Robert Wuhl
Wuhl in 1998
Born	(1951-10-09)October 9, 1951 (age 73) Union, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Union High School
Alma mater	University of Houston
Occupations	Actor comedian writer
Years active	1980–present
Spouse	Barbara Koldys Capelli ​ ​ (m. 1983)​

Robert Wuhl (born October 9, 1951) is an American actor, comedian and writer.^[1] He is best known as the creator and star of the television comedy seriesArliss (1996–2002)^[2][3] and for his portrayal of newspaper reporter Alexander Knox inTim Burton'sBatman (1989) and Larry inBull Durham (1988).

Wuhl was born inUnion, New Jersey, to a Jewish family.^[4][5] His father worked as a produce distributor.^[6] After attendingUnion High School, Wuhl headed to theUniversity of Houston,^[2] where he was active in the drama department and the Epsilon-Omicron chapter ofTau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Wuhl was awarded a Distinguished Alumni Award from his alma mater in April 2012.^{[citation needed]}

Wuhl's first role in movies was a starring role in the 1980 comedyThe Hollywood Knights along with other fledgling actorsTony Danza,Michelle Pfeiffer, andFran Drescher, followed by a small role in the filmFlashdance (1983). Wuhl had larger roles in films includingGood Morning, Vietnam (1987) withRobin Williams,^[7]Bull Durham (1988) withKevin Costner,^[2][3]Tim Burton's 1989Batman (as reporter Alexander Knox) withMichael Keaton,^[2][4]Blaze (1989) withPaul Newman,^[4]Missing Pieces (1991) withEric Idle,Mistress (1992) withRobert De Niro,Blue Chips (1994) withNick Nolte, andCobb (1994) withTommy Lee Jones.^[8][9] He wrote two of the six episodes for the TV seriesPolice Squad! in 1982 and did anaudio commentary for its release on DVD in 2006.

He andKeith Carradine appeared in the 1985 music video toMadonna's "Material Girl". In 1992, he appeared inThe Bodyguard as host of theOscars.

Wuhl won twoEmmy Awards for co-writing the Academy Awards in 1990 and 1991 withBilly Crystal,Bruce Vilanch,David Steinberg, and others.^[10]

From 1996 to 2002 he wrote and starred in theHBO seriesArliss as the title character, an agent for high-profile athletes.^[11]

From 2000 to 2001, he was a frequent panelist on theESPN game show2 Minute Drill, often quizzing the contestants on sports-related movies.

In 2006, he starred on HBO in a one-man-show,Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl,^[2] where he taught a history class to show how history is created and propagated in a similar fashion to pop culture. A second chapter entitledAssume the Position 201 with Mr. Wuhl aired on HBO in July 2007.

Wuhl hosted a sports, sports business and entertainment daily talk radio show,^[12] for Westwood One (nowDial Global) from January through December 2011. Wuhl occasionally fills in forBoomer Esiason on theBoomer and Carton show.

Wuhl played "Herb Tucker" in a revival ofNeil Simon's playI Ought to Be in Pictures.^[1] In 2017, he appeared withDon Most in another Simon play,The Sunshine Boys, at Judson Theatre Company.^[13]

Wuhl has appeared as himself in four episodes ofAmerican Dad!: the 2015 episode "Manhattan Magical Murder Mystery Tour", the 2017 episode "The Talented Mr. Dingleberry", the 2019 episode "One-Woman Swole", and the 2021 episode "Cry Baby".^[14]

Wuhl married actress Barbara Koldys in 1983.

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