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Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick

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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

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Writers

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Benvenuti only

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  • Kill the Messenger (2000)

Rudnick only

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  • My Guide to Becoming a Rockstar (2002)

Producers

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  • The Second Half (1993) (co-executive producers)
  • Damon (1998) (executive producers)
  • The Jeff Garlin Program (2006) executive producers)

Directors

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  • Cop Show (2007) (short)

Rudnick as an actor

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  • I'm Here. Where R U (2011)

References

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  1. ^ "Playhouse 3:31 - Bio Page". Archived from the original on 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
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