Benjamin Frederick Mankiewicz[2] (born March 25, 1967) is an American television personality, progressive political commentator, and film critic. He is a host on Turner Classic Movies[3] and has been a commentator on The Young Turks and What the Flick?!
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 Mankiewicz in 2012 | |
| Born | Benjamin Frederick Mankiewicz March 25, 1967 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | Tufts University (BA) Columbia University (MS) |
| Occupation(s) | Analyst, critic, journalist |
| Political party | Democratic[1] |
| Movement | Progressive |
| Spouses | Contessa Kellogg
(m. 2005–2009)Lee Russo (m. 2013) |
| Parent(s) | Frank Mankiewicz Holly Mankiewicz |
| Family | Mankiewicz |
Early life edit
Mankiewicz was born in Washington, D.C., to press secretary Frank Mankiewicz and Holly Mankiewicz (née Jolley)[4] of German–Jewish descent.[5] He is the cousin of screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz and filmmaker/television producer Nick Davis,[6] the grandson of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, the grand-nephew of screenwriter, producer, and director Joseph L. Mankiewicz,[6][7] and the brother of NBC News reporter Josh Mankiewicz.
He attended Georgetown Day School for his primary and secondary education and received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University. In 1992, he received a Master of Science degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism with an emphasis in broadcast journalism.[8]
Career edit
Mankiewicz began his career as a reporter and an anchor for WCSC-TV (a CBS affiliate) in Charleston, South Carolina. He joined WAMI in Miami, Florida, in 1998, where he served as anchor of The Times, a daily news magazine show and the station's highlight program.[9]
Since 2003, Mankiewicz has been a host of Turner Classic Movies. When he made his debut[3] on TCM, he became the second host hired in the network's history (Robert Osborne being the first). As a film critic, Mankiewicz co-hosted the nationally syndicated television series At the Movies from 2008 to 2009 and co-hosted the online film review show What the Flick?! on The Young Turks Network.[10] He launched TCM original podcast (April 2020), "The Plot Thickens" in which he interviews renowned director Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon) who chronicles his life in and out of film. The podcast is scheduled to have others connected to film interviewed in subsequent podcasts.
Mankiewicz has made cameo appearances in the Lifetime television movie The Bling Ring (2011) and the action film White House Down (2013). Mankiewicz also appears regularly on other shows as a political and media commentator, including The Michael Brooks Show in 2017,[11] and hosts a segment on the CBS Sunday morning show called Screen Time. He was among the people interviewed for the documentary film Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019).
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Bling Ring | Host | TV movie |
| 2012 | Ten Years of the Young Turks | Himself | |
| 2013 | White House Down | Reporter | |
| The Screenwriters: The Stars Behind the Camera | Himself | ||
| 2014 | TCM: Twenty Classic Moments | Host | TV movie |
| Mad as Hell | Himself | ||
| I Am Steve McQueen | Film critic | ||
| Hannibal: This Is My Design | Himself | ||
| 2015 | Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute | Himself | |
| 2017 | Faye Dunaway: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival | Host | |
| 2018 | Michael Douglas: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival | Host | |
| The Great Buster | Himself | ||
| The Producers: Q&A with Mel Brooks from the TCM Classic Film Festival | Moderator/Interviewer | ||
| 2019 | Memory: The Origins of Alien | Host, Turner Classic Movies | |
| 2020 | Mank | Broadcaster, Academy Awards | Voice role |
| Stuntwoman: The Untold Hollywood Story | Himself | ||
| 2021 | I Am Alfred Hitchcock | Himself | Voice role |
| Film, the Living Record of our Memory | Himself | ||
| TBA | Untitled Mad As Hell Anthology Film | Himself | Post-production |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Practice | News Anchor | Episode: "Les Is More" |
| Summer Under the Stars | Host | ||
| 2004 | Cartoon Alley | Host | |
| 2006-2020 | The Young Turks | Host/Himself/Guest | 18 episodes |
