Bernie Brillstein(1931-2008)

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Bernie Brillstein in SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (2025)

Bernie Brillstein was born on 26 April 1931 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984), The Blues Brothers (1980) and The Replacement Killers (1998). He was married to Carol Weinstein, Deborah Ellen Briskin, Laura M (Shifman) Smith and Marilyn Gross. He died on 7 August 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Nominated for 9 Primetime Emmys
- 6 wins & 13 nominations total

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Known for

Ghostbusters

7.8

Producer

1984

The Blues Brothers

7.9

Producer

1980

The Replacement Killers

6.1

Producer

1998

The Cable Guy

6.1

Producer

1996

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Producer

Heist
7.0
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2006
The Pity Card
6.5
Short
- executive producer (as Bernie Brillstien)
- 2006
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
5.1
- producer
- 2004
ALF
7.4
TV Series
- executive producer
- 1986–2004
The Wayne Brady Show
4.7
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2002–2004
Just Shoot Me!
6.9
TV Series
- executive producer
- 1997–2003
The Lyon's Den
6.3
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2003
Primetime Glick
7.4
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2001–2003
The Wayne Brady Show
5.9
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2001–2003
Next!
6.0
TV Movie
- executive producer
- 2002
Comedy Inc.
3.0
TV Series
- executive producer (2003-2004)
- 2002–2007
Politically Incorrect
6.6
TV Series
- executive producer
- 1996–2002
The Steve Harvey Show
6.6
TV Series
- executive producer
- 1996–2002
Run Ronnie Run
6.2
- executive producer
- 2002
The Martin Short Show
5.3
TV Series
- executive producer
- 1999–2000

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Alternative name
- Bernie Brillstien
Born
- April 26, 1931
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- August 7, 2008
- Los Angeles, California, USA(chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
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Other works
Served as executive producer of an unsold sitcom pilot for NBC called "Patsy". Pat Cooper was to have starred as the manager of a small Italian restaurant who must deal with his oddball relatives.
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Trivia
One half of the production team, "Brillstein-Grey Productions". His partner is Brad Grey.

Quotes
I'm proud of my career and everything we've done, and I'm known for a lot of things including having my foot in the door for movies. But mainly I've been known as a guy with an eye for talent. I mean, this company, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, it has such a depth of talent, not only in our clients, but in the team here. So we have this great entrée and we seem to see every script. In all honesty we've done well in television, so movies have always been like a luxury for us.