Roberto Benabib

Roberto Jack Benabib (born October 13, 1959) is a Mexican-American television writer, producer and film director best known for writing/directing the 1997 comedy film Little City. He served as a writer/producer on the Showtime dark comedy series Weeds beginning in 2005.

Career

Roberto Jack Benabib was born in Mexico City in 1959 to Elyssa and Elias Benabib, an antique-prints dealer.

He has also served as a writer on a number of other television series, including

Episodes of Weeds

• "Good Shit Lollipop" (1.3)
• "Last Tango in Agrestic" (2.3)
• "Yeah. Like Tomatoes." (2.11) (with Matthew Salsberg)
• "The Brick Dance" (3.3)
• "Shit Highway" (3.4)
• "Risk" (3.13) (with Rolin Jones & Matthew Salsberg)
• "Protection" (3.14)
• "The Three Coolers" (4.4)
• "Head Cheese" (4.11) (with Rolin Jones & Matthew Salsberg)
• "Till We Meet Again" (4.12) (with Rolin Jones & Matthew Salsberg)
• "Su-Su-Sucio" (5.3) (with Matthew Salsberg)
• "Where the Sidewalk Ends" (5.7) (with Matthew Salsberg)
• "Dearborn-Again" (6.10) (with Matthew Salsberg)
• "Une Mère que j'aimerais baiser" (7.11) (with Matthew Salsberg)

The Brink

In February 2014, Deadline Hollywood reported that HBO had given a greenlight to the dark comedy series The Brink, co-created by Benabib and his brother, novelist Kim Benabib.^[4] The series co-stars Tim Robbins and Jack Black, is produced by Jerry Weintraub, and directed by Jay Roach. It premiered on HBO in June 2015.^[5] The series was cancelled after one season.^[6]

Episodes of Kidding

• "Philliam" (1.08)
• "I'm Listening" (2.03)

Episodes of 68 Whiskey

1. "Buckley's Goat"
2. "Finger Lickin' Good"
3. "Daddy Issues"

Awards and nominations

In 2009, Benabib received a nomination for a

Benabib was married to the fashion journalist Amy Spindler from July 11, 1998 until her death from a brain tumor on February 27, 2004.^[8] Benabib married Samantha Gregory in October 2007.^[1]

References

External links

• Roberto Benabib at
  IMDb