| 2007-2008 | TMZ on TV | Himself | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Big Love | News presenter | Episode: "Good Guys and Bad Guys" |
| 2008-2009 | At the Movies | Co-Host | 25 episodes |
| 2009 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Guest Expert | 3 episodes |
| The Bonnie Hunt Show | Himself | 1 episode | |
| 2010-2015 | TYT Sports | Host/Anchor | 21 episodes |
| 2010-2017 | What the Flick?! | Host | 154 episodes |
| 2010 | Party Down | Sportscaster | Episode: "Cole Landry's Draft Day Party" |
| The Rotten Tomatoes Show | Himself | 4 episodes | |
| 2011; 2014 | The Point | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | TYT Arm Wrestling Tournament | Competitor | Episode: "Michael vs. Ben" |
| AM Northwest | Himself | Episode: "Ernest Borgnine" | |
| Hot Set | Host | Episode: "Alien Queen" | |
| SAG Foundation Conversations | Host | Episode: "Illeana Douglas" | |
| 2013 | The War Room with Michael Shure | Guest | 1 episode |
| 2014-2019 | Jeopardy! | Clue Giver/Video Clue Presenter | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Mad as Hell: The Series | Himself | 4 episodes |
| AFI Life Achievement Award | Himself | Episode: "AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steve Martin" | |
| 2016-2019 | TCM Guest Programmer | 21 episodes | |
| 2016 | The Cowboy | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | TCM Spotlight: 50 Years of Hitchcock | Host | 10 episodes |
| TCM Co-Host | Himself | Episode: "George Pal Tribute" | |
| The Michael Brooks Show | Himself | 1 episode | |
| 2018 | Good Day L.A. | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2019-2020 | The Very Very Best of the 70s | Himself/Commentator | 2 episodes |
| 2019-2022 | CBS News Sunday Morning | Himself/CBS News Correspondent | 17 episodes |
| 2019 | Private Screenings | Host | Episode: "The Best of Private Screenings" |
| TCM Presents: Never Surrender - WWII in the Movies | Host | 27 episodes | |
| TCM Presents: Out of This World | Host | 3 episodes | |
| The Movies | TCM Host | 6 episodes | |
| TCM Spotlight: Gridiron Glory - College Football in the Movies | Host | 13 episodes | |
| TCM Spotlight: Pets on Sets | Host | 12 episodes | |
| 2020-2022 | The Plot Thickens | Host | 36 episodes |
| 2020 | The Simpsons | Himself | Episode: "Treehouse of Horror XXXI"[12] |
| Now Showing | Host | 48 episodes | |
| AFI Movie Club | Himself | Episode: "Ben Mankiewicz announces Ben Hur" | |
| Well, This Isn't Normal | Himself | Episode: "Ben Mankiwicz Has a Voice for Storytelling" | |
| The Essentials | Host | 20 episodes | |
| 2021 | Cartoon Network's Cartoonito | Himself | |
| 2022 | The Big Lie | Narrator | Podcast series |
| 2023 | AEW Dynamite | Presenter | Introduced 'Timeless' Toni Storm to the ring in a pre-taped video |
| 2024 | Himself | Appearanced in a pre-taped promo with 'Timeless' Toni Storm |
References edit
- ^ "How the Mankiewicz Family Got Their Hollywood Ending".
- ^ Broadcasting – Google Books. 1957. Retrieved July 11, 2013 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Ben Mankiewicz Biography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ "What Mom taught me... – Inside Dateline". Insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
- ^ Friedman, Gabe (December 4, 2020). "The real story behind 'Mank,' the new movie about the Jewish screenwriter who brought us 'Citizen Kane'". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ a b Bonnett, Margie. "Frank Mankiewicz". People.com. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
- ^ "Ben's Top Pick for October 2015". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
- ^ "Ben Mankiewicz". The Huffington Post. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
- ^ TV.com. "Ben Mankiewicz profile". Tv.com. Archived from the original on September 17, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
- ^ "Home Page - TYT Network". TYT Network. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ The Majority Report with Sam Seder (November 14, 2017), TMBS - Ep. 15 – Why Evangelicals Can't Quit Roy Moore ft. Ben Mankiewicz & Sarah Jones, archived from the original on December 19, 2021, retrieved January 9, 2018
- ^ "(SI-3117) "Treehouse of Horror XXXI"". The Futon Critic. October 20, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2022.