Steven Robert "Steve" Guttenberg (born August 24, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, author, businessman, producer, and director. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He starred in 1984's "Police Academy", and went on to perform in lead roles in Hollywood movies of the 1980s, including "Cocoon", "Three Men and a Baby", "Three Men and a Little Lady", "Short Circuit" and "It Takes Two".