Robert Ben Garant Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a CableACE Award for Comedy Series for "The State" in 1995
• Attended the New York University Tisch School of the Arts
• Quote: "Like, acclaim? No․ Because honestly, the stuff I do that I love, like 'Reno 911' and 'The State,' is just as hated as the stuff I do that I'm not proud of, like 'Herbie: Fully Loaded․'"
• Quote: "If you can learn to be incredibly passionate about your work without fighting for it just because it's yours, that's a huge thing․․․you have to be willing to throw stuff away and replace it․"
• Best known for writing, executive producing, and portraying Deputy Travis Junior on the TV series "Reno 911!" and for writing "Night at the Museum․"
• Often works with his writing partner Thomas Lennon on his screenplays, including the "Night at the Museum" series
• He and Thomas Lennon were two of the founding members of sketch comedy troupe "The State․"
• Wrote the book "Writing Movies for Fun and Profit: How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You Can, Too!" with Thomas Lennon in 2011