Ben Schwartz

Ben Schwartz is an Emmy Award winning writer, actor and comedian. He starred alongside Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell in Showtime's "House of Lies" and  with Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Robert Zemeckis' feature film "To Reach the Clouds," based on famed tightrope walker Philippe Petit's memoir.

His other film credits include the animated comedy "Turbo," "Runner, Runner" with Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck, Better Living Through Chemistry with Sam Rockwell and "Peep World," with Rainn Wilson, Michael C. Hall and Sarah Silverman.

On television, Schwartz also guest starred as Jean-Ralphio on NBC's "Parks and Recreation" and, in 2010, played series regular Bill Hoyt on J.J. Abrams' one-hour NBC spy drama "Undercovers." He voiceed the lead role of Randy Cunningham on Disney XD's "Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja," and was nominated for two Emmy Awards, winning the 2009 Emmy for Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Special for co-authoring Hugh Jackman's opening number for the 81st Academy Awards.

For the past decade, Schwartz has written, directed and acted in a series of short films. He had his own segment on HBO's "Funny Or Die Presents," called "Terrible Decisions With Ben Schwartz" and has appeared in multiple CollegeHumor.com sketches, including the popular web series "Jake and Amir." Schwartz is an alumnus of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and continues to perform there regularly, more recently producing and acting in a long form improv special for Showtime entitled "House of Lies: Live."

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