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Benjamin Lehmann(I)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Benjamin Lehmann was born on 24 February 1967 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Sesame Street (1969), Helpsters (2019) and Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993).
BornFebruary 24, 1967
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    • Won 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 25 wins & 12 nominations total

    Known for

    Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Helpsters (2019)
    Helpsters
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
    Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
    4.1
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1993
    Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Ryan Dillon, and Abby Cadabby in The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special (2017)
    The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Producer
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Rainbow Socks
      • consulting producer
      • Completed
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • The Monty Pickle Show
      • executive producer
      • Filming
      • TV Series
    • Sesame Street (1969)
      Sesame Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • supervising producer
      • producer ...
      • 2006–2024
    • The Pigeon Explains! (2024)
      The Pigeon Explains!
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Tiny Time Travel (2024)
      Tiny Time Travel
      7.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Ryan Dillon in The Not Too Late Show with Elmo (2020)
      The Not Too Late Show with Elmo
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020–2023
    • Helpsters (2019)
      Helpsters
      6.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • co-executive producer
      • 2019–2022
    • Sesame Street: The Nutcracker (2022)
      Sesame Street: The Nutcracker
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street Mecha Builders (2022)
      Sesame Street Mecha Builders
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer: Sesame Street
      • 2022
    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together (2021)
      Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together
      8.1
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Sesame Street: Wonderful World of Friends! (2021)
      Sesame Street: Wonderful World of Friends!
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy (2021)
      Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy
      7.1
      TV Special
      • executive producer (as Ben Lehmann)
      • 2021
    • Sesame Street: Cool Counting Collection (2021)
      Sesame Street: Cool Counting Collection
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • The Monster at the End of This Story (2020)
      The Monster at the End of This Story
      7.4
      TV Special
      • co-executive producer
      • 2020
    • The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special (2020)
      The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
      6.3
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Monster Hits: Rock & Rhyme with Elmo (2020)
      Monster Hits: Rock & Rhyme with Elmo
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate Scavenger Hunt (2020)
      Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate Scavenger Hunt
      TV Special
      • executive producer (as Ben Lehmann)
      • 2020

    Director

    • The Monty Pickle Show
      • Director
      • Filming
      • TV Series
    • Blippi's Job Show (2025)
      Blippi's Job Show
      5.3
      TV Series
      • directed by
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Sesame Street (1969)
      Sesame Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • director
      • Director
      • 2016–2025
    • The Pigeon Explains! (2024)
      The Pigeon Explains!
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Tiny Time Travel (2024)
      Tiny Time Travel
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • directed by
      • 2024
    • Elmo & Tango Holiday Helpers (2023)
      Elmo & Tango Holiday Helpers
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Sunny Anderson in Sesame Street: Oscar's Handmade Halloween (2023)
      Sesame Street: Oscar's Handmade Halloween
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Eddie Jackson in Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Bake Sale (2023)
      Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Bake Sale
      7.0
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Ryan Dillon in The Not Too Late Show with Elmo (2020)
      The Not Too Late Show with Elmo
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020–2023
    • Sesame Street: Elmo & Tango: Furry Friends Forever
      Video
      • Director (as Ben Lehmann)
      • 2023
    • Helpsters (2019)
      Helpsters
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019–2022
    • Sesame Street: Wonderful World of Friends! (2021)
      Sesame Street: Wonderful World of Friends!
      Video
      • Director (as Ben Lehmann)
      • 2021
    • Sesame Street: Cool Counting Collection (2021)
      Sesame Street: Cool Counting Collection
      Video
      • Director (as Ben Lehmann)
      • 2021
    • Sesame Street: Dance Party! (2019)
      Sesame Street: Dance Party!
      Video
      • Director (as Ben Lehmann)
      • 2019
    • Sesame Street: Celebrate Family (2019)
      Sesame Street: Celebrate Family
      Video
      • Director (as Ben Lehmann)
      • 2019
    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Ryan Dillon, and Abby Cadabby in The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special (2017)
      The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Director (segment "The Magical Wand Chase")
      • 2017

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Sesame Street: Wonderful World of Friends! (2021)
      Sesame Street: Wonderful World of Friends!
      Video
      • associate director (as Ben Lehmann)
      • 2021
    • Sesame Street: Cool Counting Collection (2021)
      Sesame Street: Cool Counting Collection
      Video
      • associate director (as Ben Lehmann)
      • 2021
    • Monster Hits: Rock & Rhyme with Elmo (2020)
      Monster Hits: Rock & Rhyme with Elmo
      Video
      • associate director (as Ben Lehmann)
      • 2020
    • Alison Bartlett, Linda Bove, Fran Brill, Tyler Bunch, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Emilio Delgado, Olamide Faison, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Chris Knowings, Patti LaBelle, Peter Linz, Loretta Long, Sonia Manzano, Bob McGrath, Roscoe Orman, Carmen Osbahr, Itzhak Perlman, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, Eric Jacobson, Jennifer Barnhart, Alan Muraoka, Big Bird, Warrick Brownlow-Pike, Ryan Dillon, Elmo, Nitya Vidyasagar, Abby Cadabby, Chris Thomas Hayes, Stacey Gordon, and Suki Lopez in Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2019)
      Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
      8.7
      TV Special
      • cold open director
      • 2019
    • Sesame Street: Awesome Alphabet Collection (2019)
      Sesame Street: Awesome Alphabet Collection
      Video
      • associate director (as Ben Lehmann)
      • 2019
    • Sesame Street (1969)
      Sesame Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2007–2016
    • Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo (2015)
      Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo
      3.4
      • associate director
      • 2015
    • Matt Vogel and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street: Count on Elmo (2015)
      Sesame Street: Count on Elmo
      Video
      • associate director
      • 2015
    • Cookie's Crumby Pictures (2013)
      Cookie's Crumby Pictures
      TV Mini Series
      • associate director
      • 2013–2015
    • Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo 3 (2015)
      Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo 3
      6.1
      Video
      • associate director
      • 2015
    • Sesame Street: The Cookie Thief (2015)
      Sesame Street: The Cookie Thief
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2015
    • Kevin Clash, David Rudman, Caroll Spinney, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, and Elmo in Sesame Street: Alphabet Songs (2014)
      Sesame Street: Alphabet Songs
      8.4
      Video
      • associate director
      • 2014
    • Sesame Street: Elmo the Musical (2013)
      Sesame Street: Elmo the Musical
      8.7
      Video
      • associate director
      • 2013
    • Sesame Street: Best of Friends (2012)
      Sesame Street: Best of Friends
      Video
      • associate director
      • 2012
    • Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers (2012)
      Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
      3.9
      • associate director
      • 2012

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • Benjamin Lehman
    • Born
      • February 24, 1967
      • Los Angeles, California, USA

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