Benjamin Scott Falcone (born August 25, 1973) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is married to actress

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, 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'', ''

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'', 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

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, the son of Peg and Steve Falcone. He is of

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, English,

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, and Irish descent. Falcone married his longtime girlfriend, actress

, on October 8, 2005. They have two children.

Filmography

Film

Acting roles

Television

Acting roles * 2002: ''

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'' (1 episode) Season 3, Episode 10, "The Grand Opening" * 2002: ''

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'' (1 episode) Stalker, Season 3 Episode 9 * 2003: ''

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'' (1 episode) Fran's Lawyer Season 3 Episode 20 * 2004–2006: ''

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'' (17 episodes) * 2006 ''

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(season 1 episode 18(Ed Reed)) * 2010: ''

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'' (1 episode) Death of a Queen Bee Season 5 Episode 17 * 2011–2012: ''

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, 2 episodes) * 2012: '' Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23'' * 2012: '' Up All Night'' (1 episode) * 2012: ''

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'' (1 episode) * 2013: '' Go On'' (1 episode) * 2014–2015: ''

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'' – Mike * 2014: '' A to Z'' (6 episodes) * 2017–18: '' Nobodies'' (12 episodes) *2022: '' God's Favorite Idiot'' (8 episodes) - Clark Thompson

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Falcone, Ben 1973 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American writers of Italian descent American people of English descent American people of German descent American people of Italian descent American people of Irish descent 21st-century American male actors American male screenwriters Male actors from Illinois McCarthy family People from Carbondale, Illinois Film directors from Illinois Screenwriters from Illinois American male comedians Comedians from Illinois