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Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick are a Chicago-based film and television writing team. The two met in 1978, while studying with Josephine Forsberg at The Players Workshop of Second City. In 1990, they developed their own late-night variety show called The Steve and Leo Show.

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Benvenuti and Rudnick also created and co-executive produced NBC's TV series "The Second Half", the short-lived 1998 Fox TV series Damon, starring Damon Wayans.

They have written several films, including box-office hits The Santa Clause, Space Jam, "Kicking and Screaming",The Santa Clause 2, and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause.

Writers

  • 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)
  • The Santa Clause 2 (2002) (characters)
  • Kicking & Screaming (2005)
  • The Jeff Garlin Program (2006)
  • The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) (characters)
  • Mayfly (2013)

    • Rudnick only

  • My Guide to Becoming a Rockstar (2002)

    • Producers

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

    • Directors

  • Cop Show (2007) (short)

    • Rudnick as an actor

  • I'm Here. Where R U (2011)

    • References

    Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick Wikipedia
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