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 television series created by Joel Hodgson. The show premiered on WUCW, KTMA-TV (now WUCW) in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on November 24, 1988. It then ...
'' (''MST3K''), for which he voiced
Crow T. Robot during the show's later seasons on the
Sci Fi Channel. During that time, he also played the character
Observer
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Observer may also refer to:
Fiction
* ''Observer'' (novel), a 2023 science fiction novel by Robert Lanza and Nancy Kress
* ''Observer'' (video game), a cyberpunk horr ...
, 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 ''
Meet Dave,'' starring
Eddie Murphy
Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He had his breakthrough as a standup comic before gaining stardom for his film roles; he is widely recognized as one of the greatest comedians of all time. H ...
.
From 2002 to 2006, Corbett was a member of
The Film Crew, a movie-riffing comedic team comprising former ''MST3K'' costars
Michael J. Nelson and
Kevin Murphy. Since 2006, Corbett has also recorded audio commentary tracks with Nelson and Murphy for Nelson's ''
RiffTrax'' service and contributes regular humor posts to the ''RiffTrax'' blog. In 2014, Corbett and ''RiffTrax'' colleague
Len Peralta created the comic book ''Super Powered Revenge Christmas''.
Corbett hosted the podcast ''Bill Corbett's Funhouse'' from October 2018 until its ending in January 2020.
Corbett appeared on the Sept. 29, 2020, episode of ''
The George Lucas Talk Show
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'' with fellow guest
Dana Schwartz.
Personal life
Corbett attended
Xaverian High School, going on to earn a Bachelor of Arts from
Yale College
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and a Master of Fine Arts from the
Yale School of Drama.
Corbett lives in Minneapolis with his wife Virginia and their two children.
He is also a member of the
Democratic Socialists of America
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and helped canvass for
Eunisses Hernandez and
Hugo Soto-Martinez during the
2022 Los Angeles elections.
See also
* ''
Timmy Big Hands''
References
External links
*
RiffTrax profilePosts by Bill Corbetton the RiffTrax Blog
The MST3k Info ClubBill Corbett's Funhouse
1960 births
American male television actors
American male television writers
American puppeteers
American television writers
American comedy writers
Male actors from Brooklyn
David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni
Living people
Members of the Democratic Socialists of America from Minnesota
Screenwriters from New York (state)
Xaverian High School alumni
Yale College alumni
Comedians from Brooklyn
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