Carl Gottlieb
Gottlieb in 2009
Born	(1938-03-18)March 18, 1938 (age 87) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor comedian screenwriter executive
Period	1966–present
Genre	Comedy,thriller
Notable works	Jaws

Carl Gottlieb (born March 18, 1938) is an Americanscreenwriter, actor, comedian, and executive. He is best known for co-writing the screenplay forJaws (1975) and its first two sequels, as well as directing the 1981 filmCaveman.

Gottlieb was born on March 18th, 1938 to a middle classJewish family^[1] in New York City, the son of Elizabeth, a medical administrative assistant, and Sergius M. Gottlieb, an engineer.^[2]

Gottlieb studied drama atSyracuse University where he befriended character actorLarry Hankin.^[3] After graduating, he was drafted into theU.S. Army, serving as an entertainment specialist in theSpecial Services division from 1961 to 1963.^[4][5] Following his discharge, he became a member, later in the 1960s, of theSan Franciscoimprovisational comedy troupeThe Committee. They made one feature film:A Session with the Committee.

He began writing comedy for TV, contributing toThe Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour for which he won an Emmy Award in 1969, The Music Scene,The Bob Newhart Show,All in the Family, andThe Odd Couple. He also appeared on camera onKen Berry's Wow Show variety summer television program in 1972. Minor acting roles have includedRobert Altman'sM*A*S*H and the filmClueless.

Gottlieb also cowroteDavid Crosby's two autobiographies, 1989'sLong Time Gone and 2006'sSince Then.

Gottlieb was hired as an actor to appear as Harry Meadows, the editor of the local newspaper, inJaws. He was hired by his friend,Steven Spielberg, to redraft the script, adding more dimensions to the characters, particularly humor. His redrafts reduced the role of Meadows (who still appears in the Town Hall corridor and the Tiger Shark scene).

He wrote a book,The Jaws Log, about the notoriously difficult production of the film.^[6][7]

He was enlisted under similar circumstances to work on theJaws 2 screenplay. He co-wrote the screenplays forThe Jerk, in which he played Iron Balls McGinty, andJaws 3-D. Gottlieb contributes toJaws related activities, such as interviews (including the documentaryThe Shark Is Still Working) and attended JawsFest onMartha's Vineyard in June 2005.

Gottlieb joined theWriters Guild of America in 1968 and became interested in Guild politics and with a desire to serve fellow writers following writers' strikes in the 1970s and 1981. He was elected to the Board of Directors in 1983, and re-elected for numerous terms thereafter, including two stints as vice-president (1991–1994). He was again appointed VP of the Writers Guild of America, West in 2004^[8] and served until the following year.^[9] In September 2011, he was elected asWGA-West secretary-treasurer.^[10]

• Carl Gottlieb atIMDb

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