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| birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.| death_date =| death_place =Tufts University (Bachelor of Arts>BA)Columbia University (MS)Television hostfilm critic|journalist}}

• {{marriage|Contessa Kellogg|2005|2009|reason=divorced{edih}
• {{marriage|Lee Russo|2013}}

}}| parents = Frank MankiewiczHolly MankiewiczMankiewicz family>MankiewiczDemocratic Party (United States)>DemocraticHTTPS://MAGAZINE.COLUMBIA.EDU/ARTICLE/HOW-MANKIEWICZ-FAMILY-GOT-THEIR-HOLLYWOOD-ENDING > TITLE=HOW THE MANKIEWICZ FAMILY GOT THEIR HOLLYWOOD ENDING, Progressivism in the United States>Progressive}}Benjamin Frederick MankiewiczBOOK,books.google.com/books?id=fNxDAQAAIAAJ&q=holly+%22JOLLEY%22+mankiewicz, Broadcasting – Google Books, 1957, Google Books, July 11, 2013, (born March 25, 1967) is an American television personality, progressive political commentator, and film critic. He is a host on Turner Classic MoviesWEB,www.tcm.com/host/4/Ben%20Mankiewicz/, Ben Mankiewicz, Turner Classic Movies, September 30, 2016,web.archive.org/web/20240428045625/https://www.tcm.com/host/4/Ben%20Mankiewicz/, April 28, 2024, live, and has been a commentator on The Young Turks and What the Flick?!

Early life

Mankiewicz was born in Washington, D.C., to press secretary Frank Mankiewicz and Holly Mankiewicz (née Jolley)WEB, Mankiewicz, Josh,insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/09/6613955-what-mom-taught-me, What Mom taught me... – Inside Dateline, MSNBC, July 11, 2013, dead,insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/09/6613955-what-mom-taught-me," title="web.archive.org/web/20120401180351insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/09/6613955-what-mom-taught-me,">web.archive.org/web/20120401180351insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/09/6613955-what-mom-taught-me, April 1, 2012, of German–Jewish descent.NEWS, Friedman, Gabe, December 4, 2020, The real story behind ‘Mank,’ the new movie about the Jewish screenwriter who brought us ‘Citizen Kane’work=Jewish Telegraphic Agency access-date= February 24, 2021, He is the cousin of screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz and filmmaker/television producer Nick Davis (television and movie producer), the grandson of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, the grand-nephew of screenwriter, producer, and director Joseph L. Mankiewicz,BONNETT URL=HTTP://WWW.PEOPLE.COM/PEOPLE/ARCHIVE/ARTICLE/0,,20082222,00.HTML PUBLISHER=PEOPLE.COM WORK=TURNER CLASSIC MOVIESURL-STATUS=DEADARCHIVE-DATE=SEPTEMBER 15, 2012, and the brother of NBC News reporter Josh Mankiewicz.He attended Georgetown Day School for his primary and secondary education and received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University. In 1992, he received a Master of Science degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism with an emphasis in broadcast journalism.WEB,www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-mankiewicz, Ben Mankiewicz, The Huffington Post, July 11, 2013,

