J. Elvis Weinstein
Joshua Stuart Weinstein began his stand-up comedy career at age 15 in Mpls. Minnesota. At 17, he was one of the founding writer/performers of the cult sci-fi comedy TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) as the original voice/puppeteer of robots Tom Servo and Gypsy, and the role of Dr. Lawrence Erhardt. He adopted the name "J. Elvis Weinstein" to avoid confusion with another writer named Josh Weinstein (known for his work on The Simpsons). Since moving to Los Angeles, he has worked as a writer/producer on a wide range of network TV comedy, including Freaks and Geeks, Malcolm and Eddie, Dead Last, and My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star. He was also the Head Writer on America's Funniest Home Videos and Later with Greg Kinnear. In 2008 he reunited with his MST3K co-stars to form Cinematic Titanic, which toured U.S. Theaters as a live show and produced 12 DVDs, now available as a box set. Weinstein has written and directed three films – two feature documentaries (I Need You to Kill and Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me to Be?) and a comedy short (The Mediocre Samaritan). As a performer, he continues to perform stand-up, co-hosts the podcast Thought Spiral with comedian Andy Kindler, and recently co-starred in the feature film The Fiddling Horse.
Cinematic Titanic: Legacy of Blood
as SelfThe Dean family patriarch has died and left a fortune to his children and servants. The occasion...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: Blood of the Vampires
as SelfThe Escodero family is cursed!The mother, whom the Escodero children assumed to be dead, is...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: War of the Insects
as SelfThe bugs shall inherit the earth! Or so says Annabelle, the hottest, the sexiest, and by far...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: The Alien Factor
as HimselfWarning: Baltimore is no longer safe. Meet Leemoid, Zagatile and Interbyce. They're the three...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: Rattlers
as SelfSomething is very wrong in the Southwestern desert! It starts when rogue rattlesnakes attack two...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: East Meets Watts
as SelfKung Fu hits the streets! Young Larry Chin arrives from China looking for his long-lost brother...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: Danger on Tiki Island
as SelfAn atomic bomb test in the South Pacific creates an isolated world of terror. Strange things...
Movie pageThe Fiddling Horse
as Philip AinsworthLeslie inherits a horse and, in an attempt to elevate her failing status within her high society...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: The Astral Factor
as J. Elvis WeinsteinMade for television in 1978, The Astral Factor features a convicted murder who learns to use the...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: The Wasp Woman
as SelfCinematic Titanic is the new "show" from the original MST3K cast.
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
as HimselfThe children of Mars are in a funk, and nothing on the red planet seems to be able to cheer them...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: Doomsday Machine
as SelfAmerican spies discover the Chinese have built a weapon capable of destroying planet Earth, a...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: The Oozing Skull
as SelfIn the far-off land of Kalid, President Amir lies on his deathbed. If this revered head-of-state...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks
as HimselfThings get a bit randy in this version of Mary Shelley's immortal classic about... immortality....
Movie pageMystery Science Theater 3000
as Tom Servo (voice) / Dr. Laurence ErhardtA stranded spaceship pilot captured by mad scientists survives a blitz of cheesy B movies by...
TV Show pageMystery Science Theater 3000
as Dr. Laurence ErhardtThe cult hit returns! Captured by mad scientists, new host Jonah survives a blitz of cheesy B...
TV Show pageMystery Science Theater 3000
as Dr. Laurence Erheardt/Tom ServoThe cult hit is back AGAIN! Captured by mad scientists, returning host Jonah and new host Emily...
TV Show pageCinematic Titanic
as uncreditedCinematic Titanic is a project by Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator and original host, Joel...
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