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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-09-15 (43 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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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Known For

Acting

2027

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 as Sonic (voice)

2024

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Sonic (voice)
A very Sonic Christmas as Sonic (voice)
Knuckles as Sonic the Hedgehog (voice)

2023

Renfield as Tedward Lobo
We Lost Our Human as Pud / Future Pud / Cow Pud / Kitten Pud / Puddling (voice)
The Muppets Mayhem as Gus D’Vore

2022

Sonic Drone Home as Sonic the Hedgehog (voice)
DC League of Super-Pets as Mark / Fire Guinea Pig (voice)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Sonic (voice)
The Afterparty as Yasper
The Boys Presents: Diabolical as Kingdom’s Dad (voice)
Stay Tooned as Self - Guest
Make Some Noise as Self - Player

2021

Music as Rudy
Flora & Ulysses as George
Rumble as Jimothy Brett-Chadley III (voice)
Calls as Andy (voice)
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. as Louis 'Lou' Tarleton (voice)
Rugrats as Lord Crater (voice)
INVINCIBLE as Shapesmith / Rus / Punk Thug (voice)
INVINCIBLE as Shapesmith (voice)
INVINCIBLE as Shapesmith / Rus / Tech Trooper #2 (voice)
INVINCIBLE as Shapesmith / Rus / Corey (voice)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch as TAY-0 (voice)
Calls as Andy
INVINCIBLE as Shapesmith / Rus Livingston / Doctor (voice)
INVINCIBLE as Rus (voice)

2020

A Parks and Recreation Special as Jean-Ralphio Sapperstein
Sonic the Hedgehog as Sonic (voice)
Staged as Tom
Staged as Ben
Space Force as F. Tony Scarapiducci
Crossing Swords as Keefer (voice)
Die Hart as Andre

2019

Human Discoveries as Leader Elk (voice)
Bless the Harts as Bryce Aldredge (voice)

2018

Blue Iguana as Paul Driggs
Outside In as Ted
Night School as Marvin
DuckTales: Destination Adventure! as Dewey Duck (voice)
Medal of Honor as Vito Bertoldo

2017

How to Be a Latin Lover as Jimmy / Valet
DreamWorks Home: For the Holidays as Ben Schwartz (voice)
DuckTales as Dewey Duck (Voice)

2016

The Earliest Show as Josh Bath
Match Game as Self - Panelist
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ as Quistian Gayle

2015

The Walk as Albert
Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Stormtrooper (uncredited)

2014

This Is Where I Leave You as Rabbi Charles Grodner
The Interview as Publicist
I'm a Mitzvah as David
BoJack Horseman as Rutabaga Rabitowitz / Tawnie's Boyfriend (voice)
BoJack Horseman as Rutabaga Rabitowitz (voice)

2013

Turbo as Skid Mark (voice)
Coffee Town as Gino
Runner Runner as Craig

2012

House of Lies as Clyde Oberholt
Comedy Bang! Bang! as Rodney Wayber
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja as Randy Cunningham / The Ninja (voice)

2011

Bob's Burgers as Josh (voice)
Bob's Burgers as Rick (voice)

2010

Peep World as Nathan
The Other Guys as Beaman's Assistant
Undercovers as Bill Hoyt

2009

I Hate Valentine's Day as Tammy's Date
Mystery Team as Dougie's Buddy
Parks and Recreation as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein

2008

Job Interview as Interviewee
Mayne Street as Evan Mintz
All-Nighters as Branch Windwood

2007

Teddy Saw as Jason
Starveillance as Glenn - Host

2006

Cheating as Ben

2005

American Dad! as Fire Marshall (voice)
American Dad! as Brigham (voice)
American Dad! as (voice)

2003

Arrested Development as John Beard Jr.

1989

The Simpsons as The Raw Barn Clerk (voice)

-

Happiness Isn't Everything as Jacky Hamburger

Writing

2016

2008

Job Interview as Writer
All-Nighters as Writer

2006

Cheating as Writer

-

79ers as Screenplay
DNA as Writer

Directing

2008

Job Interview as Director

2007

Ysketball as Director

Production

2020

Standing Up, Falling Down as Executive Producer

2013

House of Lies Live as Executive Producer

-

DNA as Executive Producer

Creator

2020

2016