Writing

Robert Ben Garant

Born September 14, 1970 · Cookeville, Tennessee, USA (age 55)

Robert Ben Garant (born September 14, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director and producer. He is known for his work on Reno 911!, in which he plays Deputy Travis Junior, and for being a cast member on the MTV sketch comedy series The State. Garant and writing partner, actor Thomas Lennon have written several successful screenplays together, including the Night at the Museum films.…

Known For

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb · 2014

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

MovieAdventureComedy

When the magic powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah begin to die out, Larry Daley spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.

Night at the Museum

Night at the Museum · 2006

Night at the Museum

MovieFantasyFamily

Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits.

Baywatch

Baywatch · 2017

MovieComedyAction

Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian · 2009

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

MovieAdventureFantasy

Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've been transferred to the archives at the Smithsonian Institution. Larry's (mis)adventures this time include close encounters with Amelia Earhart, Abe Lincoln and Ivan the Terrible.

Herbie Fully Loaded

Herbie Fully Loaded · 2005

Herbie Fully Loaded

MovieComedyFamily

Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Number 53 - the free-wheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own - puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor.

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Mr. Peabody & Sherman · 2014

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

MovieAnimationScience Fiction

A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.

The Pacifier

The Pacifier · 2005

MovieComedyFamily

Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is handed a new assignment: Protect the five Plummer kids from enemies of their recently deceased father -- a government scientist whose top-secret experiment remains hidden in the kids' house.

Taxi

MovieActionComedy

A mouthy and feisty taxicab driver has hot tips for a green and inept cop set on solving a string of New York City bank robberies committed by a quartet of female Brazilian bank robbers.

Filmography

Sort

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb · 2014

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

MovieAdventureComedy

When the magic powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah begin to die out, Larry Daley spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.

Characters

Night at the Museum

Night at the Museum · 2006

Night at the Museum

MovieFantasyFamily

Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits.

Screenplay

Baywatch

Baywatch · 2017

MovieComedyAction

Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.

Story

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian · 2009

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

MovieAdventureFantasy

Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've been transferred to the archives at the Smithsonian Institution. Larry's (mis)adventures this time include close encounters with Amelia Earhart, Abe Lincoln and Ivan the Terrible.

Characters

Herbie Fully Loaded

Herbie Fully Loaded · 2005

Herbie Fully Loaded

MovieComedyFamily

Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Number 53 - the free-wheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own - puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor.

Screenplay

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Mr. Peabody & Sherman · 2014

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

MovieAnimationScience Fiction

A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.

Additional Dialogue

The Pacifier

The Pacifier · 2005

MovieComedyFamily

Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is handed a new assignment: Protect the five Plummer kids from enemies of their recently deceased father -- a government scientist whose top-secret experiment remains hidden in the kids' house.

Screenplay

Taxi

MovieActionComedy

A mouthy and feisty taxicab driver has hot tips for a green and inept cop set on solving a string of New York City bank robberies committed by a quartet of female Brazilian bank robbers.

Screenplay

The Bob's Burgers Movie

The Bob's Burgers Movie · 2022

The Bob's Burgers Movie

MovieAnimationComedy

When a ruptured water main creates an enormous sinkhole right in front of Bob's Burgers, it blocks the entrance indefinitely and ruins the Belchers’ plans for a successful summer. While Bob and Linda struggle to keep the business afloat, the kids try to solve a mystery that could save their family's restaurant. As the dangers mount, these underdogs help each other find hope and fight to get back behind the counter, where they belong.

Critter (voice)

Let's Go to Prison

Let's Go to Prison · 2006

Let's Go to Prison

MovieComedyCrime

When a career criminal's plan for revenge is thwarted by unlikely circumstances, he puts his intended victim's son in his place by putting him in prison...and then joining him.

Writer

Reno 911!: Miami

Reno 911!: Miami · 2007

Reno 911!: Miami

MovieActionComedy

A rag-tag team of Reno cops are called in to save the day after a terrorist attack disrupts a national police convention in Miami Beach during spring break. Based on the Comedy Central series.

Executive Producer

Balls of Fury

Balls of Fury · 2007

MovieComedyCrime

Randy Daytona was a child ping pong prodigy who lost his chance at Olympic gold when his father is murdered by the mysterious Feng over a gambling debt. 15yrs later he's down on his luck and scraping a living doing seedy back room shows in Vegas; when the FBI turn up and ask for his help to take down Feng... who just happens to love Ping Pong.

Director

Jessabelle

Jessabelle · 2014

MovieThrillerHorror

A young woman recuperating at her father's run-down home after a tragic accident soon encounters a terrifying presence with a connection to her long-deceased mother.

Writer

Raising Buchanan

Raising Buchanan · 2019

Raising Buchanan

A desperate woman steals the corpse of former US president James Buchanan, hoping to net a large ransom. Complications arise when it seems no one is particularly interested in getting him back.

Lancaster Guy

Hell Baby

Hell Baby · 2013

MovieComedyHorror

After she and her husband move into a haunted house, a woman gives birth to a demonic infant that wreaks havoc.

Director

The Veil

The Veil · 2016

30 years ago, when members of a religious cult known as Heaven's Veil take their own lives. The truth behind what really happened remains buried deep in the memory of the sole survivor, a five-year-old girl. Now as an adult she returns to the compound with a documentary crew. They soon discover something that is far more terrifying than anything they could have imagined.

