Nominee No. 04 · 2026 Awards
Steve Guttenberg
for Police Academy and Three Men and a Baby, 1984–1987
Three Men and a Baby made $167.8 million. In March 2026 he was at a fan convention in Richmond, Virginia, at a table under a banner with his own name on it.
- Peak
- 1987
- Last seen
- 2026
- Fade
- 6/10
Frontrunner in
- Longest Time in the Wilderness
“Steve Guttenberg at Galaxy Con Richmond - 55186310676” by John Manard, via commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped to Steve Guttenberg and his name banner, square, and resized; adapted image licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Then, and now
- Three Men and a Baby: $167,780,960 at the box officeA table at GalaxyCon Richmond, under a banner with his name on it
- Turned down SharknadoSaid yes to Lavalantula
- Leading man of the late ’80sThird couple eliminated from Dancing with the Stars, 2008
The citation
The peak
Police Academy opened in March 1984 and made $81,198,894. Three years later Three Men and a Baby made $167,780,960, one of the biggest hits of the decade, and for a while he was in nearly everything.
The descent
In 2008 he became the third couple eliminated from Dancing with the Stars. In 2015 he starred in Syfy’s Lavalantula as “an action star who has been out of work.” He had already turned down Sharknado.
| Then · 1987 | Now · 2026 |
|---|---|
| Three Men and a Baby: $167,780,960 at the box office | A table at GalaxyCon Richmond, under a banner with his name on it |
| Turned down Sharknado | Said yes to Lavalantula |
| Leading man of the late ’80s | Third couple eliminated from Dancing with the Stars, 2008 |
Last confirmed sighting
At a table under a banner bearing his name, at the GalaxyCon fan convention in Richmond, Virginia.
In fairness
The verdict
Nominee No. 04, the 2026 Awards. Thirty-nine years since the peak: the longest time in the wilderness of anyone this year.
The receipts
- Box Office Mojo: “Three Men and a Baby (1987)”. Released Nov. 25, 1987; domestic total $167,780,960.
- Box Office Mojo: “Police Academy (1984)”. Released Mar. 23, 1984; domestic total $81,198,894.
- ABC7 Los Angeles: “‘The Gutt’ gets the boot on ‘Dancing’”, 1 Apr 2008. “Steve Guttenberg became this season’s third casualty on ‘Dancing with the Stars.’”
- Stay Tuned (Channel Guide): “Interview: Steve Guttenberg talks about Syfy’s ‘Lavalantula’” by Jeff Pfeiffer, 20 Jul 2015. He plays “an action star who has been out of work”; he turned down Sharknado.
- HuffPost: “Steve Guttenberg Helps First Responders As Wildfires Devastate Los Angeles Area”, 8 Jan 2025.
- Wikimedia Commons (photo by John Manard): “Steve Guttenberg at Galaxy Con Richmond”, 21 Mar 2026.
#Film#1980s#Fan conventions
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