Ben Falcone

{{short description|American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Ben Falcone

| image =Ben Falcone 2016.jpg

| caption = Falcone in 2016

| birth_name = Benjamin Scott Falcone

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|8|25}}

| birth_place = Carbondale, Illinois, U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|filmmaker}}

| spouse = {{marriage|Melissa McCarthy|October 8, 2005}}

| 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.{{cite news |url=http://thesouthern.com/news/local/article_9c371d88-a851-11e0-8602-001cc4c03286.html |title=Local actor, wife each have roles in 'Bridesmaids' |first=Linda |last=Rush |date=July 7, 2011 |newspaper=The Southern Illinoisan}} He is of Italian, English, German, and Irish descent.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-11|title=Adorable Details About Melissa McCarthy's Relationship With Husband, Ben Falcone|url=https://www.yourtango.com/2020338580/melissa-mccarthy-husband-ben-falcone|access-date=2021-01-27|website=YourTango|language=en}}

Falcone married his longtime girlfriend, actress Melissa McCarthy, on October 8, 2005. They have two children.{{cite web |url=http://www.groundlings.com/performers/performer-details.aspx?performerID=122 |work=The Groundlings Theatre & School |title=Ben Falcone |year=2011 |access-date=July 30, 2011}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Director ! Writer ! Producer
2014 \| Tammy \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{partial\|Executive}}
2016 \| The Boss \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}}
rowspan=2\| 2018 \| Life of the Party \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}}
The Happytime Murders \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}}
2020 \| Superintelligence \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}}
rowspan=2\| 2021 \| Thunder Force \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}}
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}}
2027 \| Margie Claus{{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/melissa-mccarthy-margie-claus-christmas-comedy-2019-1202109962/\|title=Melissa McCarthy Christmas Comedy 'Margie Claus' To Deck Theaters November 2019\|website=Deadline\|first=Anthony\|last=D'Alessandro\|date=June 8, 2017\|access-date=July 17, 2017}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Director

! Writer

! Producer

2014

| Tammy

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Executive}}

2016

| The Boss

| {{yes}}

rowspan=2| 2018

| Life of the Party

| {{yes}}

The Happytime Murders

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

2020

| Superintelligence

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

rowspan=2| 2021

| Thunder Force

| {{yes}}

Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

2027

| Margie Claus{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/melissa-mccarthy-margie-claus-christmas-comedy-2019-1202109962/|title=Melissa McCarthy Christmas Comedy 'Margie Claus' To Deck Theaters November 2019|website=Deadline|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=June 8, 2017|access-date=July 17, 2017}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

Acting roles

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Movie

!Role

!Info

2005

|Cheaper by the Dozen 2

|Theater Patron

2006

|Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

|Tourist at Castle

rowspan="3" |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

rowspan="4" |2013

|Identity Thief

|Tony

The Heat

|Blue-Collar Man

Enough Said

|Will

Bad Words

|Pete Fowler

2014

|Tammy

|Keith Morgan

2015

|Spy

|American Tourist

rowspan="2" |2016

|The Boss

|Marty

Office Christmas Party

|Doctor

2017

|CHiPs

|Bicycle Cop

rowspan="4" |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

|Agent Charles Kuiper{{cite web |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 =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Director ! Executive Producer ! Writer ! Notes
2011–2012 \| The Looney Tunes Show \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| 14 episodes
2017–2018 \| Nobodies \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| Pilot episode
2022 \|God's Favorite Idiot \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|Creator and star

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Director

! Executive
Producer

! Writer

! Notes

2011–2012

| The Looney Tunes Show

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| 14 episodes

2017–2018

| Nobodies

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Pilot episode

2022

|God's Favorite Idiot

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|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