Benjamin Queen is an American writer and producer. He was the creator/showrunner for the NBC television show ''A to Z''. He wrote the screenplays for MGM's ''

The Addams Family 2 ''The Addams Family 2'' is a 2021 animated supernatural black comedy film based on the characters created by Charles Addams and the sequel to ''The Addams Family'' (2019). It was directed by Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon and co-directed by ...

'' and the

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animated movie ''

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'', and co-wrote the story for ''

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''. He was also the creator of the NBC television series, '' Powerless'' and the co-creator and executive producer of the Fox television series, ''

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''. He is the author of the graphic novel ''Bear'', which was published by Archaia and

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in September 2020. It was listed one of the

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's 100 Books of the Year for 2020. In 2021 it was nominated for an

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for Best Publication for Early Readers. It won the EGLA Award for Best Children's Graphic Novel - Fiction. He wrote and produced the pilot ''Heart of Life'' for

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and

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in 2019 which was based on the song by

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. He is adapting ''A Note of Explanation'' by

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into a live-action feature film for

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Movies

As a writer

* '' Proximity'' (2001) * ''

'' (2011) - screenplay * ''

'' (2017) - story * ''

'' (2021) - screenplay

Television

* ''

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'' (Writer: 1 Episode) (2004) * ''

'' (Co-Creator) (2007) * '' A to Z'' (Creator) (2014-2015) * '' Powerless'' (Creator) (2017)

Books

* ''

Bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family (biology), family Ursidae (). They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats ...

'' Graphic Novel (2021)

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