Writing
Bill Corbett
EN cinema · 65 credits
Born
30 March 1960 (age 66)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Bill Corbett is a former writer for MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 and also a performer on the show, providing the voice of the robot Crow (v.2.0) and playing various other strange characters -- including the all-powerful but clueless alien The Observer (a.k.a. "Brain Guy"). Corbett is also a screenwriter and playwright. Corbett's screenplay STARSHIP DAVE, co-written with Rob Greenberg, was made into the movie MEET DAVE starring Eddie Murphy, released by 20th Century Fox. His plays have been produced internationally. Corbett's comedy THE BIG SLAM has been produced at numerous theaters across the U.S., including Woolly Mammoth in Washington, D.C.; ACT in Seattle; and actor Jeff Daniels' Purple Rose Theater in Chelsea, Michigan. Other plays include HATE MAIL, THE STUFF OF DREAMS, and his comic book holiday mashup SUPER-POWERED-REVENGE CHRISTMAS #1. He has been a contributing writer to National Public Radio's PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION and ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, and is co-creator of the animated web series POKER NIGHT on Icebox.com. Corbett has also been an actor in the resident acting companies at the Guthrie Theater and the Berkshire Theater Festival, and has taught playwriting and screenwriting at Kenyon College in Ohio, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, and many other universities and schools. He's a graduate of the Yale School of Drama, where he earned an MFA in playwriting and screenwriting. Before that, he received a BA from Yale College. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he now lives in Minneapolis with his wife Virginia, their two children, and a feisty Jack Russell Terrier.
Known for
Filmography
The Film Crew: Hollywood After Dark
as Self, Writer, Producer
Stubborn Beast
as Martin
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments — Sting of Death
as Crow (voice) / Observer, Writer
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments — Deathsport
as Crow (voice) / Observer, Writer
RiffTrax Live: Timecop
as Self, Writer
Dead Media
as Jackson Billy
GrimTrax
as Self, Writer
RiffTrax Live: Point Break
as Self, Writer
RiffTrax Live: RAD
as Self, Writer
RiffTrax Live: The Return of Swamp Thing
as Self, Writer
RiffTrax: Zombie Nightmare
as Self, Writer
RiffTrax Live: Hobgoblins
as Self, Writer
Hate Mail
as Self, Writer
RiffTrax Live: Star Raiders
as Self, Writer
RiffTrax Live: Summer Shorts Beach Party
as Self, Writer
RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion
as Self, Writer
RiffTrax Live: Santa Claus
as Self, Writer
RiffTrax Live: Sharknado
as Himself
The Frank
as Brainmonger, Puppeteer #1
Rifftrax Live: Starship Troopers
as Self, Writer
Rifftrax Live: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
as Self, Writer
RiffTrax Live: "Manos" the Hands of Fate
as Self, Writer
RiffTrax Live: House on Haunted Hill
as himself, Writer
Rifftrax Live: Reefer Madness
Actor, Writer
Meet Dave
Screenplay
Max the Hero
2007
Max the Hero
as Max (voice)
The Film Crew: The Giant of Marathon
as Self, Writer, Producer
The Film Crew: Killers from Space
as Self, Writer, Producer
The Film Crew: Wild Women of Wongo
as Self, Writer, Producer
The Last Dance: RAW
as Himself / Crow T. Robot / Observer
2nd Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review
as Crow T. Robot (voice), Writer
1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review
as Crow T. Robot (voice) / Brain Guy, Writer