▁plays ▁Deput y ▁Tra vis ▁Junior , ▁and ▁for ▁being ▁a ▁cast ▁member ▁on ▁the ▁MTV ▁sketch ▁comedy ▁series ▁The ▁State . ▁ ▁Gar ant ▁and ▁writing ▁partner ▁Thomas ▁L enn on ▁have ▁written ▁several ▁successful ▁screen plays ▁together , ▁including ▁the ▁Night ▁at ▁the ▁Museum ▁films . ▁Their ▁films ▁have ▁earned ▁over ▁$ 1 . 4 ▁billion ▁in ▁box ▁office ▁re venue ▁alone . ▁ ▁Gar ant ▁and ▁L enn on ▁created ▁and ▁star red ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁sit com ▁pilot ▁for ▁N BC ▁called ▁The ▁St rip . ▁However , ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁N BC ▁had ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁order ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁series . ▁Later ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Gar ant ▁and ▁L enn on ▁created ▁a ▁pilot ▁for ▁F X ▁called ▁USS ▁Alabama , ▁a ▁sci - fi / com edy ▁set ▁a ▁thousand ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁future , ▁ab o ard ▁a ▁United ▁Nations ▁Peace keep ing ▁spaces hip , ▁the ▁U . S . S . ▁Alabama . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Gar ant ▁and ▁L enn on ▁released ▁a ▁book ▁about ▁their ▁care ers ▁called ▁Writing ▁Mov ies ▁for ▁Fun ▁and ▁Prof it : ▁How ▁We ▁Made ▁a ▁Bill ion ▁D oll ars ▁at ▁The ▁Box ▁Office ▁and ▁You ▁Can ▁To o ! ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁actress ▁C ath y ▁Sh im , ▁and ▁they ▁have ▁two ▁children . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁ ▁The ▁State