Doug Benson
Biography
Doug Benson is an American comedian, actor and host whose stand-up career began in Los Angeles, where he moved to pursue acting and took work as a stand-in and extra in 1980s films. He started performing comedy at 22 and has released ten albums, among them Professional Humoredian in 2008 and Unbalanced Load in 2009. On television he hosted The Benson Interruption on Comedy Central, the YouTube talk show Getting Doug with High, and The High Court with Doug Benson, and he has been a regular panelist on @midnight. He has also appeared on Comedy Central Presents and Best Week Ever, competed on the fifth season of Last Comic Standing, and taken small roles in shows such as Trailer Park Boys and You're the Worst. His screen credits include starring in the documentary Super High Me (2007) and voicing Bane in The Lego Batman Movie (2017).
64years old
Turns 65 on July 2in 233 days
- Born San Diego
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Also credited as Douglas Steven Benson
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 30 years1990 to 2020
Genres
- Comedy67%, 4 films
- Documentary50%, 3 films
- Action17%, 1 film
- Animation17%, 1 film
- Horror17%, 1 film
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First role
Benson started doing stand-up in Los Angeles after he and two other friends challenged one another to try it. One friend never turned up, the other registered too late, so Benson went on regardless and got laughs.
A change of course
Benson's first television writing job was on the MTV game show Trashed in 1994, before his stand-up albums and podcasts.
Beyond film
With his comedian friends Arj Barker and Tony Camin, Benson helped create The Marijuana-Logues, a comedy stage show, and he also performed in it.
Beyond film
Benson also served as a host of High Times' 6th annual Stony Awards, sharing the hosting duties with rapper Redman.
Behind the camera
Benson started hosting a weekly comedy podcast called Doug Loves Movies in 2006. It is recorded with a live audience at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles.
Beyond film
On his podcast, Benson plays the Leonard Maltin Game. He reads parts of a Maltin review, and guests bet on how many cast names, starting at the bottom of the list, they would need to name the movie.
Doug Benson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Doug Benson shares two films with Zach Galifianakis, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Zach Galifianakis's page
Brian Posehn's page
Sean Astin's page
Ralph Fiennes's page
Rosario Dawson's page
Kathleen Freeman's page
Chris McKayDirector, 1 film, 2017
All films by Chris McKay
All films by Michael Blieden
Taylor MordenDirector, 1 film, 2020
All films by Taylor Morden
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.