Career

Mankiewicz began his career as a reporter and an anchor for WCSC-TV (a CBS affiliate) in Charleston, South Carolina. He joined WAMI in Miami, Florida, in 1998, where he served as anchor of The Times, a daily news magazine show and the station’s highlight program.WEB,www.tv.com/ben-mankiewicz/person/191298/biography.html, Ben Mankiewicz profile, Tv.com, July 11, 2013, dead,www.tv.com/ben-mankiewicz/person/191298/biography.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20110917030744www.tv.com/ben-mankiewicz/person/191298/biography.html,">web.archive.org/web/20110917030744www.tv.com/ben-mankiewicz/person/191298/biography.html, September 17, 2011, He left WAMI not wanting to work in cable news any longer, and was in search for another television job. “I auditioned for every show on television: reality shows, game shows,� Mankiewicz stated, “I must have auditioned for 120 shows, including, I’m ashamed to say, Are You Hot? — and not as one of the judges.“NEWS, Sanford, James,www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-ben/133643355/, Mankiewicz hosts TCM on weekends, Star Tribune, E8, October 18, 2003, May 18, 2024,web.archive.org/web/20240519015407/https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-ben/133643355/, May 19, 2024, live, Newspapers.com, {{Open access}} He arrived in Century City, Los Angeles to audition as an afternoon weekend host for Turner Classic Movies (TCM), due to network executives noticing high viewership numbers. His first audition was to compare Seven Samurai (1954) and The Magnificent Seven (1960) following a screening with two other filmmakers. He passed, and his second audition was reading an introduction to The Bishop’s Wife (1947) from a teleprompter. He returned home, where he asked his then-girlfriend to watch TCM which was airing The Barefoot Contessa (1954), directed by his granduncle Joseph L. Mankiewicz.VIDEO, Turner Classic Movies,www.youtube.com/watch?v=InYWckXZznc, Ben Mankiewicz talks about his TCM Audition,web.archive.org/web/20240519025416/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InYWckXZznc, May 19, 2024, May 18, 2024, YouTube, live, PODCAST,dontkillthemessenger.kevingoetz360.com/2026579/14457427, Don’t Kill the Messenger — Ben Mankiewicz (Host of Turner Classic Movies) on Cinema Classics & Growing Up in a Legendary Family, 36, Goetz, Kevin (host), February 7, 2024, 12:08, May 18, 2024,web.archive.org/web/20240519024750/https://dontkillthemessenger.kevingoetz360.com/2026579/14457427, May 19, 2024, live, In 2003, Mankiewicz was hired as a host for Turner Classic Movies, making his debut appearance on September 6.INTERVIEW,www.turnerclassicmovies.com/ThisMonth/Article/0%2C%2C35501%7C34403%7C%7C%2C00.html, Interview With Ben Mankiewicz, TCM’s Daytime Weekend Host, Turner Classic Movies, April 27, 2024,www.turnerclassicmovies.com/ThisMonth/Article/0,,35501%7C34403%7C%7C,00.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20031214194542www.turnerclassicmovies.com/ThisMonth/Article/0,,35501%7C34403%7C%7C,00.html,">web.archive.org/web/20031214194542www.turnerclassicmovies.com/ThisMonth/Article/0,,35501%7C34403%7C%7C,00.html, December 14, 2003, dead, NEWS, Littleton, Cynthia,variety.com/2019/tv/news/ben-mankiewicz-tcm-fun-facts-introductions-1203184152, TCM at 25: Ben Mankiewicz on How to Make the Perfect Introduction, Variety (magazine), Variety, April 9, 2019, April 27, 2024,web.archive.org/web/20190409192508/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/ben-mankiewicz-tcm-fun-facts-introductions-1203184152, April 9, 2019, live, At the time, he was the network’s second host with Robert Osborne being the first. To avoid imitating Osborne’s style, Mankiewicz chose a loose, more casual demeanor, including sporting a goatee. According to Charles Tabesh, TCM’s senior vice president of programming, this was encouraged. He reflected: “we really emphasized the differences [between them]. We asked him to have a goatee. We had him in a set that was a downtown loft, and his scripts were much less reverential.