Mike Benson (screenwriter)
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Mike Benson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael Benson |
| Occupation | Writer, producer |
| Notable works | Entourage Moon Knight |
Mike Benson is an American
television writer and showrunner
.
Career
Benson worked as a writer and co-
Universal Media Studios to develop and produce drama, comedy and reality programming.[1] In 2009, the company was reported to produce Scar Tissue with Anthony Kiedis for HBO, based on the book of the same name.[2][3] Benson has also written for comics, where his credits include short stories about Punisher, Wolverine and Shang-Chi, a year-long run on Moon Knight,[4][5][6][7] and a Luke Cage mini-series for the Marvel Noir line.[8]
Filmography
- Local Heroes (1996)
- The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer (1998)
- Big Wolf on Campus (2000)
- The Bernie Mac Show (2001–2006)
- Entourage:
- "One Day in the Valley" (2006)
- "Strange Days" (2006)
- "Manic Monday" (2007)
Bibliography
Marvel Comics
- ISBN 1-3029-0274-1)
- Mike Deodato Jr. (#20) and Jefte Palo(#26–30), 2008–2009) collected as:
- God and Country (collects #14–20, hc, 184 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2521-3)
- The Death of Marc Spector (collects #21–25, hc, 152 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3298-8)
- Down South (collects #26–30, hc, 120 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3171-X)
- Moon Knight by Huston, Benson and Hurwitz Omnibus (includes #14–30, hc, 1,184 pages, 2022, ISBN 1-3029-3456-2)
- God and Country (collects #14–20, hc, 184 pages, 2008,
- ISBN 0-7851-3569-3)
- Deadpool:
- Deadpool: Suicide Kings (hc, 152 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-785-14041-7) collects:
- Deadpool: Games of Death (with Shawn Crystal, one-shot, 2009)
- Deadpool: Suicide Kings #1–5 (with Carlo Barberi; issues #3–5 are co-written by Benson and Adam Glass, 2009)
- Deadpool vol. 2 #900: "Shrunken Master" (with ISBN 0-7851-5649-6)
- Deadpool Team-Up #898: "Bring Me the Head of Mickey Dobbs" (with Carlo Barberi, 2009) collected in Deadpool Team-Up: Good Buddies (hc, 176 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4529-X)
- Deadpool Pulp #1–4 (co-written by Benson and Adam Glass, art by Laurence Campbell, 2010–2011) collected as Deadpool Pulp (hc, 112 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4871-X)
- Deadpool: Suicide Kings (hc, 152 pages, 2009,
- Luke Cage:
- ISBN 0-7851-3545-6)
- ISBN 0-7851-4860-4)
- Shang-Chi:
- Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu: Black and White: "Once Upon a Time in Wan Chai" (with Tomm Coker and C. P. Smith, anthologyone-shot, 2009)
- ISBN 0-7851-9078-3)
- Breaking into Comics the Marvel Way! #1: "Let Sleeping Devils Lie" (with Mick Bertilorenzi, anthology, 2010)
- ISBN 0-785-15229-6)
- ISBN 0-7851-5120-6)
- ISBN 0-7851-6675-0)
- ISBN 0-7851-9580-7)
Other publishers
- ISBN 1-4012-2906-9)
- ISBN 1-620-10392-3)
Awards and nominations
- Winner of 2010 Glyph Comics Fan Award for Best Comic for "Luke Cage Noir"
- Nominated in 2008 for WGA (TV) Comedy Series Award for "Entourage"
- Nominated in 2007 for Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for "Entourage"
- Nominated in 2006 for Golden Globe for Best Television Series for "Entourage"
- Nominated in 2005 for BET Comedy Award Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for "The Bernie Mac Show"
- Winner of 2004 Humanitas Award for "The Bernie Mac Show"
- Winner of 2003 Humanitas Award for "The Bernie Mac Show"
- Winner of 2001 Peabody Award for "The Bernie Mac Show"
References
- ^ 'Entourage' duo catapults to UMS, Variety, August 28, 2007
- ^ Kiedis' rock story heading to HBO, Variety, November 11, 2008
- ^ Sayles red hot for HBO’s ‘Scar’, Variety, February 22, 2009
- ^ San Diego Comic-Con 2007: Entourage Scribe Mike Benson to Write Moon Knight
- ^ Mike Benson: Of Moon Knight and Redemption Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, Comics Bulletin, August 31, 2007
- ^ Bring on the Knight: An Interview with Moon Knight's Mike Benson Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine, Comics Bulletin, March 4, 2008
- ^ Requiem For A Spector? Benson on “Moon Knight”, Comic Book Resources, November 19, 2008
- ^ Ekstrom, Steve (May 22, 2009). "Benson & Glass on 'Luke Cage: Noir'". Newsarama. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
External links
- Michael Benson at IMDb
- Mike Benson at the Grand Comics Database
- Mike Benson at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
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