# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bobcat-goldthwait
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:40:18.892Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bobcat-goldthwait"
name: "Bobcat Goldthwait"
slug: "bobcat-goldthwait"
description: "Robert Francis \"Bobcat\" Goldthwait is an American comedian, actor, director, and screenwriter. He is known for his black comedy stand-up act, delivered through an energetic stage persona with an unusual raspy and high-pitched voice. He came to prominence with his stand-up specials An Evening with Bobcat Goldthwait—Share the Warmth and Bob Goldthwait—Is He Like That All the Time? and his acting roles, including Zed in the Police Academy franchise and Eliot Loudermilk in Scrooged. Since 2012, he has been a regular panelist on the radio-quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!."
tagline: "American comedian, actor, film director and screenwriter"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bobcat_Goldthwait_at_Galaxy_Con_Columbus.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1962-05-26"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump