William Daniel Corbett (born March 30, 1960) is an American writer and performer for television, film and theatre. He was a writer and performer on the cult television show ''

Mystery Science Theater 3000 ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (abbreviated as ''MST3K'') is an American science fiction comedy film review television series created by Joel Hodgson. The show premiered on WUCW, KTMA-TV (now WUCW) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 24, 1 ...

'' (''MST3K''), for which he voiced the robot

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during the show's later seasons on the

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. During that time, he also played the character

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, along with other minor roles.

Career

In addition to his work on Mystery Science Theater 3000, in 1991 he starred in the computer game '' Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective'', and in 2001, Corbett co-wrote the Sci Fi Channel miniseries '' The Adventures of Edward the Less'' with several other former ''MST3K'' writers. Corbett also co-wrote the 2008 film ''

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'' starring

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. From 2002 to 2006, Corbett was a member of

The Film Crew The Film Crew was a comedic team similar to ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' and was released in 2007. It comprised former '' MST3K'' cast members Michael J. Nelson, Bill Corbett, and Kevin Murphy. They hosted Legend Films' colorized Three St ...

, a movie-riffing comedic team comprising former ''MST3K'' costars

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and Kevin Murphy. Since 2006, Corbett has also recorded audio commentary tracks with Nelson and Murphy for Nelson's

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service and contributes regular humor posts to the RiffTrax blog. In 2014, Corbett and Rifftrax colleague

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created the comic book Super Powered Revenge Christmas. Bill Corbett hosted the podcast Bill Corbett's Funhouse from October 2018, until its ending in January 2020. Bill Corbett appeared on the September 29, 2020 of ''

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'' with fellow guest Dana Schwartz.

Personal life

Corbett attended

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, going on to earn a Bachelor of Arts from

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and a Master of Fine Arts from the

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. Corbett lives in Minneapolis with his wife Virginia and their two children. He is also a member of the

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and helped canvass for

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and

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during the

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References

External links

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RiffTrax profile

Posts by Bill Corbett
on the RiffTrax Blog
The MST3k Info Club

Bill Corbett's Funhouse
American puppeteers American male television actors American television writers American male television writers American comedy writers People from Brooklyn Yale School of Drama alumni 1960 births Living people Members of the Democratic Socialists of America Xaverian High School alumni Screenwriters from New York (state) Yale College alumni {{US-screen-actor-1960s-stub

Career

Personal life

See also

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