Steve Witting is an American actor and director. He first found fame while starring in the 1980s comedy series ''

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'' (1987) as

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's nerdy friend Bert. He has since gone on to star in several other TV series and films, including '' Batman Returns'' (1992), '' Hoffa'' (1992) and ''

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'' (2010). He made his directorial debut in 1991 when he directed an episode of '' Step by Step'' (1991). Witting also played the main role in a full motion video game for the Sega Mega CD called '' Wirehead''. He played a role in '' The Wolf of Wall Street''. Witting began acting by joining Richmond Hill High School drama club in Queens where he was encouraged by Alfred Christie, a teacher who ran Hampton Playhouse in

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. In 1977, Witting, who was 17 at the time, moved to

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to work at the Hampton Playhouse as an apprentice. During this time Witting met his future wife, Renee Rogers, who was also a Hampton Playhouse apprentice. Many summers throughout his career Witting returned to the Hampton Playhouse as either an actor or director until the Playhouse was demolished in 2001.

Partial filmography

*'' The Flamingo Kid'' (1984) - Frank *'' Batman Returns'' (1992) - Josh *'' Hoffa'' (1992) - Eliot Cookson *''

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'' (1993) - Secret Service #1 *''Stone Soup'' (1993) - Frank *'' Matlock'' (1993, TV Series) - young

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, The Diner) *''

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'' (1999) - Ted *'' Catch Me If You Can'' (2002) - Manager *''

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'' (2009) - PSIC Worker #1 *''

'' (2010) - Doctor *''

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'' (2013) - Bus Station Attendant Carl *'' Bad Words'' (2013) - Proctor at Spelling Bee *''

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'' (2013) - Carl *'' The Wolf of Wall Street'' (2013) - SEC Attorney #2 *''

The Longest Week ''The Longest Week'' is a 2014 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Glanz. The film stars Jason Bateman, Olivia Wilde and Billy Crudup in the lead roles. It was produced by Uday Chopra, along with Neda Armian. It is the first p ...

'' (2014) - Museum Host *''

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'' (2015) - Art Critic Jacob Deforest *''

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'' (2016) - Wally Schmidt *'' The Post'' (2017) - NY Times Staffer

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Witting, Steve Living people American directors American male stage actors American male television actors American male film actors Year of birth missing (living people)