“NEWS, King, Susan,www.latimes.com/entertainment/classichollywood/la-ca-mn-classic-hollywood-mankiewicz-20150802-story.html, Classic Hollywood: TCM host Ben Mankiewicz’s path from snarky newbie to a classic in his own right, Los Angeles Times, August 1, 2015, April 28, 2024,web.archive.org/web/20150803212431/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/classichollywood/la-ca-mn-classic-hollywood-mankiewicz-20150802-story.html, August 3, 2015, live, Regardless, his early appearances was disliked among older network audiences. Years since, he started wearing more formal attire and adopted a clean-shaven image.NEWS, Keegan, Rebecca,www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/04/tcm-after-robert-osborne, How TCM Is Navigating a Post–Robert Osborne World, Vanity Fair (magazine), Vanity Fair, April 6, 2017, April 27, 2024,web.archive.org/web/20170409201752/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/04/tcm-after-robert-osborne, April 9, 2017, live, In 2012, Osborne began delegating weekday primetime hosting appearances over to Mankiewicz.WEB, Osborne, Robert,www.tcm.com/this-month/movie-news.html?id=518343&name=A-Note-from-Robert-Osborne-to-his-fans, A Note from Robert Osborne to his fans, October 1, 2012, Turner Classic Movies,www.tcm.com/this-month/movie-news.html?id=518343&name=A-Note-from-Robert-Osborne-to-his-fans," title="web.archive.org/web/20121004014617www.tcm.com/this-month/movie-news.html?id=518343&name=A-Note-from-Robert-Osborne-to-his-fans,">web.archive.org/web/20121004014617www.tcm.com/this-month/movie-news.html?id=518343&name=A-Note-from-Robert-Osborne-to-his-fans, October 4, 2012, April 25, 2024, dead, Additionally, Mankiewicz hosted the network’s late-night weekend series: Silent Sunday Nights and TCM Imports. In 2019, he transferred these duties to his colleagues Jacqueline Stewart and Alicia Malone, respectively.WEB,www.tcm.com/this-month/article/1471650%7C0/TCM-Imports-in-March.html, TCM Imports with Host Alicia Malone, Turner Classic Movies,www.tcm.com/this-month/article/1471650%7C0/TCM-Imports-in-March.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20190227071828www.tcm.com/this-month/article/1471650%7C0/TCM-Imports-in-March.html,">web.archive.org/web/20190227071828www.tcm.com/this-month/article/1471650%7C0/TCM-Imports-in-March.html, February 27, 2019, April 27, 2024, dead, NEWS, Bitran, Tara,www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jacqueline-stewart-is-turner-classic-movies-first-african-american-host-1237214/, Jacqueline Stewart Becomes First African American Host at Turner Classic Movies, The Hollywood Reporter, September 9, 2019, April 27, 2024,web.archive.org/web/20220708071215/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jacqueline-stewart-is-turner-classic-movies-first-african-american-host-1237214/, July 8, 2022, live, As of 2024, Mankiewicz hosts the primetime lineup from Wednesdays to Sundays (his colleagues Dave Karger and Alicia Malone host the primetime lineup on Mondays and Tuesdays, respectively).NEWS, Littleton, Cynthia,variety.com/2019/tv/features/turner-classic-movies-25-anniversary-ted-turner-1203183315/, How Turner Classic Movies Built a Marquee Brand by Catering to Film Fans, Variety, April 9, 2019, April 27, 2024,web.archive.org/web/20190409133826/https://variety.com/2019/tv/features/turner-classic-movies-25-anniversary-ted-turner-1203183315/, April 9, 2019, In 2008, Mankiewicz was hired to co-host the nationally syndicated television series At the Movies, alongside Ben Lyons.NEWS, Thompson, Anne,variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/lyons-mankiewicz-to-host-movies-1117989303/, Lyons, Mankiewicz to host ‘Movies’, Variety, July 22, 2008, April 27, 2024,web.archive.org/web/20170703040035/https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/lyons-mankiewicz-to-host-movies-1117989303/, July 3, 2017, live, While Lyons’s credentials as a film critic were criticized, Mankiewicz received a favorable reception among television viewers.NEWS, Lee, Chris,www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-dec-28-ca-lyons28-story.html, Dumbing Down the Film Critic, Los Angeles Times, December 28, 2008, April 27, 2024,web.archive.org/web/20190406091444/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-dec-28-ca-lyons28-story.html, April 6, 2019, live, Regardless, this incarnation was cancelled after one season, and they were replaced by A. O. Scott and Michael Phillips. In response, Mankiewicz stated: “I loved working on this show, every moment of it ... It was an honor to continue a broadcast legacy not merely started by Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel, but created by them. No doubt the show is in good hands.“NEWS, Rosenthal, Phil,newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2009/08/chicago-tribunes-michael-phillips-ny-times-ao-scott-in-on-at-the-movies-ben-lyons-ben-mankiewicz-out.html, Chicago Tribune’s Michael Phillips, N.Y. Times’ A.O. Scott take over ‘At the Movies’, Chicago Tribune, August 5, 2009, April 27, 2024,web.archive.org/web/20110123210429/https://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2009/08/chicago-tribunes-michael-phillips-ny-times-ao-scott-in-on-at-the-movies-ben-lyons-ben-mankiewicz-out.html, January 23, 2011, live, He co-hosted the online film review show What the Flick?! on The Young Turks Network.WEB,tytnetwork.com/, Home Page - TYT Network, TYT Network, en-US, September 30, 2016, In 2020, TCM and Mankiewicz launched an original podcast titled The Plot Thickens, with the first season chronicling Peter Bogdanovich’s (The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon) filmmaking career.PRESS RELEASE,press.wbd.com/us/na/media-release/tcm-5/tcm-launches-podcast-plot-thickens-april, TCM Launches Podcast ‘The Plot Thickens’ in April, Warner Bros. Discovery, WarnerMedia Podcast Network, March 30, 2020, April 27, 2024,web.archive.org/web/20240428033703/https://press.wbd.com/us/na/media-release/tcm-5/tcm-launches-podcast-plot-thickens-april, April 28, 2024, live, Subsequent seasons focused on the tumultuous production of The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), Lucille Ball, and Pam Grier.NEWS, Barnes, Mike,www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/pam-grier-tcm-plot-thickens-podcast-1235132796/, TCM’s Next ‘Plot Thickens’ Podcast: Pam Grier, The Hollywood Reporter, April 20, 2022, April 27, 2024,web.archive.org/web/20220421000029/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/pam-grier-tcm-plot-thickens-podcast-1235132796/, April 21, 2022, live, A fifth season is set to decipher the filmography of film director John Ford.PRESS RELEASE,press.wbd.com/us/media-release/tcm-5/tcms-acclaimed-podcast-plot-thickens-returns-season-five-focusing-john-ford, TCM’s Acclaimed Podcast The Plot Thickens Returns for Season Five Focusing on John Ford, Warner Bros. Discovery, April 17, 2024, April 27, 2024,web.archive.org/web/20240428035643/https://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/tcm-5/tcms-acclaimed-podcast-plot-thickens-returns-season-five-focusing-john-ford, April 28, 2024, live, In 2023, Mankiewicz began co-hosting a second podcast series Talking Pictures, in which he interviewed Mel Brooks, Nancy Meyers, and Patty Jenkins among others.NEWS, Spangler, Todd,variety.com/2023/digital/news/tcm-ben-mankiewicz-podcast-mel-brooks-nancy-meyers-patty-jenkins-1235789760/, TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz Sets New Podcast Series Interviewing Filmmakers Including Mel Brooks, Nancy Meyers, Patty Jenkins (EXCLUSIVE), Variety, November 16, 2023, April 27, 2024,web.archive.org/web/20231116153016/https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/tcm-ben-mankiewicz-podcast-mel-brooks-nancy-meyers-patty-jenkins-1235789760/, November 16, 2023, live, A second season has since been renewed.NEWS, Spangler, Todd,variety.com/2024/digital/news/ben-mankiewicz-talking-pictures-podcast-season-2-1235943196/, Ben Mankiewicz’s ‘Talking Pictures’ Movie Interview Podcast Renewed for Season 2 at TCM and Max, Variety, March 19, 2024, April 28, 2024,web.archive.org/web/20240319130026/https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/ben-mankiewicz-talking-pictures-podcast-season-2-1235943196/, March 19, 2024, live, Mankiewicz has made cameo appearances in the Lifetime television movie The Bling Ring (2011) and the action film White House Down (2013). He also appears regularly on other shows as a political and media commentator, including The Michael Brooks Show in 2017.{{Citation|last=The Majority Report with Sam Seder|title=TMBS - Ep. 15 – Why Evangelicals Can’t Quit Roy Moore ft. Ben Mankiewicz & Sarah Jones|date=November 14, 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDiD1fmlYb8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/qDiD1fmlYb8 |archive-date= December 19, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=January 9, 2018}}{{cbignore}} In 2019, he became a news contributor for CBS News Sunday Morning. He was among the people interviewed for the documentary film (Memory: The Origins of Alien) (2019).

