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Michael J. Benavente

  • Sound Department
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Michael J. Benavente is known for The Last of Us (2023), Moneyball (2011) and Starship Troopers (1997).
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 4 wins & 12 nominations total

    Known for

    Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in The Last of Us (2023)
    The Last of Us
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Sound Department
    Brad Pitt in Moneyball (2011)
    Moneyball
    7.6
    • Sound Department
    • 2011
    Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)
    Starship Troopers
    7.3
    • Sound Department
    • 1997
    Christian Bale and Taye Diggs in Equilibrium (2002)
    Equilibrium
    7.3
    • Sound Department(as Michael Benavente)
    • 2002

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    Sound Department

    • Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in The Last of Us (2023)
      The Last of Us
      8.5
      TV Series
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2023–2025
    • Afraid (2024)
      Afraid
      5.2
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2024
    • The First Omen (2024)
      The First Omen
      6.5
      • supervising adr editor (as Michael Benavente)
      • 2024
    • Ghosts of Beirut (2023)
      Ghosts of Beirut
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2023
    • Kate Beckinsale, Ray Liotta, John Malkovich, Jason Bateman, Adrien Brody, Edie Falco, Charlie Day, Ken Jeong, Jason Sudeikis, and Common in Fool's Paradise (2023)
      Fool's Paradise
      4.7
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2023
    • Morgan Freeman and Florence Pugh in A Good Person (2023)
      A Good Person
      7.1
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2023
    • God's Favorite Idiot (2022)
      God's Favorite Idiot
      5.8
      TV Series
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2022
    • Under the Banner of Heaven (2022)
      Under the Banner of Heaven
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2022
    • Don Cheadle, Regina Hall, Andrew Rannells, Paul Scheer, and Casey Wilson in Black Monday (2019)
      Black Monday
      7.4
      TV Series
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2019–2021
    • Robert De Niro and Oakes Fegley in The War with Grandpa (2020)
      The War with Grandpa
      5.7
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2020
    • Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae in The Lovebirds (2020)
      The Lovebirds
      6.1
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2020
    • Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates (2019)
      Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2019
    • Johnny Knoxville, Jack Huston, Karl Glusman, and Emilia Clarke in Above Suspicion (2019)
      Above Suspicion
      5.8
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2019
    • Psycho Prom Queen (2018)
      Psycho Prom Queen
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • adr supervisor: Los Angeles
      • 2018
    • Peter Dinklage and Jamie Dornan in My Dinner with Hervé (2018)
      My Dinner with Hervé
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • dialogue editor
      • 2018

    Writer

    • Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa (1992)
      Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa
      7.1
      TV Series
      • teleplay
      • 1992–1993
    • Nancy Cartwright, Christine Cavanaugh, Tara Strong, Cheryl Chase, Elizabeth Daily, Dionne Quan, Kath Soucie, and Cree Summer in Rugrats (1991)
      Rugrats
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1992

    Actor

    • Tonebenders Sound Design Podcast (2012)
      Tonebenders Sound Design Podcast
      Podcast Series
      • Guest
      • 2023

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      • Michael Benavente

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      One of 115 people invited to join AMPAS in 2007.

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