Early life

Goldthwait was born Robert Francis Goldthwait on May 26, 1962 in Syracuse, New York, the son of Kathleen Ann (Welch), a department store employee, and Thomas Lincoln Goldthwait, a sheet metal worker. He was raised in a Catholic working-class family.

At an early age, Goldthwait decided on a career as a comedian and was performing professionally while still in high school at age 15. He attended St. Matthew's grammar school in East Syracuse, New York, where he met Tom Kenny in 1st grade. In 1980, they graduated together from Bishop Grimes Junior/Senior High School in East Syracuse, New York. They formed a comedy troupe with Tom Nettle called the Generic Comics. Although nicknamed "Bobcat" and "Tomcat," they did not appear as a comedy team together. Early in his career, Goldthwait also co-wrote with Martin Olson, who is listed as writer on his first two comedy specials Share the Warmth and Don't Watch This Show.

Career

Stand-up

Goldthwait became recognized as a solo stand-up comedian and had two televised concert specials in the 1980s: An Evening with Bobcat Goldthwait - Share the Warmth and Bob Goldthwait - Is He Like That All the Time? He became known for his unique brand of comedy, which combines elements of political satire and often bizarre or somewhat unsettling black comedy.

In 2004, Goldthwait's stand-up was featured in Comedy Central's animated series Shorties Watchin' Shorties. Goldthwait announced his retirement from stand-up in 2005 and performed a "final" run in Vegas in September 2005; he briefly resumed touring in early 2008 (from January through April); he performed again in 2009, doing stand-up in Winnipeg on April 3 and 4, and again in Omaha on August 28 and 29; he returned to Winnipeg for 4 shows on April 9 and 10, 2010. Continuing his retirement from stand-up he took the stage in Atlanta from January 27-30, 2011.

Acting

Goldthwait and Robin Williams appeared on the same bill together, but not as a comedy team, using the names "Jack Cheese" and "Marty Fromage." Goldthwait used the name Jack Cheese when he appeared in Tapeheads; when Williams made a cameo as Mime Jerry in Goldthwait's Shakes the Clown, he was billed as Marty Fromage.

Goldthwait has appeared in several films. His first major role was Zed in the Police Academy franchise. He starred in One Crazy Summer, Burglar, Scrooged and Hot to Trot. In 1992, Goldthwait directed, wrote, and starred in Shakes the Clown. He also made a cameo appearance as an insane writer in Radioland Murders.

In 1985, Goldthwait appeared in Twisted Sister's official video to "Leader of the Pack" and "Be Chrool to Your Scuel" from Come Out and Play.

During the fall of 1993, Goldthwait performed stand-up material as an opening act for Nirvana on what would be their final North American tour, angering audiences in Chicago after making a joke about Michael Jordan's recently murdered father. He also appeared in a promo video for the band's album In Utero and once fooled an interviewer during a phone interview, impersonating Dave Grohl.

As a guest on one of the last episodes of The Arsenio Hall Show, Goldthwait became demonstrably upset that the program was being cancelled. At the time it was widely believed that Paramount Studios had refused to renew Hall's contract because Late Night with David Letterman was now moving to CBS, and Goldthwait took his anger out on Paramount. He stood on the set's couch, spray-painted "Paramount Sucks" on a glass wall, knocked over some video equipment, then threw cushions from the couch into the audience (they cheered).

He began directing Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2004. While there, ratings for the show increased to over 2 million viewers per night, and jumped 50% with teens; however, in May 2006 Goldthwait left to pursue his film career. Goldthwait maintains contact with Kimmel and still directs for television and film. He returned to directing segments for Jimmy Kimmel Live! in the summer of 2007.

Guest appearances

In 1992, Goldthwait appeared as a guest-co-host of the second episode of The Ben Stiller Show. He also appeared as a relative of Peggy Bundy on the Married... with Children show where he and his wife dropped one of their numerous offspring on the Bundys.

Goldthwait appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 1993, where he tossed furniture and ran around the set, then into the audience. He has also made several guest appearances on talk shows as well as comedy programs. On May 9, 1994, Goldthwait appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, where he briefly lit the guest chair on fire. As a result, he was fined $2,700 plus the cost of the chair ($698); he was also required to tape several public service announcements about fire safety. The incident was later the basis of the plot for his subsequent appearance on The Larry Sanders Show and also inspired a pseudo-fire safety PSA on MadTV. He was also in the 5th episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast, "Bobcat", "Surprise", the 37th episode, "Anniversary" and an uncredited appearance in the episode "Kentucky Nightmare".