Personal life

Mankiewicz married his second wife, Lee Russo, aboard the Disney Magic during the 2013 TCM Classic Cruise. They live in Santa Monica, California with their daughter, Josie.NEWS, Bernstein, Adam,www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/grandson-of-citizen-kane-co-writer-continues-a-family-tradition-as-a-tcm-host/2013/06/14/2b63e5f2-cf85-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html, Grandson of ‘Citizen Kane’ co-writer continues a family tradition as a TCM host, The Washington Post, June 14, 2013, April 28, 2024,web.archive.org/web/20130615111833/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/grandson-of-citizen-kane-co-writer-continues-a-family-tradition-as-a-tcm-host/2013/06/14/2b63e5f2-cf85-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html, June 15, 2013, live,

Filmography

Film{| class“wikitable sortable�

! Year! Title! Role! NotesThe Bling Ring >| TV movieTen Years of the Young Turks >| 2013 White House Down Reporter The Screenwriters: The Stars Behind the Camera >| 2014 TCM: Twenty Classic Moments Host TV movieMad as Hell >|I Am Steve McQueen >|Hannibal: This Is My Design >|Robert Osborne’s 20th Anniversary Tribute >|Faye Dunaway: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival >| 2018 Michael Douglas: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival Host (The Great Buster: A Celebration>The Great Buster) Himself The Producers: Q&A with Mel Brooks from the TCM Classic Film Festival >|(Memory: The Origins of Alien) >| 2020 Mank Broadcaster, Academy Awards Voice roleStuntwoman: The Untold Hollywood Story >| 2021 I Am Alfred Hitchcock Himself Voice roleFilm, the Living Record of our Memory >|Untitled Mad As Hell Anthology Film >| Post-production“>

Television{| class“wikitable sortable�

! Year! Title! Role! Notes 2003 The Practice News Anchor Episode: “Les Is More�Summer Under the Stars >|Cartoon Alley >|The Young Turks >| 18 episodesTMZ on TV >| 3 episodesBig Love >| Episode: “Good Guys and Bad Guys�At the Movies (1986 TV program)>At the Movies Co-Host 25 episodes 2009 ‘’Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (American game show)’’ >| 3 episodesThe Bonnie Hunt Show >| 1 episodeTYT Sports >| 21 episodesWhat the Flick?! >| 154 episodes 2010 Party Down Sportscaster Episode: “Cole Landry’s Draft Day Party�The Rotten Tomatoes Show >| 4 episodesThe Point (TV Series)>The Point Himself 2 episodes 2012 TYT Arm Wrestling Tournament Competitor Episode: “Michael vs. Ben�AM Northwest >| Episode: “Ernest Borgnine�Hot Set >| Episode: “Alien Queen�SAG Foundation Conversations >| Episode: “Illeana Douglas�The War Room with Michael Shure >| 1 episodeJeopardy! >| 4 episodes 2015 Mad as Hell: The Series Himself 4 episodesAFI Life Achievement Award >| Episode: “AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steve Martin�TCM Guest Programmer >| 21 episodesThe Cowboy >| 2 episodes 2017 TCM Spotlight: 50 Years of Hitchcock Host 10 episodesTCM Co-Host >| Episode: “George Pal Tribute�The Michael Brooks Show >| 1 episodeGood Day L.A. >| 1 episodeThe Very Very Best of the 70s >| 2 episodesCBS News Sunday Morning >| 17 episodes 2019 Private Screenings Host Episode: “The Best of Private Screenings�TCM Presents: Never Surrender - WWII in the Movies >| 27 episodesTCM Presents: Out of This World >| 3 episodesThe Movies (miniseries)>The Movies Himself 6 episodesTCM Spotlight: Gridiron Glory - College Football in the Movies >| 13 episodesTCM Spotlight: Pets on Sets >| 12 episodes 2020 The Simpsons Himself Episode: “Treehouse of Horror XXXI“HTTP://WWW.THEFUTONCRITIC.COM/LISTINGS/20201020FOX12/>TITLE=(SI-3117) “TREEHOUSE OF HORROR XXXI�WORK=THE FUTON CRITIC, August 1, 2022, Now Showing >| 48 episodesAFI Movie Club >| Episode: “Ben Mankiewicz announces Ben Hur�Well, This Isn’t Normal >| Episode: “Ben Mankiwicz Has a Voice for Storytelling�The Essentials (TV program)>The Essentials Host 20 episodesCartoonito>Cartoon Network’s Cartoonito Himself The Big Lie >| Podcast series|2023AEW Dynamite|PresenterToni Storm>’Timeless’ Toni Storm to the ring in a pre-taped video|2024|HimselfPromo (professional wrestling)>promo with ‘Timeless’ Toni Storm

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