stringtranslate.com

Ben Schwartz

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. He also appeared many times in the CollegeHumor web series Jake and Amir.

Schwartz voices Sonic the Hedgehog in the 2020 film of same name, and its sequels Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022), and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024). His film career also includes roles in Peep World;[1] Everybody's Fine; The Other Guys; 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.[2]

Early life

Benjamin Joseph Schwartz[3] was born on September 15, 1981,[4] in The Bronx, New York City, to a Jewish family.[3][5] His parents, both Bronx natives,[6] raised Schwartz in Riverdale, a neighborhood in the northwestern part of the Bronx. His father was a social worker before going into real estate[7] and his mother was a music teacher at P.S. 24, an elementary school in Riverdale.[8] He also has a sister named Marni.[9] In an interview with Kevin Pollak, he stated, "When I told people I was from the Bronx, it was like 'Oh, do you have bullet wounds?' And I'm like 'No, it's just me and, like, Jewish people.'"[7]

When he was eleven years old, his family moved to Edgemont, New York, in adjacent Westchester County.[7] Schwartz attended Edgemont Junior–Senior High School where he played basketball and sang in the chorus; he graduated in 1999.[10] He then attended Union College, graduating in 2003 with a double major in psychology and anthropology.[11]

Career

Schwartz in 2014

On television, Schwartz guest-starred as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein on NBC's Parks and Recreation[12] and was a lead in the Showtime show House of Lies.[13] In 2010, Schwartz played series regular Bill Hoyt on J. J. Abrams' one-hour spy drama Undercovers for NBC.

Schwartz had his own segment on HBO's Funny or Die Presents called Terrible Decisions with Ben Schwartz and has appeared in multiple CollegeHumor[14] sketches including the popular web series Jake and Amir.

Schwartz has been nominated for four Emmys and won the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for coauthoring Hugh Jackman's opening number for the 81st Academy Awards.[15]

Schwartz voiced Randy Cunningham, a 14-year-old freshman student and ninja protecting his hometown Norrisville from forces of evil in Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja.

In September 2013, he was hired by Paramount Pictures to re-make the 1991 comedy Soapdish,[16] retitled El Fuego Caliente and reworking the original's American soap opera into a Latin telenovela,[17] with producers Rob Reiner and Alan Greisman and he sold an original pitch to Universal Studios based on an idea by Brian Grazer with Imagine Entertainment attached to produce. He was a staff writer for the third season of Adult Swim's Robot Chicken and served as a freelance writer for the Weekend Update segment of Saturday Night Live as well as the monologues for the Late Show with David Letterman.[12]

Schwartz is an alumnus of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCBT).[12] He was a member of the improv group "Hot Sauce" with Adam Pally and Gil Ozeri. The group performed their long-form improv show "Something Fresh" at UCBT every month.

He and Bill Hader served as vocal consultants for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[18] Schwartz also played a cameo role as a Stormtrooper in the film.[19]

Since 2014 Schwartz has appeared in episodes of the Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast as the only guest in "Solo Bolo" (2014), "Solo Bolo Dos Lo" (2015), "Solo Bolo Trolo" (2016), "Solo Bolo Cuatrolo" (2016), "Solo Bolo Cincolo" (2017), "Solo Bolo Sonicolo" (2020), and "Solo Bolo Hallowolo" (2021). In nearly each episode he and host Scott Aukerman compete in the Olympic Song Challenge. Ben has also appeared on episodes of comedy podcasts If I Were You, ID1OT, You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes, and Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend.

In 2017, Schwartz began voicing Dewey Duck in the Disney XD revival of DuckTales.[20] Schwartz has been featured as himself in Netflix's Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh's 2017 animated Christmas special - Home for the Holidays - alongside Kelly Clarkson.[21] He provided the voice of Leonardo in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.[22] In August 2018, Schwartz was announced to voice the titular character in the 2020 film Sonic the Hedgehog.[23]

On September 26, 2019, it was announced that Schwartz was cast as F. Tony Scarapiducci in the Netflix comedy series Space Force.[24]

Ben Schwartz co-starred alongside Billy Crystal in the movie Standing Up, Falling Down, initially released on April 25, 2019.

In April 2020, Schwartz and fellow comedian Thomas Middleditch starred in Netflix's first long-form improv special, Middleditch and Schwartz, a three-part series of hour-long performances filmed at New York University's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.[25]

In 2022, Schwartz was in the main cast of the first season of the Apple TV+ mystery comedy series The Afterparty, reprising his role in a guest capacity in the series' 2023 second season.

