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Robert Ben Garant was born in Cookeville, Tennessee. He spent the early '90s appearing in off-off Broadway theaters (bars) in New York City with the comedy group The State. The State then had a three-season run on MTV, which led to a 44-minute run on CBS. Garant then created, wrote, produced, and occasionally appeared in three seasons of Viva Variety on Comedy Central.

Since relocating to Los Angeles, Garant, with his partner Thomas Lennon, have written feature film scripts for Disney, Spyglass, Imagine, Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Columbia, New Line, Dimension, and Universal Pictures. He is currently prepping his script Balls of Fury for his directorial debut.

In his spare time, he writes, executive produces and stars in Reno 911! one of Comedy Central's most popular shows.