Biography
Pollak made his mark as a character actor who often appeared as cynical, droll sidekicks to leading men like Arnold Schwarzenegger in the thriller "End of Days" (1999) and opposite Walter Matthau as the comedy legend's son in the "Grumpy Old Men" films (1993, 1995). Pollak's talent for accents was well-showcased in popular comedies like "The Whole Nine Yards" (2000) and the animated family film "A Shark's Tale" (2004), though the …
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Career Milestones
| Began doing stand-up comedy routines at age ten; began touring at age 20 | ||
| Briefly formed a comedy team with Dana Carvey | ||
| With Lucy Webb, formed Calm Down Productions | ||
1960 | Moved to San Jose, CA at age two | |
1982 | Won second place at the San Francisco International Comedy Competition | |
1983 | Moved to Los Angeles | |
1984 | Made TV debut on the syndicated "National Lampoon's Hot Flashes" | |
1987 | Made feature acting debut in "Million Dollar Mystery" | |
1988 | Played a three-inch tall Brownie in Ron Howard's "Willow" | |
1988 | Starred on short-lived CBS sitcom "Coming of Age" | |
1989 | Filmed first solo comedy special, a segment of HBO's "One Night Stand" | |
1990 | Appeared in breakthrough screen role as Aidan Quinn's business partner in Barry Levinson's "Avalon" | |
1991 | Cast as Morton on Rob Reiner's short lived sitcom "Morton and Hayes" (CBS) | |
1991 | Portrayed Steve Martin's agent in "L.A. Story" | |
1991 | Starred in HBO's "Kevin Pollak: Stop With the Kicking" | |
1992 | Re-teamed with Reiner for "A Few Good Men" | |
1993 | Played Walter Matthau's son in the feature comedy "Grumpy Old Men" | |
1995 | Appeared in Martin Scorsese's "Casino" as the innocent front man who gets the loan from the Teamsters | |
1995 | Cast as an explosives expert in the ensemble thriller "The Usual Suspects" | |
1995 | Co-wrote (with Lucy Webb) and directed the "Anger" segment of Showtime's "The Seven Deadly Sins" | |
1995 | Reprised role of Matthau's son in the sequel "Grumpier Old Men" | |
1996 | Acted in the Tom Hanks directed "That Thing You Do!" | |
1996 | Starred opposite Jamie Lee Curtis in the comedy "House Arrest" | |
1997 | Appeared in the Kiefer Sutherland directed "Truth or Consequences, N.M."; first association with actor Vincent Gallo | |
1998 | Made cameo appearance in Gallo's directorial debut "Buffalo 66" | |
1998 | Played Joe Shea in HBO's award-winning 12-part docudrama "From the Earth to the Moon" | |
1999 | Appeared as Arnold Schwarzenegger's sardonic sidekick in the apocalyptical thriller "End of Days" | |
1999 | Cast on the short-lived CBS sitcom "Work With Me"; also co-executive produced with wife Lucy Webb | |
2000 | Portrayed Gerry Lefcourt in the Abbie Hoffman biopic "Steal This Movie!" | |
2000 | Portrayed a Hungarian gangster in the comedy "The Whole Nine Yards" | |
2001 | Played a U.S. Marshal in "3000 Miles to Graceland" | |
2002 | Featured in the Ben Affleck and Matt Damon produced "Stolen Summer" | |
2004 | Reprised role as a Hungarian gangster in "The Whole Ten Yards" | |
2007 | Joined CBS' legal drama "Shark" as recurring character Lloyd Cutler | |
2008 | Played the father of Ashley Tisdale's character in "Picture This" | |
2010 | Cast opposite Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan in the buddy comedy "Cop Out" | |
2010 | Cast opposite Luke Wilson in the crime film "Middle Men" | |
2011 | Cast in the comedy feature "The Big Year" opposite Owen Wilson, Jack Black, and Steve Martin | |