In January 2023, Schwartz guest voiced a character, TAY-0, a droid who participates in races for Cid, on Star Wars: The Bad Batch.[26]

Books

Schwartz has co-written four books, three with writer Amanda McCall: Grandma's Dead: Breaking Bad News with Baby Animals; Maybe Your Leg Will Grow Back!: Looking on the Bright Side with Baby Animals and Why is Daddy in a Dress?: Asking Awkward Questions with Baby Animals and (with writer Laura Moses), Things You Should Already Know About Dating, You F-king Idiot.[27]

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

Video games

References

  1. ^ Fernandez, Jay (February 25, 2011). "TRAILER: Rainn Wilson and Sarah Silverman in 'Peep World'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 29, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Watch We Lost Our Human | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Ben Schwartz". TV Guide. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "UPI Almanac for Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018". United Press International. September 15, 2018. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019. comedian/
  5. ^ Burack, Emily (March 25, 2020). "18 Things to Know About Ben Schwartz". Hey Alma. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  6. ^ Ben Schwartz Raps Along to Sugarhill Gang's "Rappers Delight" in Sonic the Hedgehog's Voice (Video). February 7, 2020. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c Pollak, Kevin. "Kevin Pollak Chat Show: Ben Schwartz #143". Kevin Pollak Chat Show. YouTube. 10:30. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  8. ^ Marsh, Steve (January 12, 2012). "Ben Schwartz '03". Vulture. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  9. ^ Schwartz, Ben (April 10, 2016). "Happy #nationalsiblingday to my real life sister Marni!". Instagram.
  10. ^ Litt, Hannah (March 2015). "White Oak to Hollywood: An Interview With Ben Schwartz '99" (PDF). Edgemont School Foundation Newsletter. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 11, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  11. ^ "Notable Alumni in Entertainment" (PDF). Union College. July 2012. p. 2. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  12. ^ a b c "Ben Schwartz". Upright Citizens Brigade. Archived from the original on February 26, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  13. ^ Bacle, Ariana (June 12, 2016). "Ben Schwartz says goodbye to House of Lies in sweet letter". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  14. ^ ""Ben Schwartz" Stuff on CollegeHumor". CollegeHumor. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  15. ^ "Primetime Emmy® Award Database". Primetime Emmy Award Database. Emmy.org. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  16. ^ Kit, Borys (February 23, 2011). "Ben Schwartz to Pen 'Soapdish' Remake for Paramount". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  17. ^ Finke, Nikki (December 12, 2011). "The Black List 2011: Screenplay Roster". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  18. ^ a b DiClaudio, Dennis (December 16, 2015). "Turns out Bill Hader and Ben Schwartz did the voice of BB-8 in The Force Awakens". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  19. ^ a b @rejectedjokes (May 4, 2018). "On this beautiful #MayThe4thBeWithYou I feel like I can finally reveal that I played a Storm Trooper in @starwars The Force Awakens. It was an incredible honor and years later, I'm still smiling from the experience but please do not tell BB8" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ a b Petski, Denise (December 16, 2016). "'DuckTales': David Tennant, Danny Pudi, Ben Schwartz Among Voice Cast For Disney XD Reboot". Deadline. Archived from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  21. ^ Boone, John (November 17, 2017). "Kelly Clarkson Gets Animated in 'DreamWorks Home For the Holidays' Christmas Special (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  22. ^ Snierson, Dan (November 2, 2017). "Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cast features Ben Schwartz and Kat Graham". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  23. ^ Couch, Aaron (August 8, 2018). "Ben Schwartz to Lead Paramount's 'Sonic the Hedgehog' Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  24. ^ Porter, Rick (September 26, 2019). "John Malkovich, Ben Schwartz Join Steve Carell in Netflix's 'Space Force'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  25. ^ Chuba, Kirsten (April 21, 2020). "Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz on Convincing Netflix to Buy its First Improv Special". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  26. ^ "TAY-0 Voice". Behind the Voice Actors. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  27. ^ Bacle, Ariana. "Ben Schwartz, Laura Moses announce new book". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  28. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Ben Schwartz (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 15, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