One of the most recognizable features of Goldthwait's performances is his voice. He has voiced characters on the television series Capitol Critters (1992), The Moxy Show (1995), Unhappily Ever After (1995-1999), The Tick (1995), Hercules, Hercules: The Animated Series (1998-1999), Lilo & Stitch: The Series and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000). Goldthwait has also appeared as himself hosting the comedy quiz show Bobcat's Big Ass Show (1998). Goldthwait was also a semi-regular guest in the later seasons of the Tom Bergeron-version of Hollywood Squares in 1998.

Goldthwait was a featured guest on the August 20, 2009, episode of Adam Carolla's podcast. And on August 26, 2009 he returned to guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! with old friend Robin Williams during which he revealed a tattoo on his buttocks of an anthropomorphized cymbal with a mustache and slanted eyes (a pun on the Chinese symbol tattoo).

Goldthwait appeared in September 2010 on an episode of LA Ink, where shop owner Kat Von D gave him a tattoo of a potato, impaled on a fork, on his upper right arm. Goldthwait chose the design to remind himself of where he came from and to tell close friends and family that he hasn't lost his sense of humor. He also displayed his older tattoo of a cymbal with a moustache on his buttocks.

Goldthwait appeared on the May 4, 2012 episode of Real Time with Bill Maher. Goldthwait was a voice guest in Season 4 of Adventure Time. He voices Ed in the episode "Web Weirdos". Goldthwait appeared on NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! on May 12, 2012 to talk about his movie God Bless America and play the game "Not My Job" (he won). He then made his debut as one of the show's panelists on the July 14, 2012.

In 2012, he voiced a character known as Pop Fizz, an overexcited gremlin chemist with the ability to drink his potion and become a rampaging monster, for the hit video games Skylanders: Giants and Skylanders: SWAP Force.

Film directing

Sleeping Dogs Lie

Goldthwait's third feature film Sleeping Dogs Lie (originally titled Stay) starring Melinda Page Hamilton was in the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and was part of the "Independent Dramatic Features" competition. Sleeping Dogs Lie is about a youthful, impulsive instance of oral sex performed on a dog which opens the door to a black comedy about the complexities of honesty. It was also nominated for the Grand Jury Prize in the "Dramatic Features" category. The film was bought by Roadside Attractions & Samuel Goldwyn Films at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival for the North American rights to the film, and was released on October 20, 2006. Gaumont bought the international rights to the film. It was released on February 21, 2007 by Gaumont in France, and on March 16, 2007 in the UK. On May 4, 2007, it was presented as John Waters' annual selection of a favorite film within Maryland Film Festival.

World's Greatest Dad

Goldthwait's fourth feature film, World's Greatest Dad, was released on July 24, 2009 on video-on-demand providers before its limited theatrical release on August 21. It starred Robin Williams, Daryl Sabara, and Alexie Gilmore. The web site for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival described it as a "lusciously perverse, and refreshingly original comedy that tackles love, loss, and our curious quest for infamy". Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave World's Greatest Dad 3 out of 4 stars, but commented that the material could have been even darker in its satire, and he questioned whether it was the director's intention.

God Bless America

God Bless America premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and screened within Maryland Film Festival 2012.

Willow Creek

Willow Creek premiered at the 2013 Independent Film Festival of Boston and screened within such festivals as Maryland Film Festival. The film made its debut on the West Coast at the Arcata Theater Lounge in Arcata, California, on May 31, 2013, near its filming location of Willow Creek, California. Many of the cast and crew were on hand with Goldthwait for a question and answer session after the showing.On July 20, 2013 Willow Creek had its international premier at the Fantasia Festival in Montreal. After the movie Goldthwait stayed for a question and answer session. On October 22, 2013, Bobcat was in attendance at the Portland, Oregon Premier of Willow Creek. The Historic Hollywood theater hosted the packed house event. Bobcat, along with Cliff Barackman, cast member of Animal Planet's Finding Bigfoot, answered questions after the showing. Barackman was originally in Willow Creek but due to editing, his scenes were cut from the film.

Call Me Lucky

In 2015, Goldthwait premiered Call Me Lucky, his documentary on the life and work of comedian/activist Barry Crimmins, at the Sundance Film Festival.

Personal life

Goldthwait has been married twice. His marriage to his first wife Ann Luly lasted from 1986 to 1998. They have a daughter, Tasha.

In 1997, he was engaged to Nikki Cox, but their relationship ended in 2005.

Goldthwait was married to Sarah de Sa Rego and was best friends with Robin Williams, whose co-star on The Crazy Ones, Sarah Michelle Gellar, got the part through her friendship with de Sa Rego.

