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Leo Benvenuti (born October 10, 1959) and Steve Rudnick (born February 24, 1958) are a Chicago-based film and television writing and producing team. The two met in 1978 while studying with Josephine Forsberg at The Players Workshop of Second City.
Steve Rudnick is known for Kicking & Screaming (2005), The Santa Clause (1994) and Space Jam (1996).
- Writer, Producer, Director
- Steve Rudnick
- Scott Calvin / Santa Claus / Toy Santa
- Charlie Calvin
- Laura Miller
- Neal Miller
- Head Elf Bernard
- Judy The Elf
- Principal Carol Newman / Mrs. Claus
- Curtis The Elf
- Lucy Miller
- Jack Frost
Scott Calvin is a businessman and Charlie's father. His life changes forever when he causes the real Santa Claus to take a fatal tumble from his roof on Christmas Eve. By putting on his red coat, Scott unknowingly takes on the role of Santa. Despite his horror, Scott eventually warms up to the importance and honor of having the job of Santa. He fac...
Charlie is Scott and Laura's young son who loves Christmas and is not shy about telling everyone he meets that his dad has taken on the role of Santa. He has a strong belief in the spirit of the season and helps his dad understand Santa's importance. Charlie appears in The Santa Clause 2 as well as The Santa Clause 3, where he has grown from a swee...
Laura is Scott's ex-wife and Neal's wife. Along with Neal, she is alarmed when she believes that Scott is trying to persuade Charlie that his father is really Santa Claus. Despite Scott's claims against it, his changing weight, beard growth, and ravenous sweet tooth lead Laura to think that Scott has gone off the deep end of delusion. Laura's doubt...
Neal is Laura's husband and Charlie's stepfather. He is a psychiatrist who tends to believe only in what he can see. He stopped believing in Santa at a young age and thinks it's unhealthy for Charlie to continue believing himself. He's even more horrified when he believes that Scott is deliberately changing his appearance to play into the idea that...
Bernard is the Head Elf at the North Pole in The Santa Clause and The Santa Clause 2. He is the one who first explains the "Santa Clause" to Scott — the idea that, by putting on Santa's suit, he willingly accepts the role and responsibilities of Santa. Initially chilly towards Scott, he eventually warms up to him and becomes a quite loyal supporter...
Judy is the 1,200-year-old elf who greets Scott when he first arrives at the North Pole. She has a helpful personality and takes great delight and pride in providing necessities to Santa, whether it be food, monogrammed pajamas, or round after round of steaming hot cocoa. She is incredibly patient with Scott's initial refusal to believe that he is ...
Carol Newman is Charlie's high school principal in The Santa Clause 2. Her dealings with misbehaving teenagers (including Charlie) force her to display a chilly and authoritative exterior, though she has an incredibly warm heart. Despite her students' poor decisions, she believes in them and wants them to live up to their full potential. After a tr...
Curtis is an elf first introduced in The Santa Clause 2. While he has a playful attitude and a good sense of humor, he takes his job as an elf very seriously and remains incredibly loyal to Santa. As the keeper of the "Handbook of Christmas," he is the one to first inform Scott of the "Mrs. Clause," the condition that he must find a wife before Chr...
Lucy is the daughter of Laura and Neal, and Scott's stepdaughter. Appearing in both The Santa Clause 2 and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Lucy is an innocent six-year-old who passionately believes in Santa and the magic of Christmas. She notices that her Uncle Scott bears a striking resemblance to Santa Claus and remains convinced that he i...
Jack Frost is the main antagonist in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause. He is envious, scheming, and always looking to push his own hidden agenda. While Santa, the Easter Bunny, and even Cupid have holidays honoring them, Frost feels slighted that he doesn't have a specific holiday to call his own. His jealousy builds to villainy when he attemp...
Steve Rudnick is known as an Writer, Characters, Actor, Creator, Teleplay, Screenplay, Story, and Original Film Writer. Some of his work includes Space Jam, Space Jam: A New Legacy, The Santa Clause, The Santa Clause 2, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Kicking & Screaming, The Santa Clauses, and The Muppets.
Based on an original story by Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick, the plot centers around Scott Calvin's transformation into Santa Claus, and his adventures thereafter. The Santa Clause was met with mixed-to-positive critical reviews, and was a box office success.
The Second Half is an American sitcom television series created by Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick and John Mendoza, that aired on NBC from September 7, 1993 to April 12, 1994. The series was executive-produced and co-created by its star, John Mendoza.
Steve Rudnick (b. 1958) is a film and television writer and producer. Rudnick is credited as a consulting producer on the 2015 television series The Muppets and has also helped write select episodes of the show.
