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David Steinberg

Career

Active from 1953 to 2011, with a break from 1954 to 1968, busiest in 1985 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Seinfeld
Seinfeld
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Steinberg Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.5, average 4.1
  • Mystery
    1.4, average 4.0
  • Adrenaline
    2.5, average 4.8
  • Tension
    3.9, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Physical Comedy 5
  • Lighthearted 5
  • Classic Sitcom 4
  • Family Comedy 4
  • Domestic Life 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Comfort Watch 3
  • Comfort Viewing 3
  • 90s Sitcom 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
The Return of the Smothers Brothers
The Return of the Smothers Brothers

Writer

The Place I Belong
The Place I Belong

Executive Producer

2020s

1 title · average score 59
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up (2022)
GoodWatch score 59

Executive Producer

2010s

1 title · average score 81
Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup
Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup (2011)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

2000s

4 titles · average score 70
Carlos Mencia: No Strings Attached
Carlos Mencia: No Strings Attached (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

One by One
One by One (2004)

Associate Producer

What's Up, Peter Fuddy?
What's Up, Peter Fuddy? (2001)

Director

Big Sound
Big Sound (2000)

TV show

1990s

8 titles · average score 60
Switching Goals
Switching Goals (1999)
GoodWatch score 25

Director

The Wrong Guy
The Wrong Guy (1997)
GoodWatch score 73

as Outpatient

Cats Don't Dance
Cats Don't Dance (1997)
GoodWatch score 70

Executive Producer

Rick Reynolds: Only the Truth Is Funny
Rick Reynolds: Only the Truth Is Funny (1993)

Director

Mad About You
Mad About You (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Bad Eulogizer / Director

The One, the Only... Groucho
The One, the Only... Groucho (1991)

as Narrator

Kevin Pollak: Stop With The Kicking
Kevin Pollak: Stop With The Kicking (1991)

Director

Dad's A Dog
Dad's A Dog (1990)

as Charles Dryden

1980s

6 titles · average score 45
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (1989)

Executive Producer

Casey at the Bat
Casey at the Bat (1986)

Director

David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy (1984)

Writer

Going Berserk
Going Berserk (1983)
GoodWatch score 45

Director, Writer

Paternity
Paternity (1981)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

Nothing Personal
Nothing Personal (1980)
GoodWatch score 50

as Talk Show Host

1970s

7 titles · average score 47
Something Short of Paradise
Something Short of Paradise (1979)
GoodWatch score 33

as Harris Sloane

The End
The End (1978)
GoodWatch score 56

as Marty Lieberman

The Sonny and Cher Show
The Sonny and Cher Show (1976)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

A Night Train to Terror
A Night Train to Terror (1973)

as Paul

The Bobby Darin Show
The Bobby Darin Show (1973)

TV show

The David Steinberg Show
The David Steinberg Show (1972)

TV show

The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple (1970)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show · as David Steinberg

1960s

3 titles · average score 49
The Music Scene
The Music Scene (1969)

TV show

The Lost Man
The Lost Man (1969)
GoodWatch score 52

as Photographer

Fearless Frank
Fearless Frank (1969)
GoodWatch score 47

as The Rat