Barry W. Blaustein

American screenwriter

Barry Wayne Blaustein was an American comedy writer best known for his writing on Saturday Night Live (SNL) and the screenplays for Coming to America (1988), Coming 2 America (2021), and The Nutty Professor (1996), all written in collaboration with David Sheffield, and starring Eddie Murphy. He is also known for the wrestling documentary Beyond the Mat (1999) and the comedy films Peep World (2010) and The Ringer (2005).

Barry W. Blaustein, in order

1. 1985 Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment: wrote · directed by Jerry Paris · critics 32%, audiences 43%
2. 1988 Coming to America: wrote · directed by John Landis · critics 70%, audiences 85%
3. 1996 The Nutty Professor: wrote · directed by Tom Shadyac
4. 1999 Beyond the Mat: directed, wrote, acted · critics 82%, audiences 83%
5. 2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps: wrote · directed by Peter Segal
6. 2005 The Honeymooners: wrote · directed by John Schultz
7. 2005 The Ringer: directed
8. 2010 Peep World: directed
9. 2021 Coming 2 America: wrote · directed by Craig Brewer · critics 49%, audiences 37% · streaming on Prime Video, Prime Video (free), MX Player