Benjamin Joseph Schwartz (born September 15, 1981 in the Bronx, New York) is an American actor, comedian and writer.
He is best known for playing Jean-Ralphio Saperstein on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. He also had a role in Showtime's Hou$e of Lie$ as management consultant Clyde Oberholt.
His feature film credits include Everybody's Fine (2009), The Other Guys (2010), Peep World (2010), This Is Where I Leave You (2014) and The Walk (2015). He also has a number of voice acting credits, including the title character in Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja and roles in BoJack Horseman, DuckTales (2017), Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Sonic the Hedgehog (film series) among others.
Notable Roles:
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Film — Live-Action
- Mystery Team (2009): Dougie's Buddy
- Everybody's Fine (2009): Writer
- The Other Guys (2010): Beaman's Assistant
- Peep World (2010): Nathan Meyerwitz
- Better Living Through Chemistry (2014): Noah
- This Is Where I Leave You (2014): Rabbi Charles Grodner, aka "Boner"
- The Interview (2014): Publicist
- Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014): Bumblebee (radio voice)
- The Walk (2015): Albert
- The Force Awakens (2015): BB-8 (voice, consultant)
- The Last Jedi (2017)
- The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
- How to Be a Latin Lover (2017): Jimmy
- Blue Iguana (2018): Paul
- Standing Up Falling Down (2019): Scott
- Sonic the Hedgehog (film series): Sonic (voice)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
- Music: Rudy
- Renfield (2023): Teddy Lobo
Live-Action TV
- Undercovers (13 episodes, 2010–12): Bill Hoyt
- Parks and Recreation (20 episodes, 2010–15): Jean-Ralphio Saperstein
- Hou$e of Lie$ (58 episodes, 2012–16): Clyde Oberholt
- Comedy Bang! Bang! (4 episodes, 2013–16): Rodney Wayber
- Modern Family (3 episodes, 2018–19): Nick
- Middleditch And Schwartz (2020): Himself
- Space Force (17 episodes, 2020–22): F. Tony Scarapiducci
- The Afterparty (9 episodes, 2022–23): Yasper
- Die Hart (7 episodes, 2023): Andre
- The Muppets Mayhem (1 episode, 2023): Gus D'Vore
- Knuckles (2024): Sonic (voice)
Web Original
- Mayne Street (10 episodes, 2008–09): Evan Mintz
- Jake and Amir (23 episodes, 2009–15): Himself/Various Roles
Western Animation
- TRON: Uprising (2012): Rilo
- Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (73 episodes, 2012–15): Randy Cunningham
- Turbo (2013): Skidmark
- Doc McStuffins (2013): Stuffy (The Other Darrin for Robbie Rist in The Doc Files shorts)
- BoJack Horseman (9 episodes, 2015–19): Rutabaga Rabbowitz
- DuckTales (60 episodes, 2017–21): Dewey Duck
- Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (58 episodes, 2018–20): Leonardo
- The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (2019): Banarnar
- MODOK (9 episodes, 2021): Lou Tarleton
- The Boys: Diabolical (2 episodes, 2022): Simon
- DC League of Super-Pets (2022): Mark
- Central Park: (2 episodes, 2022): Buzzard Aldrin/Dr. Splash
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch (1 episode, 2023): TAY-0
- We Lost Our Human (2023): Pud
- Invincible (2 episodes, 2023): Shapesmith
I'm wet, I'm cold, there's a TROPE ON MY HEAD...!
- Playing Against Type: Renfield sees him playing Teddy Lobo, a dimwitted and vile gangster with a violent streak.
- Promoted Fanboy: He's been a fan of the Sonic franchise since childhood, and then he later voiced the blue blur himself.
- Separated-at-Birth Casting: Jenny Slate played Schwartz's character's twin sister, Mona Lisa, on Parks and Recreation. They are not related, but they could very well be the poster children for live-action Half-Identical Twins.
- Typecasting: Seems prone to both playing either utter fools or people who like to quip at everything or a combo of both, and voicing iconic characters associated with blue, such as Dewey, Leonardo, and Sonic. His Bojack Horseman character wears a blue suit as well.
- Uncredited Role: For Transformers: Age of Extinction, he voiced Bumblebee through original radio clips he provided, including the famous "I hate cheap knock-offs." line. The man himself confirms the story
on Game Grumps in May 2023, nearly nine years after the movie's release.
