Personal Info

Birth date

1981-09-15 (43 Years)

Gender

Male

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also known as

Benjamin Schwartz

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Ben Schwartz

Biography

Benjamin Joseph Schwartz (born September 15, 1981) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his recurring role as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, his starring role as Clyde Oberholt on the Showtime series House of Lies, and his voice roles as Randy Cunningham in Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, Dewey Duck in DuckTales, and Leonardo in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Sonic the Hedgehog in the eponymous film series and its spin-off miniseries Knuckles. He also appeared many times in the CollegeHumor web series Jake and Amir.

His film career also includes roles in Peep World: Everybody's Fine, The Other Guys; Transformers: Age of Extinction; The Walk; This Is Where I Leave You; Standing Up, Falling Down; and Flora & Ulysses. On television, he has starred in the Netflix comedy series Space Force (2020–2022) and the Apple TV+ murder mystery comedy series The Afterparty (2022–2023). He also voiced in the Netflix interactive special We Lost Our Human as Pud.

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Filmography

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.355

Overview:

Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, and Jon Stewart are executive producers. Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig serve as co-executive producers.must watch

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

6.785

Overview:

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson, who is the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise. It follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the US at 12:37 a.m. It is taped in front of a live studio audience from Monday to Friday at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California, directly above the Bob Barker Studio. It is produced by David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios. Since becoming host on January 3, 2005, after Craig Kilborn and Tom Snyder, Ferguson has achieved the highest ratings since the show's inception in 1995. While the majority of the episodes focus on comedy, Ferguson has also addressed difficult subject matter, such as the deaths of his parents, and undertaken serious interviews, such as one with Desmond Tutu, which earned the show a 2009 Peabody Award.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.865

Overview:

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.312

Overview:

Once Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a late night talk show that interviews celebrities and has its own bits. And of course, it's all hosted by James Corden.

Good Mythical Morning

7.038

Overview:

Two "Internetainers" (Rhett & Link) go far out and do the weirdest things, giving you a daily dose of casual comedy every Monday-Friday.

Bob's Burgers

7.824

Overview:

Bob's Burgers follows a third-generation restaurateur, Bob, as he runs Bob's Burgers with the help of his wife and their three kids. Bob and his quirky family have big ideas about burgers, but fall short on service and sophistication. Despite the greasy counters, lousy location and a dearth of customers, Bob and his family are determined to make Bob's Burgers "grand re-re-re-opening" a success.

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.333

Overview:

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".

The Simpsons

8.017

Overview:

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.

American Dad!

6.976

Overview:

The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. Outside of the Smith family, there are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend turned husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's man-in-a-goldfish-body pet, Klaus; and most notably the family's zany alien, Roger, who is "full of masquerades, brazenness, and shocking antics."

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.5

Overview:

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.

BoJack Horseman

8.546

Overview:

Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the '90s , 20 years later. He's a curmudgeon with a heart of...not quite gold...but something like gold. Copper?

Modern Family

7.875

Overview:

The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.

INVINCIBLE

8.637

Overview:

Mark Grayson is a normal teenager except for the fact that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet. Shortly after his seventeenth birthday, Mark begins to develop powers of his own and enters into his father’s tutelage.

Parks and Recreation

8.021

Overview:

In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

7.855

Overview:

A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.

DuckTales

7.806

Overview:

The adventures of billionaire Scrooge McDuck and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, their famous uncle Donald Duck, pilot extraordinaire Launchpad, Mrs. Beakly, Webby and Roboduck. Adventures and hidden treasures are everywhere, in their hometown Duckburg and all around the world.

Comedy Bang! Bang!

6.2

Overview:

Based on Scott Aukerman’s popular podcast of the same name, COMEDY BANG! BANG! cleverly riffs on the well-known format of the late night talk show, infusing celebrity appearances and comedy sketches with a tinge of the surreal. In each episode, Aukerman engages his guests with unfiltered and improvisational lines of questioning, punctuated by banter and beats provided by bandleader, one-man musical mastermind Reggie Watts, to reinvent the traditional celebrity interview. Packed with character cameos, filmic shorts, sketches and games set amongst an off-beat world, COMEDY BANG! BANG! delivers thirty minutes of absurd laugh-loaded fun featuring some of the biggest names in comedy.

Arrested Development

7.929

Overview:

The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

8.204

Overview:

The 'Bad Batch' of elite and experimental clones make their way through an ever-changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone Wars.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

7.713

Overview:

Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.

Rugrats

6.9

Overview:

A reinvention of the beloved 90s cartoon, Rugrats follows a group of adventurous babies as they discover the big world around them. Lead by Tommy Pickles, this toddler crew explores the world from their pint-sized and wildly imaginative perspective.

Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

8.28

Overview:

Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja is an American animated television series created by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas for Disney XD. It is produced by Titmouse, Inc. and Boulder Media Limited. Many of the character designs were supplied by Jhonen Vasquez, the creator of Invader Zim. The series premiered on September 17, 2012.

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

5.8

Overview:

Celebrity pairings ride along in a car together as they sing tunes from their personal playlists and surprise fans who don't expect to see big stars belting out tunes one lane over.

Match Game

5.9

Overview:

A modern reboot of the classic 70s game show that features two contestants attempting to match the answers of six celebrities in a game of fill-in-the-blank.

The Sarah Silverman Program.

6.4

Overview:

Sarah Silverman plays a character named Sarah Silverman, whose absurd daily life unfolds in scripted scenes and songs. With her sister and her gay neighbors by her side, Sarah always manages to fall into unique, unsettling and downright weird predicaments.

Space Force

6.527

Overview:

A four-star general begrudgingly teams up with an eccentric scientist to get the U.S. military's newest agency — Space Force — ready for lift-off.

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

7.4

Overview:

Hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White, celebrity contestants spin the wheel and solve word puzzles for a chance to win up to one million dollars for charity.

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

7.195

Overview:

From some of the most unhinged and maniacal minds in Hollywood today comes this animated anthology series, a collection of irreverent and emotionally shocking animated short films. Each episode plunges elbow-deep into unseen crevices of The Boys Universe.

Mayne Street

7

Overview:

An original web comedy series starring ESPN personality Kenny Mayne as a thinly-veiled version of himself, a dry, surreal sportscaster singularly determined to do anything besides what is asked of him by his employers. He has a fictional crew that works with him and these are their (mis)adventures.

Bless the Harts

6.7

Overview:

The lives of a group of Southerners who are always broke as a joke and struggling for the American dream of status and wealth. What they don’t realize is that they’re already rich — in friends, family and laughter.

Acting

TBAHappiness Isn't Everything (1 Episode) as Jacky Hamburger

TBAUntitled Weezer Film as Unknown

TBADNA as Unknown

TBAMike & Nick & Nick & Alice as Unknown

2027Sonic the Hedgehog 4 as Sonic (voice)

2024Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Sonic (voice)

2024A Very Sonic Christmas as Sonic (voice)

2024Knuckles (1 Episode) as Sonic the Hedgehog (voice)

2024Dinner Time Live with David Chang (1 Episode) as Self

2024Superhot: The Spicy World of Pepper People (10 Episodes) as Self - Narrator (voice)

2023The Muppets Mayhem (1 Episode) as Gus D’Vore

2023Renfield as Tedward Lobo

2023We Lost Our Human as Pud / Future Pud / Cow Pud / Kitten Pud / Puddling (voice)

2022Last Meals (1 Episode) as Unknown

2022Stay Tooned (1 Episode) as Self - Guest

2022Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie as Leo / Janitor Man (voice)

2022Chibiverse (2 Episodes) as Dewey Duck (voice)

2022DC League of Super-Pets as Mark / Fire Guinea Pig (voice)

2022Make Some Noise (1 Episode) as Self - Player

2022Sonic Drone Home as Sonic the Hedgehog (voice)

2022Lightning Wolves (8 Episodes) as Unknown

2022Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Sonic (voice)

2022The Boys Presents: Diabolical (1, 1 Episode) as Kingdom’s Dad (voice), Simon (voice)

2022The Afterparty (9 Episodes) as Yasper

2021Rugrats (1 Episode) as Lord Crater (voice)

2021Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. (10 Episodes) as Louis 'Lou' Tarleton (voice)

2021Star Wars: The Bad Batch (1 Episode) as TAY-0 (voice)

2021INVINCIBLE (1, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Shapesmith / Rus / Punk Thug (voice), Shapesmith (voice), Shapesmith / Rus / Tech Trooper #2 (voice), Shapesmith / Rus / Corey (voice), Shapesmith / Rus Livingston / Doctor (voice), Rus (voice)

2021Calls (1, 9 Episode) as Andy (voice), Andy

2021Flora & Ulysses as George

2021Rumble as Jimothy Brett-Chadley III (voice)

2021Music as Rudy

2021Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (1 Episode) as Self - Contestant

2020Best of Stand-up 2020 as Self

2020The Candlenights 2020 Special as Self

2020Die Hart (7 Episodes) as Andre

2020Crossing Swords (2 Episodes) as Keefer (voice)

2020Staged (3, 1 Episode) as Tom, Ben

2020Sonic the Hedgehog - Around the World in 80 Seconds as Sonic (voice)

2020Space Force (17 Episodes) as F. Tony Scarapiducci