Screenplay

Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist

Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist · 2022

Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist

MovieComedyFantasy

It’s Holiday Season in Reno, and Lieutenant Dangle wishes he’d never been born. With the help of a roller skating “Angel,” he learns how much better the lives of the other deputies would be if he never existed. Will he decide to live on anyway? There’s still Christmas criminals to catch!

Characters

Balls Out: The Making of 'Balls of Fury'

Balls Out: The Making of 'Balls of Fury' · 2007

Balls Out: The Making of 'Balls of Fury'

MovieDocumentary

This “making of” features filmmakers Ben Garant and Tom Lennon discussing their rise from television to the big screen, as well as the training that went into making this film. This tongue-in-cheek “mockumentary” explores a day in the life for the film's ball wrangler.

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special · 1995

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

Comedy troupe The State hosts a Halloween special on CBS.

Various

Rocky and Bullwinkle

Rocky and Bullwinkle · 2014

Rocky and Bullwinkle

MovieAnimationComedy

After receiving the key to the city for their heroic efforts, Rocket J. Squirrel notices that Bullwinkle falls in love with a robotic moose. Unbeknownst to him, inside the moose is Boris Badinov, who, along with Natasha Fatale and Fearless Leader, are carrying out another plan to eliminate Rocky & Bullwinkle.

Screenplay

Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas

Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas · 2006

Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas

MovieComedyRomance

When his journal of bright ideas is stolen, college freshman Bickford Schmeckler has to blanket the campus in order to locate it.

Campus Cop

Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon

Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon · 2021

Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon

MovieTV MovieComedy

The Reno Sheriff’s Department find themselves in their stickiest situation yet, hunting down “Q," the person supposedly behind all of the conspiracy theories concocted by the QAnon movement. In their valiant efforts, the officers find themselves stuck at the QAnon convention at sea, and ultimately end up in more trouble when they escape only to discover that they’ve landed on Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous island.

Director

Monkey Mischief

Monkey Mischief · 2009

Monkey Mischief

Get ready for fur-flying entertainment when you go behind the scenes with your favorite monkey movie stars… It's a barrelful of fun for everyone!

Writer

Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer

Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer · 2015

Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer

Adapted from their beloved comedy show at Upright Citizens Brigade, Crash Test showcases Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer on a state-of-the-art party bus adventure, picking up famous comedians and celebrities as they go on a sightseeing tour of Los Angeles. Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfeld and Mike Rosenstein of Red Hour executive produced the special.

Studio Security

Bob's Burgers

Bob's Burgers · 2011

SeriesAnimationComedy

Bob's Burgers follows a third-generation restaurateur, Bob, as he runs Bob's Burgers with the help of his wife and their three kids. Bob and his quirky family have big ideas about burgers, but fall short on service and sophistication. Despite the greasy counters, lousy location and a dearth of customers, Bob and his family are determined to make Bob's Burgers "grand re-re-re-opening" a success.

Critter (voice)

Reno 911!

Reno 911! · 2003

This partially unscripted comedy brings viewers into the squad car as incompetent officers swing into action, answering 911 calls about everything from speeding violations and prostitution to staking out a drug den. Within each episode, viewers catch a "fly on the wall" glimpse of the cops' often politically incorrect opinions, ranging from their personal feelings to professional critiques of their colleagues.

Director

Archer

SeriesComedyAction & Adventure

Smart-mouthed superspy Sterling Archer and his dysfunctional team of secret agents turn dangerous missions into messy misadventures around the globe.

Rudi (voice)

Key & Peele

Key & Peele · 2012

Key & Peele is an American sketch comedy television show. It stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, both former cast members of MADtv. Each episode of the show consists of several pre-taped sketches starring the two actors, introduced by Key and Peele in front of a live studio audience.

Person at People Park #2

The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple · 2015

SeriesComedyFamily

Oscar's life seems almost perfect...sure he's divorced and his apartment is a mess, but he's the host of a well-known sports show, and is enjoying his bachelor lifestyle in New York City. That is until his college friend, Felix, shows up at Oscar's apartment having just been dumped by his wife. Oscar does his best to console his old buddy and get him back on the dating horse, but his attempts uncover just how unresolved his own feelings are about his ex.

Officer

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ · 2016

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

Follow Platinum Realty, Los Angeles' premiere realty group as a group of realtors compete for a partner position in the firm by selling as much property as possible.

Director

Reno 911!

Reno 911! · 2020

The deputies of the Reno Sheriff's Department are still in the line of duty. And they’re ready to do what it takes to keep this city safe.

Creator

The State

The State · 1994

The State is a sketch-comedy television show combing bizarre characters and scenarios to present sketches that won the hearts of its target teenaged audience.

Various Characters

Reno 911! Defunded

Reno 911! Defunded · 2022

Reno 911! Defunded

Budget cuts won't stop these incompetent deputy sheriffs from trying to uphold the law.

Director

3Way

After a disastrous and public divorce, Siobhan is finally on the path to serenity and calm...until her best friend, the well-meaning Roxie, moves her new girlfriend, Andrea, into the house.

Director

Bunk

A game show spoof featuring a rotation of comedian contestants performing comedy challenges.

Viva Variety

Viva Variety · 1997

In this surreal satire of European variety shows as brought to you by The State, bantering ex-spouses Mr. and Mrs. Laupin and their sexy assistant Johnny Bluejeans welcome celebrity guests and cutting-edge bands.

Creator