Rudy De Luca

American screenwriter and actor

Screenwriter
actor

Years active1967–present

Rudy De Luca is an American screenwriter and actor best known for his work with filmmaker Mel Brooks. In April 1972, he opened The Comedy Store with Sammy Shore.^[1]

Filmography

As writer

The Carol Burnett Show (1967) (TV)
The Tim Conway Show (1970) (TV)
The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (1971) (TV)
Silent Movie (with Mel Brooks, Barry Levinson and Ron Clark) (1976)
High Anxiety (with Mel Brooks, Barry Levinson and Ron Clark) (1977)
Peeping Times (1978) (TV)
Caveman (with Carl Gottlieb) (1981)
Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) (also Director)
Million Dollar Mystery (with Tim Metcalfe and Miguel Tejada-Flores) (1987)
Life Stinks (with Mel Brooks, Steve Haberman and Ron Clark) (1991)
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (with Mel Brooks and Steve Haberman) (1995)
The Good Bad Guy (with Ezio Greggio) (1997)
Screw Loose (with Steve Haberman) (1999)
Box Office 3D: The Filmest of Films (2011)
Big Finish (with Martin Guigui) (2012)

As actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	The Return of Count Yorga	Lieutenant Madden
1971	The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine	Various Characters
1972	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Nightclub Manager	Episode: "But Seriously, Folks"
1976	Silent Movie	Executive
1977	High Anxiety	Braces
1980	Fatso	Pat Manarino
1981	History of the World, Part I	Primate / Caveman / Capt. Mucus
1985	Transylvania 6-5000	Lawrence Malbot
1987	Million Dollar Mystery	Money Counter
1987	Spaceballs	Vinnie
1991	Life Stinks	J. Paul Getty
1993	Robin Hood: Men in Tights	Party Guest
1995	Dracula: Dead and Loving It	Guard
1997	The Good Bad Guy	Vince
2003	National Lampoon's Gold Diggers	Uncle Walt
2004	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Rudy	2 Episodes
2008	Spaceballs: The Animated Series	Vinnie / Fort Lox Checkpoint official (voice)	5 Episodes

As producer

Peeping Times (1978) (TV)

As director

Peeping Times (1978) (TV)
Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)

References

^ Higgins, Bill (1 June 2017). "Hollywood Flashback: When the Comedy Store Helped Put L.A. on the Map". The Hollywood Reporter.

External links

Rudy De Luca at IMDb

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1970–1979)

Gary Belkin, Peter Bellwood, Thomas Meehan, Herb Sargent and Judith Viorst (1970)
Herbert Baker, Hal Goodman, Larry Klein, Bob Schiller, Norman Steinberg, Bob Weiskopf and Flip Wilson (1971)
Art Baer, Roger Beatty, Stan Burns, Stan Hart, Don Hinkley, Ben Joelson, Woody Kling, Mike Marmer, Arnie Rosen and Larry Siegel (1972)
Bill Angelos, Roger Beatty, Stan Hart, Robert Hilliard, Woody Kling, Arnie Kogen, Buz Kohan, Gail Parent, Tom Patchett, Larry Siegel and Jay Tarses (1973)
Rosalyn Drexler, Ann Elder, Karyl Geld Miller, Robert Illes, Lorne Michaels, Richard Pryor, Jim Rusk, Herb Sargent, James R. Stein, Lily Tomlin, Jane Wagner, Rod Warren and George Yanok (1974)
Roger Beatty, Gary Belkin, Dick Clair, Rudy De Luca, Arnie Kogen, Barry Harman, Barry Levinson, Jenna McMahon, Gene Perret, Bill Richmond and Ed Simmons (1974)
Roger Beatty, Gary Belkin, Dick Clair, Rudy De Luca, Arnie Kogen, Barry Levinson, Jenna McMahon, Gene Perret, Bill Richmond and Ed Simmons (1975)
Anne Beatts, Chevy Chase, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Lorne Michaels, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Michael O'Donoghue, Herb Sargent, Tom Schiller, Rosie Shuster and Alan Zweibel (1976)
Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Tom Davis, James Downey, Al Franken, Lorne Michaels, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bill Murray, Michael O'Donoghue, Herb Sargent, Tom Schiller, Rosie Shuster and Alan Zweibel (1977)
Roger Beatty, Dick Clair, Tim Conway, Rick Hawkins, Robert Illes, Jenna McMahon, Gene Perret, Bill Richmond, Liz Sage, Larry Siegel, Franelle Silver, Ed Simmons and James R. Stein (1978)
Alan Alda (1979)

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(1970–1979)
(1980–1989)
(1990–1999)
(2000–2009)
(2010–2019)
(2020–present)

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