Leo Benvenuti (born October 10, 1959) and Steve Rudnick (born February 24, 1958) are a Chicago-based film and television writing and producing team. The two met in 1978 while studying with Josephine Forsberg at The Players Workshop of Second City.[1] In 1990, they developed their own late-night variety show called The Steve and Leo Show.
Benvenuti and Rudnick also created and co-executive produced NBC's TV series "The Second Half" and the short-lived 1998 Fox TV series Damon, starring Damon Wayans.
They have written several films, including The Santa Clause, Space Jam, and Kicking & Screaming.
Filmography
editWriters
edit- The Carol Burnett Show (1991)
- Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth 2 (1992)
- The Dennis Miller Show (1992)
- The Rosey and Buddy Show (1992)
- Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth 3 (1993)
- The Second Half (1993) (5 episodes)
- The Santa Clause (1994)
- Space Jam (1996)
- Damon (1998) (also creators)
- Kicking & Screaming (2005)
- The Jeff Garlin Program (2006)
- Are We There Yet? (2012)
- Mayfly (2013)
Benvenuti only
edit- Kill the Messenger (2000)
Rudnick only
edit- My Guide to Becoming a Rockstar (2002)
Producers
edit- The Second Half (1993) (co-executive producers)
- Damon (1998) (executive producers)
- The Jeff Garlin Program (2006) executive producers)
Directors
edit- Cop Show (2007) (short)
Rudnick as an actor
edit- I'm Here. Where R U (2011)
References
edit- ^ "Playhouse 3:31 - Bio Page". Archived from the original on 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
External links
edit- Leo Benvenuti at IMDb
- Steve Rudnick at IMDb