  29. ^ "Ben Schwartz OBLITERATES Super Castlevania IV". YouTube. May 4, 2023. Archived from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  30. ^ "Monster Challenge Archives » Michael Giacchino". Michael Giacchino. May 12, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  31. ^ Kroll, Justin (August 9, 2018). "Ben Schwartz to Voice 'Sonic the Hedgehog' in Upcoming Movie (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  32. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (June 13, 2019). "Alyson Hannigan & Ben Schwartz Join Flora & Ulysses Film Adaptation From Disney+". Deadline. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  33. ^ Jackson, Angelique (September 1, 2020). "Charles Barkley, Chris Eubank and Bridget Everett Join Paramount Animation's Rumble (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  34. ^ Vary, Adam B. (August 10, 2021). "Idris Elba Joins Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Knuckles". Variety. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  35. ^ Nordine, Michael (August 5, 2022). "Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie Review: A Less-Than-Radical Entry in the Cowabunga Canon". Variety. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  36. ^ Donnelly, Matt (December 15, 2021). "Ben Schwartz Joins Universal's Dracula Tale Renfield (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  37. ^ Bankhurst, Adam (February 2, 2024). "Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Adds Krysten Ritter, Cristo Fernández, Alyla Browne, and More". IGN. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  38. ^ "Accidentally on Purpose s01e09 Episode Script | SS". Springfield! Springfield!. Retrieved July 2, 2024. Character's surname is Silver
  39. ^ "Watch The New V.I.P.'s (4K UHD) | Prime Video". Amazon (company). March 16, 2017. Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  40. ^ Schmidt, Patrick (March 22, 2017). "Amazon Pilot Season: Will The New V.I.P.'s get picked up?". Amazon Adviser. Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  41. ^ Carr, Flora (April 17, 2018). "James Corden to adapt BBC's The Wrong Mans for USA | Radio Times". Radio Times. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  42. ^ White, Peter (August 2, 2019). "'The Wrong Mans': Pilot Not Going Forward At Showtime – Deadline". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  43. ^ Petski, Denise (November 2, 2017). "Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Ben Schwartz, Kat Graham Among Voice Cast". Deadline. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  44. ^ @rejectedjokes (August 9, 2020). "And when they ask "How bad ass was the Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series?" The reply will be "Ridicously bad ass." It was an absolute honor to play Leo in this series amongst a legendary cast & crew. Gonna miss this show. Thank you to the fans. See ya at the movies" (Tweet). Retrieved August 12, 2020 – via Twitter.
  45. ^ "Netflix Releases Official Trailer For Middleditch & Schwartz, A Collection of Three Completely Improvised Comedy Specials". About Netflix. April 7, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  46. ^ Petski, Denise; Andreeva, Nellie (September 26, 2019). "Space Force: John Malkovich, Ben Schwartz Among 6 Cast In Greg Daniels-Steve Carell Netflix Comedy Series". Deadline. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  47. ^ Patten, Dominic (January 21, 2020). "Marvel & Hulu M.O.D.O.K. Animated Series Adds Veep & The Goldbergs Vets To Patton Oswalt-Led Cast". Deadline. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  48. ^ Ng, Philiana (October 4, 2021). "Henry Winkler, Ben Schwartz to Guest Star on Paramount Plus' 'Rugrats': First Look (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  49. ^ "David Tennant and Michael Sheen on the Real David Frost | Staged 2 (2020) - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  50. ^ Rosario, Alexandra Del (September 29, 2021). "Fairfax: Skyler Gisondo, Kiersey Clemons, Jaboukie Young-White & Peter S. Kim Among Voice Cast For Amazon Animated Comedy". Deadline. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  51. ^ "The After Party Season 2 Release Date, Cast, Plot, and Everything You Need to Know". TheNewsTrace. August 2, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  52. ^ Spangler, Todd (September 21, 2022). "Kevin Hart's Die Hart 2: Die Harter Adds John Cena, Ben Schwartz, Paula Pell to Roku Comedy Series Cast". Variety. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  53. ^ "Invincible Season 2: Release Date, Trailer, Cast & More". Archived from the original on February 27, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  54. ^ Petski, Denise (February 8, 2024). "Knuckles: Sonic The Hedgehog TV Spinoff Gets First Trailer & Premiere Date At Paramount+". Deadline. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  55. ^ "Porn Rental with Michael C Hall (Dexter) and Ben Schwartz (Parks and Rec)". Youtube. June 29, 2011. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  56. ^ "Ham Sandwich Lie Detector Test (With Steve Little and Ben Schwartz) - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on July 4, 2013.
  57. ^ "CollegeHumor All Nighter". Archived from the original on October 31, 2011.
  58. ^ "Hardly Working: Hypnotist - CollegeHumor Video". Archived from the original on November 14, 2013.
  59. ^ "Legend of Zelda Hermit Wants to Haggle (with Ben Schwartz) - YouTube". Youtube. September 28, 2012. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  60. ^ "The Earliest Show". Funny Or Die. October 28, 2016. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  61. ^ "Lonely and Horny: Ben Schwartz | Sign up for DROPOUT for more Lonely and Horny -> bit.ly/2Qzy4W2 A good therapist never reveals his secrets. | By CollegeHumor | Facebook". Facebook. December 4, 2018. Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  62. ^ "Crazy Free Stuff On Craigslist (GAME) ft. Ben Schwartz". Good Mythical Morning. September 3, 2018. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  63. ^ "Who Is the Fastest? (SPEED CHALLENGE)". Good Mythical Morning. February 20, 2020. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  64. ^ "Playing Magic Kingdom w/ Ben Schwartz!". Game Grumps. June 7, 2019. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  65. ^ "Playing Games with Epic Gamer BEN SCHWARTZ - Guest Grumps - Aladdin". Game Grumps. January 25, 2020. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  66. ^ Playing Quiplash with Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz!, archived from the original on November 18, 2021, retrieved June 15, 2020
  67. ^ "Ben Schwartz OBLITERATES Super Castlevania IV". Game Grumps. May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ben Schwartz.