Awards and honors

Goldthwait's film Windy City Heat won a Comedian Award for Best Comedy Film at Montreal's Just for Laughs Film Festival in 2009.

In June, 2015, Bobcat Goldthwait was named "Filmmaker on the Edge" at the 17th Annual Provincetown International Film Festival. John Waters presented the prize.

Discography

• Meat Bob (1988) Chrysalis Records
• I Don't Mean to Insult You, but You Look Like Bobcat Goldthwait (September 23, 2003, Comedy Central Records)
• You Don't Look the Same Either (May 8, 2012, Comedy Central Records)

Film & Television

Year	Title	Credit				Notes
		Actor	Director	Writer	Producer
1984	Massive Retaliation	Yes				Role: Deputy
1985	Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment	Yes				Role: Zed
1986	Twisted Sister: Come Out and Play	Yes				Role: Store Clerk & Teacher
1986	Police Academy 3: Back in Training	Yes				Role: Cadet Zed
1986	The Vidiots	Yes				TV film; role: Herman Kraylor
1986	One Crazy Summer	Yes				Role: Egg Stork
1987	Burglar	Yes				Role: Carl Helfer
1987	An Evening with Bobcat Goldthwait: Share the Warmth			Yes		Comedy special; role: Himself
1987	Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol	Yes				Role: Zed
1988	Hot to Trot	Yes				Role: Fred P. Chaney
1988	Tapeheads	Yes				Billed as Jack Cheese; role: Don Druzel
1988	Scrooged	Yes				Role: Eliot Loudermilk
1989	Cranium Command	Yes				Role: Adrenal Gland
1989	Meet the Hollowheads	Yes				Billed as Jack Cheese; role: Cop #1
1990	Little Vegas	Yes
1990-96	Tales from the Crypt	Yes				2 episodes Role: Wolf / Billy Goldman (voices)
1991	Shakes the Clown	Yes	Yes	Yes		Role: Shakes the Clown
1992	Married... with Children	Yes				Episode: "Magnificent Seven"; role: Zemus
1992	The Golden Palace	Yes				Episode: "Promotional Considerations"; role: The Killer
1992-95	Capitol Critters'	Yes				13 episodes; role: Muggle
1993	Are You Afraid of the Dark?	Yes				Episode: "The Tale of the Final Wish"; role: Sandman
1993	Freaked	Yes				Role: Sockhead as Tourist / Sockhead (voice)
1993	Herman's Head	Yes				Episode: "Jay Is for Jealousy"; role: Suzie's Jealousy
1993	Eek! The Cat	Yes				Episode: "It's a Very Merry Eek's-mas"; role: Blizten (voice)
1994	The John Larroquette Show	Yes				Episode: "The Big Slip"; role: Boss's Nephew
1994	Radioland Murders	Yes				Role: Wild Writer
1994	Dave's World	Yes				Episode: "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
1994-95	Duckman	Yes				2 episodes roles: Cinque / Wino / Indian
1994-95	The Moxy Show	Yes		Yes		Role: Moxy (voice)
1994-01	Space Ghost Coast to Coast	Yes				4 episodes; role: Himself
1995	ER	Yes				Episode: "Feb 5, '95"; role: Mr. Conally
1995	Destiny Turns on the Radio	Yes				Role: Mr. Conally
1995	Beavis and Butt-head	Yes				2 episodes; role: Bum
1995	Out There	Yes				TV film; role: Cobb
1995-99	Unhappily Ever After	Yes		Yes		Role: Mr. Floppy
1996	Back to Back	Yes				Role: Psycho
1996	Encino Man	Yes				Role: Yogi
1996	Arli$$	Yes
1996	Living Single	Yes				2 episodes; role: Mugger
1996	The Tick	Yes				Episode: "The Tick vs. Education"; role: Uncle Creamy (voice)
1997	Sweethearts	Yes				Role: Charles
1997	Dog's Best Friend	Yes
1997	Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist	Yes				Episode: "Studio Guy"; role: Bob (voice)
1997	Mad TV					1 episode; role: Host
1997	Disney's Hercules	Yes				Video game; role: Pain (voice)
1997	Hercules	Yes				Role: Pain (voice)
1997	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	Yes				Episode: "Oh What a Tangled Spell She Weaves"; role: Merlin
1998	Stories from My Childhood	Yes
1998	Hollywood Squares					Role: Himself
1998	Rusty: A Dog's Tale	Yes				Role: Jet the Turtle (voice)
