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

Carl Gottlieb. Writer: Jaws 2. Member of The Committee, an early improvisational comedy theater group in San Francisco, founded in the mid-1960s, which shared cast members including Gary Goodrow, Larry Hankin, Morgan Upton, Peter Bonerz, Del Close and John Brent, with similar groups such as the Compass Players (St. Louis) and the Second City ...

Mar 18, 2024 · Carl Gottlieb is an American legend in screenwriting, acting, comedy, and executive roles. He rose to fame for co-writing the screenplay for the iconic film Jaws (1975) and its first two sequels. He also directed the 1981 film Caveman.

Jun 17, 2020 · As it turns out, Carl Gottlieb, who wrote both Jaws and Jaws 2, has quite a bit to say about the Mayor’s legacy. And he has a lot to say about what he’s seeing happen across the United States.

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Jan 5, 2021 · Carl Gottlieb. Comedy and improv was his thing, which would stand Gottlieb in tremendous stead for his Jaws adventure, which was originally only going to be a one week dialogue spruce.

Jan 5, 2022 · Jaws, as we all know is a cinematic classic, but before – and throughout filming – the film’s script was constantly being polished and improved by Carl Gottlieb. Gottlieb, who as well as on script duties also played Harry Meadows, was tasked with reworking the drafts of Jaws author, Peter Benchley.

Carl Gottlieb is an American screenwriter, actor, comedian and executive. He is known for co-writing the screenplay for Jaws and two of its follow-up sequels (Jaws 2 and Jaws 3).

Carl Gottlieb (born March 18, 1938) is an American screenwriter, actor, comedian and executive. He is probably best known for co-writing the screenplay for Jaws, as well as directing the 1981 low-budget cult film Caveman.

In his five-and-a-half-hour interview, Carl Gottlieb talks about his early years, and joining The Committee improv group in San Francisco. He discusses working with various members of that group, including Peter Bonerz, Del Close, and Avery Schreiber, and later collaborating with Howard Hesseman and Rob Reiner.