Carl Gottlieb
| Carl Gottlieb | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 18, 1938 New York City, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, screenwriter |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1966–present |
| Genre | Comedy, thriller |
| Notable works | Jaws |
Carl Gottlieb (born March 18, 1938) is an American screenwriter, actor, comedian and executive. He is probably best known for co-writing the screenplay for Jaws and its first two sequels, and The Jerk, with Steve Martin, as well as co-writing and directing the 1981 comedy film Caveman.
Gottlieb was born and raised in New York City, educated in the city's public school system. After studying drama at Syracuse University, he became a member, in the 1960s, of the San Francisco improvisational comedy troupe "The Committee". They made one feature film: A Session with the Committee, toured extensively, and played in Los Angeles 1968-70.
He began writing comedy for TV, contributing to The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour for which he won an Emmy Award in 1969, The Music Scene, The Bob Newhart Show, All in the Family, and The Odd Couple. Minor acting roles have included Robert Altman's M*A*S*H and the film Clueless.
Gottlieb also cowrote David Crosby's two autobiographies, 1989's Long Time Gone and 2006's Since Then.
Gottlieb was hired as an actor to appear as Harry Meadows, the editor of the local newspaper, in Jaws. He was hired by his friend, Steven Spielberg, to redraft the script, adding more dimensions to the characters, particularly humour. Ironically, his redrafts reduced the role of Meadows (who still appears in the Town Hall corridor and the Tiger Shark scene).
He wrote a book, The Jaws Log, about the notoriously difficult production of the film. Bryan Singer has referred to it as being "like a little movie director bible".
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