1998	The Army Show	Yes				Episode: "Have I Got a Deal for You" Role: Used Car Salesman
1998-99	Hercules: The Animated Series	Yes				22 episodes; role: Pain (voice)
1998-99	Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular	Yes				2 episodes
1999	Hercules: Zero to Hero	Yes				Video; role: Pain (voice)
1999-2009	Ed, Edd n Eddy	Yes				Role: Eddy (voice)
1999	Sonic Underground	Yes				Role: Amear (voice)
2000	Lion of Oz	Yes				Role: The Silly Oz-Bul (voice)
2000	Buzz Lightyear of Star Command	Yes				Video game; role: XL (voice)
2000	Strip Mall		Yes
2000	G-Men from Hell	Yes				Role: Buster Lloyd
2000-03	The Man Show		Yes			42 episodes (additional segments)
2001	Late Friday					Role: Host
2001-02	Disney's House of Mouse	Yes				5 episodes; role: Pain (voice)
2001	Blow	Yes				Role: Mr. T
2002	Jackie Chan Adventures	Yes				Role: The Monkey King
2002	Mickey's House of Villains	Yes				Video; role: Pain (voice)
2002-03	Crank Yankers	Yes	Yes			Role: Steven Goldstein (voice)
2002	Hansel and Gretel	Yes				Role: Troll (voice)
2003	That '70s Show	Yes				Episode: "The Battle of Evermore"; role: Eli
2003	Chappelle's Show	Yes	Yes			Directed 4 episodes; role: Himself
2003	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Yes				Episode: "Last Laugh"; role: Michael Borland
2003	Grind	Yes				Role: Bell Clerk
2003	Windy City Heat	Yes	Yes			TV film; role: The Director
2003-04	Lilo & Stitch: The Series	Yes				3 episodes; role: Nosy (voice)
2004	Non-Denominational All-Star Celebrity Holiday Special		Yes
2004-07	Jimmy Kimmel Live!		Yes			Directed 267 episodes; role: Himself
2005	A Halfway House Christmas	Yes				Role: Narrator (voice)
2006	Leroy & Stitch	Yes				Role: Nosy (voice)
2006	Sleeping Dogs Lie		Yes	Yes	Yes
2007	Random! Cartoons	Yes				Episode: "Squirly Town"; role: Zoopie
2008	Goldthwait Home Movies	Yes	Yes			Short film; role: Robert Goldthwait
2009	World's Greatest Dad	Yes	Yes	Yes		Role: The Limo Driver (uncredited)
2009	Back at the Barnyard	Yes				Episode: "Halloween Special"; role: Hockey Mask Bob (voice)
2009	Just for Laughs			Yes		Episode: "Gerry Dee"
2010	Important Things with Demetri Martin		Yes			Directed 8 episodes
2010	I Confess	Yes				TV film; role: Bishop Goldthwarp
2010	That's How We Do It!		Yes			Comedy special
2011	God Bless America		Yes	Yes
2011-12	Fish Hooks	Yes				2 episodes; roles: Fish Santa / Roy and Bea's Pillow (voices)
2012	Bobcat Goldthwait: You Don't Look the Same Either.			Yes		Comedy special; role: Himself
2012	Adventure Time	Yes				Role: Ed (voice)
2012	Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja	Yes				Episode: "Stank'd to the Future/Wave Slayers"; role: Dickie (voice)
2012	Skylanders: Giants	Yes				Video game; role: Pop Fizz (voice)
2013	Willow Creek		Yes	Yes
2013	Regular Show	Yes				Episode: "The Heart of a Stuntman"; role: Johnny Crasher (voice)
2013	Maron	Yes	Yes			Episode: "The Heart of a Stuntment"; role: Himself Directed 11 episodes
2013	Bob's Burgers	Yes				Episode: "Christmas in the Car"; role: Gary (voice)
2013	"Kinks Shirt"		Yes			Music video
2014	Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time		Yes			Comedy special
2014	Morgan Murphy: Irish Goodbye				Yes	Comedy special
2014	Robert Kelly: Live at the Village Underground				Yes	Comedy special
2014	Finding Bigfoot					Role: Himself (cameo)
2015	Call Me Lucky		Yes			Documentary
2015	Community		Yes			Episode: "Basic Crisis Room Decorum"
2015	Eugene Mirman: Vegan on His Way to the Complain Store		Yes			Comedy special
2015	Marc Maron: More Later		Yes			Comedy special
2016	Cameron Esposito: Marriage Material		Yes			Comedy special
2016	Those Who Can't		Yes			Directed two episodes
2016	Henchmen	Yes				Role: Jackalope (voice)

[ Source: Wikipedia ]