Benji Samit
Writer, Producer, Actor
July 21, 1984 (41 years)
Benjamin Adam Samit (born July 21, 1984) is an American film and television writer and producer who is most notable for writing Detective Pikachu, which he wrote with his writing partner, Dan Hernandez (along with Rob Letterman, Derek Connolly and Nicole Perlman). On television, Samit and Hernandez have written for One Day at a Time, The Tick, Super Fun Night and 1600 Penn. They were named in Paste Magazine's list of the top 28 comedy writers of 2018. In 2019, Samit and Hernandez signed a long-term deal with 20th Century Fox Television to develop, write and produce live-action and animated series.
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Known For
Filmography
| 2027 | Spaceballs: The New One · as Screenplay |
| 2025 | |
| 2024 | |
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| 2023 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem · as Screenplay |
| 2017 | |
| 2013 | |
| 2012 |
| 2027 | Spaceballs: The New One · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Koala Man · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Central Park · as Consulting Producer |
| 2016 | The Tick (2017) · as Consulting Producer |
| 2015 | Con Man · as Comic Book Store Patron (uncredited)On Plex |
| 2020 | The George Lucas Talk Show · as Self |
| 2023 | Koala Man · as Developed By |
| 2022 | Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion · as Created By |
| 2021 | The Addams Family 2 · as Story |
| 2020 | Central Park · as Written By |
| 2019 | Pokémon: Detective Pikachu · as Story |
| 2017 | One Day at a Time (2017) · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 2016 | The Tick (2017) · as Written By |