Jeff Wright

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Jeff Wright

Born February 2, 1960 · Reno, Nevada, USA

Died July 20, 2020 · aged 60

Jeff Wright was born on 2 February 1960 in Reno, Nevada, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991), The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) and Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994). He died on 20 July 2020 of cancer in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! · 1988
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
★ 7.31988
MovieComedyCrime
When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final InsultNaked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult · 1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
★ 6.51994
MovieComedyCrime
Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his problems, Frank's wife, Jane, is desperate for a baby.
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of FearThe Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear · 1991
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
★ 6.81991
MovieComedyCrime
Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.
BASEketballBASEketball · 1998
BASEketball
★ 6.11998
MovieComedy
Two losers from Milwaukee, Coop and Remer, invent a new game combining basketball with the rules of baseball. When the game becomes a huge success, they, along with a billionaire's help, form the Professional Baseketball League where everyone gets the same pay and no team can change cities. When a rival owner wants to institute major rule changes, Coop and Remer's team is the only one standing in the way.
Your Studio and YouYour Studio and You · 1995
Your Studio and You
★ 7.01995
MovieComedy
A parody of 1950s corporate/industrial films, commissioned by Universal Pictures executives after the studio's purchase by Seagrams, and featuring cameos by many stars and directors.
SubprimeSubprime · 2010
Subprime
★ 2.02010
MovieComedy
Leo Monroe is a young man on the verge of adulthood -- and on the verge of a meltdown -- in this charmingly dysfunctional comedy filled with wacky characters, a topical storyline, and budding romance.Forced to leave college after losing his student loan in a bad economy, Leo returns to his childhood home to find it is in the primary stages of foreclosure. To make matters worse, he also discovers his relatives and neighbors are losing their homes as well due to shady loan practices. In an effort to keep the family afloat, all of Leo's relatives (who are universally unemployed) must move into Leo's house together. "Subprime" is an off beat family minefield of a comedy dealing not only with todays housing crisis and employment downturn, but also looks at life through the eyes of a young suburban adult forced to reexamine his beliefs about everything he holds dear.
RecessRecess · 1997
Recess
★ 7.81997
SeriesAnimationKids
Join a group of six fourth-grade best friends at Third Street Elementary School on their fun-filled adventures in their school playground. Through the ups-and-downs of adolescence, they must wrestle with authority, avoid the school snitch, and try their best to win at kick-ball.

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SubprimeSubprime · 2010
Subprime
★ 2.02010
MovieComedy
Leo Monroe is a young man on the verge of adulthood -- and on the verge of a meltdown -- in this charmingly dysfunctional comedy filled with wacky characters, a topical storyline, and budding romance.Forced to leave college after losing his student loan in a bad economy, Leo returns to his childhood home to find it is in the primary stages of foreclosure. To make matters worse, he also discovers his relatives and neighbors are losing their homes as well due to shady loan practices. In an effort to keep the family afloat, all of Leo's relatives (who are universally unemployed) must move into Leo's house together. "Subprime" is an off beat family minefield of a comedy dealing not only with todays housing crisis and employment downturn, but also looks at life through the eyes of a young suburban adult forced to reexamine his beliefs about everything he holds dear.

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