Ben DeJesus is an Emmy and Tony-nominated director, producer, writer and co-founder of NGL Studios with his partner John Leguizamo. With over a decade of experience in the U.S. multicultural, Latinx and youth markets, DeJesus has created over 100 hours of award-winning content including non-fiction, episodic, music videos and branded content.

Ben got his start as stage actor before landing at MTV, where he became one of the original writer/producers for several seasons of MTV CRIBS. He then went on to produce and write for MTV New, VH1, mun2, Nick @ Nite, and many of the on-air VJ’s.

Recent Television credits include: (PBS) American Masters’ Lights, Camera, Acción; (CBS) Essential Heroes: Momento Latino, exec-produced and hosted by Eva Longoria; (Peacock) The Latino Presidential Inauguration Special and multiple episodes of (Disney) BUNK’D, the hit multi- cam sitcom. Currently, Ben is directing and exec-producing a 6 episode series for MSNBC hosted by John Leguizamo. Film credits include: Raul Julia: The World’s a Stage which received an Emmy nomination in the Non-Fiction Series category in 2020, along with his second Imagen Award and Best Latinx Film Award by the National Association of Independent Latino Producers (NALIP). Ben also directed Great Performances: John Leguizamo’s Road to Broadway where he won his first Imagen Award for Best Documentary. His previous feature doc (PBS) Tales from a Ghetto Klown was also produced by DeJesus and Academy Award- Winner® Fisher Stevens (The Cove) and premiered nationwide. Theater credits include: John Leguizamo’s Latin History for Morons, the hit Broadway show where he received a Tony nomination. This was followed by a national tour that broke attendance records at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.

At NGL/mitu Studios, Ben directs and produces a growing slate of original television, documentary, non-fiction and digital projects. His passion for pop culture, music and theater continues to fuel his work.