Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick

Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick are a Chicago-based film and television writing team. The two met in 1978 while studying with Josephine Forsberg at The Players Workshop of Second City.
In 1990, they developed their own late-night variety show called "The Steve and Leo Show".
Benvenuti and Rudnick also created and co-executive produced NBC's TV series "The Second Half" and the short-lived 1998 Fox TV series "Damon", starring Damon Wayans.
They have written several films, including "The Santa Clause", "Space Jam" and "Kicking & Screaming".