Biography for
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Date of Birth

2 November 1980, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Birth Name

Benjamin Bowmar Curtis

Nickname

The Dell Dude

Height

6' (1.83 m)

Trivia

Auditioned for the role of John Connor in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003). The role eventually went to Nick Stahl.

Attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts on an Acting Scholarship.

Attended the McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Has been a professional magician since he was 13.

Ben Curtis is an Eagle Scout.

BFA in Drama - New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (2003).

Personal Quotes

"Steven is my creation, with the help of the script. I used what was in there to my advantage, but I definitely think that I brought something to it. At first we were kind of going Jeff Spicoli (the Sean Penn character in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) ), but we didn't want a stoner--more the boy next door. Steven's a little bit off-kilter, yet very witty and very energetic. Actually, scratch witty: He's enthusiastic about what he wants." Interview with Sara Switzer, April 2002.

Where Are They Now

(September 2005) Living in Brooklyn, performing in Off-Broadway Comedy, "Joy" in Manhattan at The Actor's Playhouse.

(February 2006) Brooklyn, New York preparing for his Broadway Debut (after the recent close of his Off-Broadway debut in "Joy") and his lead role in an upcoming feature film.

(April 2008) Producing/Acting in Numerous Award-Winning Independent Films, Teaching theater/acting to inner-city kids in low income public schools across New York City (I Can Act! via his theater company - PossEble Theater Company.

(June 2010) Ben is currently playing the incredibly challenging and hilarious role of "Oscar Hubbard" in Lillian Hellman's "Another Part of the Forest" Off-Broadway at St. Clement's Church Theater.

(October 2010) Ben just wrapped his 2nd Feature Film opposite Richard Chamberlain ("We Are The Hartmans") and is about to play the dark, disturbing, hilarious and controversial role of "Shane Mungitt" in the Tony Award-Winning play "Take Me Out" on the main stage at Tisch School of the Arts, directed by Robert O'Hara (Public Theater, Steppenwolfe Theater).