Ben Schwartz

42 · Born: Sep 15, 1981

Personal Details

Official Socials

Born Sep 15, 1981 New York City, New York, USA

Relatives

Marni Schwartz (Sibling)

Biography

Ben Schwartz is an American comedian. A member of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, he got his start in comedy by faxing jokes to Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update and the Late Show with David Letterman. He has portrayed characters in two NBC shows, Undercovers and Parks and Recreation, made guest appearances in comedy sketches for CollegeHumor, and starred in the 2011 film Peep World. He has also been hired to write a remake of the 1991 comedy Soapdish. In addition, Schwartz has penned two books. Schwartz was nominated for the 2009 Emmy for Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Special for coauthoring Hugh Jackman's opening number for the 81st Academy Awards. He lives in The Bronx, New York.

Career

acting

2024

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Sonic the Hedgehog (voice)

2023

We Lost Our Human

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

Renfield as Teddy Lobo

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

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

2022

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie

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

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Sonic the Hedgehog (voice)

The Afterparty as Yasper

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

The Boys Presents: Diabolical as Simon (voice)

Lightning Wolves

Lightning Wolves

2021

Flora & Ulysses

Flora & Ulysses as George Buckman

Rumble as Jimothy Brett-Chadley III (voice)

Music as Rudy

M.O.D.O.K. as Louis 'Lou' Tarleton (voice)

Calls as Andy (voice)

This Duckburg Life

This Duckburg Life as Dewey Duck (voice)

Staged as Tom

2020

Standing Up, Falling Down

Standing Up, Falling Down as Scott

Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog as Sonic the Hedgehog (voice)

Space Force as F. Tony Scarapiducci

American Dad! as (voice)

2019

2018

Outside In as Ted

Blue Iguana as Paul Driggs

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary as Sam

An Actor Prepares

An Actor Prepares as Jimmy

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Leonardo (voice)

Medal of Honor as Vito Bertoldo

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie as Leonardo (voice)

2017

DuckTales as Dewey Duck (Voice)

The New V.I.P.'s

The New V.I.P.'s as Lenny

2016

The Intervention

The Intervention as Jack

The Earliest Show

The Earliest Show as Josh Bath

2015

The Walk as Albert

BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman as Rutabaga Rabitowitz (voice)

The Simpsons as The Raw Barn Clerk (voice)

2014

Better Living Through Chemistry

Better Living Through Chemistry as Noah

2013

Coffee Town as Gino

Turbo as Skid Mark (voice)

Comedy Bang! Bang!

Comedy Bang! Bang! as Rodney Wayber

2012

House of Lies as Clyde Oberholt

Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja as Randy Cunningham / The Ninja (voice)

Bob's Burgers as Josh (voice)

2011

2010

Peep World as Nathan

Undercovers as Bill Hoyt

2009

Parks and Recreation

Parks and Recreation as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein

2007

New York City Serenade

New York City Serenade as Russ

Starveillance as Glenn - Host

appearances

2024

Superhot: The Spicy World of Pepper People

Superhot: The Spicy World of Pepper People

2021

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2020

Middleditch & Schwartz

Middleditch & Schwartz

2018

A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy

A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy

Carpool Karaoke

Carpool Karaoke

2017

Home: For the Holidays

Home: For the Holidays

writing

2007

Robot Chicken as Writer

directing

2007

Ysketball as Director, Writer

creating

2020

Middleditch & Schwartz

Middleditch & Schwartz as Creator

2016

The Earliest Show

The Earliest Show as Creator, Writer