
Scary Movie 4
2006
producer
The Race for Space: Ansari X Prize
2004
TV Movie executive producer
Scary Movie 3
2003
producer
The Ladies Man
2000
executive producer
Superstar
1999
executive producer
A Night at the Roxbury
1998
executive producer
Black Sheep
1996
executive producer
Dream On
1994-1995
TV Series executive producer - 14 episodes
Sliders
1995
TV Series executive producer - 9 episodes
Tommy Boy
1995
executive producer
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
1994
producer
Weird Science
1994
TV Series executive producer
Topper
1992
producer
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991
producer
Nothing But Trouble
1991
producer
Crazy People
1990
executive producer
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
producer
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
producer
Dragnet
1987
producer
The Compleat Al
1985
Video producer
Welcome to the Fun Zone
1984
TV Movie producer
Doctor Detroit
1983
producer
Police Squad!
1982
TV Series producer - 6 episodes
The Blues Brothers
1980
producer
The Kentucky Fried Movie
1977
producer
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Recoil
1998
production assistant - as Robert Weiss
Sliders
1996-1997
TV Series executive consultant - 38 episodes
The Compleat Al
1985
Video director: video "Dare to Be Stupid" / director: video "I Lost on Jeopardy" / director: video "Like a Surgeon" / director: video "One More Minute" / director: video "This Is the Life"
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tommy Boy
1995
'No' Manager
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
1994
Tuba Player
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991
Obstetrician
Nothing But Trouble
1991
Porch Person
Crazy People
1990
Outraged Movie Patron
UHF
1989
Bartender
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
Park Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
The Kentucky Fried Movie
1977
Voice Overs (voice, as Bob Weiss)
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection
2003
Video co-director - videos "Dare To Be Stupid", "Like A Surgeon", "One More Minute"
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos
1996
Video videos "Like A Surgeon", "One More Minute", "Dare To Be Stupid"
The 'Weird Al' Yankovic Video Library: His Greatest Hits
1992
Video short videos "Like A Surgeon", "One More Minute", "Dare To Be Stupid"
Al TV
1988
TV Movie segment "Like a Surgeon"
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
segments "Murray in Videoland", "Amazon Women on the Moon", "Silly Paté", "Video Pirates", "First Lady of the Evening", "Titan Man"
The Compleat Al
1985
Video
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tommy Boy
1995
second unit director: Toronto
Sliders
1995
TV Series second unit director - 1 episode
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
1994
second unit director
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991
second unit director
Crazy People
1990
second unit director
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
director: second unit crew
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978
TV Movie producer: "Courtroom Theme From The Kentucky Fried Movie"
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk
2014
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Spillbusters
2014
Documentary
Himself
Too Young to Die
2012
TV Series documentary
Himself
'Tommy Boy': Behind the Laughter
2005
Video documentary short
Himself
Stories from the Side of the Road
2005
Video documentary short
Himself
Making 'Scary Movie 3'
2004
Video documentary short
Himself (as Bob Weiss)
Unseen + Untold: The Blues Brothers
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'