Ron Jared Friedman (born November 30, 1972) is an American

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

best known for his work with writing partner

Steve Bencich Steven Lawrence Bencich (born October 31, 1970) is an American screenwriter and film director best known for his work with writing partner Ron J. Friedman. Bencich and Friedman have collaborated on screenplays for several animated films, includin ...

. Friedman and Bencich have collaborated on screenplays for several animated films, including ''

Brother Bear ''Brother Bear'' is a 2003 American animated musical fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 44th Disney animated feature film, it was directed by Aaron Blaise and Robert Wa ...

'', ''

Chicken Little "Henny Penny", more commonly known in the United States as "Chicken Little" and sometimes as "Chicken Licken", is a European folk tale with a moral in the form of a cumulative tale about a chicken who believes that the world is coming to an end ...

'' and '' Open Season''.

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has purchased their comedy screenplay ''Gullible's Travels'', about a gullible man who travels in time in a

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. In August 2023 their film '' The Monkey King'' was the most streamed program on Netflix and reached number 1 in 93 countries.https://deadline.com/2023/08/who-is-erin-carter-the-monkey-king-netflix-top-10-ratings-1235530654/?fbclid=IwAR2PPRlJqRLUu4pD3kdzXXs4GwHwIScb3eItAKTpqgO6ci0IZ-5sPTfVAV0

Filmography

Screenplays, all co-written with

: *'' The Best Movie Ever Made'' (1994) *'' Paul McCall'' (1996) *''

'' (2003) *''

'' (2005) *'' Open Season'' (2006) *'' Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore'' (2010) *'' The Monkey King'' (2023)

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American male screenwriters Animation screenwriters Living people University of Arizona alumni 1972 births Screenwriters from Arizona Walt Disney Animation Studios people Sony Pictures Animation people {{US-screen-writer-1970s-stub