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Ben Falcone

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

Summary

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

Field	Value
name	Ben Falcone
image	Ben Falcone 2016.jpg
caption	Falcone in 2016
birth_name	Benjamin Scott Falcone
birth_date
birth_place	Carbondale, Illinois, U.S.
occupation
spouse
yearsactive	2001–present
children	2

Benjamin Scott Falcone (born August 25, 1973) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is married to actress Melissa McCarthy, with whom he frequently collaborates. Falcone made his directorial debut in 2014 with Tammy, which he co-wrote with McCarthy, and he also directed, co-wrote, and produced The Boss, Life of the Party, Superintelligence, and Thunder Force, all of which starred McCarthy. In 2022, Falcone created and starred in the Netflix series God's Favorite Idiot.

He has had cameos in Bridesmaids, Identity Thief, The Heat, Spy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, and ** Nine Perfect Strangers**, all of which starred his wife.

Personal life

Falcone was born in Carbondale, Illinois, the son of Peg and Steve Falcone. He is of Italian, English, German, and Irish descent.

Falcone married his longtime girlfriend, actress Melissa McCarthy, on October 8, 2005. They have two children.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
2014	Tammy
2016	The Boss
2018	Life of the Party
The Happytime Murders
2020	Superintelligence
2021	Thunder Force
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed
2027	Margie Claus

Acting roles

Year	Movie	Role	Info
2005	Cheaper by the Dozen 2	Theater Patron
2006	Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties	Tourist at Castle
2007	Smiley Face	Agent
The Nines	Himself
Cook Off!	Cameron Strang
2011	Bridesmaids	Air Marshal Jon
2012	What to Expect When You're Expecting	Gary Cooper
2013	Identity Thief	Tony
The Heat	Blue-Collar Man
Enough Said	Will
Bad Words	Pete Fowler
2014	Tammy	Keith Morgan
2015	Spy	American Tourist
2016	The Boss	Marty
Office Christmas Party	Doctor
2017	CHiPs	Bicycle Cop
2018	Life of the Party	Dale, the Uber Driver
Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost	Evan	Voice
The Happytime Murders	Donny
Can You Ever Forgive Me?	Alan Schmidt
2020	Superintelligence	last=N'Duka	first=Amanda	date=April 20, 2018	title=Warner Bros Dates Melissa McCarthy Comedy 'Superintelligence' & Michael B. Jordan's 'Just Mercy'	url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/warner-bros-melissa-mccarthy-comedy-superintelligence-michael-b-jordan-just-mercy-1202373177/	access-date=April 20, 2018	website=Deadline}}
2021	Thunder Force	Kenny
2022	Thor: Love and Thunder	Stage manager

Television

Year	Title	Director
Producer	Writer	Notes
2011–2012	The Looney Tunes Show		14 episodes
2017–2018	Nobodies		Pilot episode
2022	God's Favorite Idiot		Creator and star

Acting roles

2002: Curb Your Enthusiasm (1 episode) Season 3, Episode 10, "The Grand Opening"
2002: Yes, Dear (1 episode) Stalker, Season 3 Episode 9
2003: Gilmore Girls (1 episode) Fran's Lawyer Season 3 Episode 20
2004–2006: Joey (17 episodes)
2006 My Name Is Earl (season 1 episode 18(Ed Reed))
2010: Bones (1 episode) Death of a Queen Bee Season 5 Episode 17
2011–2012: The Looney Tunes Show (Voice of Henery Hawk, 2 episodes)
2012: Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
2012: Up All Night (1 episode)
2012: Happy Endings (1 episode)
2013: Go On (1 episode)
2014–2015: New Girl – Mike
2014: A to Z (6 episodes)
2017–18: Nobodies (12 episodes)
2022: God's Favorite Idiot (8 episodes) - Clark Thompson

References

Rush, Linda. (July 7, 2011). "Local actor, wife each have roles in 'Bridesmaids'". [[The Southern Illinoisan]].
(2020-11-11). "Adorable Details About Melissa McCarthy's Relationship With Husband, Ben Falcone".
(2011). "Ben Falcone". The Groundlings Theatre & School.
D'Alessandro, Anthony. (June 8, 2017). "Melissa McCarthy Christmas Comedy 'Margie Claus' To Deck Theaters November 2019".

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