Ben Curtis (actor)

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2001:8A0:DA71:6500:D88:6EF3:E522:9E77: The name of one of the characters he voices.

{{short description|American actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2018}}
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2000–present
| other_names = Dell Dude
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'''Ben Curtis'''  is an American actor who became known for saying "Dude, you're getting a Dell!" in a series of television commercials advertising [[Dell]] computers between 2000 and 2003.

== Career ==
=== Dell commercials ===
As part of a commercial advertising campaign, Curtis portrayed the character Steven.<ref name=Nolasco>{{cite news|last1=Nolasco|first1=Stephanie|title=What ever happened to the 'Dell Dude' Ben Curtis?|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/what-ever-happened-to-the-dell-dude-ben-curtis/|access-date=11 December 2017|publisher=[[Fox News]]|date=10 May 2017}}</ref> The commercials would usually feature Steven informing someone of all the perks of owning a Dell. When the person was sold on the idea, Steven would close with the [[catchphrase]] "Dude, you're getting a Dell!" The campaign was a success and brought prominence to Dell and to Curtis.<ref>[http://www.slate.com/id/2066488/ "The mystery of the Dell dude." — by Rob Walker — Slate Magazine]</ref>

Curtis's tenure with Dell ended shortly after he was arrested and accused of buying a bag of marijuana in 2003. According to Curtis, he was blacklisted from the entertainment community, and it was difficult for him to find work.<ref name=Nolasco />

=== Later career ===
In 2005, Curtis played the role of Christian in the [[Off-Broadway]] comedy ''Joy'' by John Fisher. The show ran at the Actors' Playhouse in Manhattan's West Village from August 14 to September 25.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thevillager.com/villager_121/thedelldudeshines.html |title=The Dell Dude shines Off-Broadway |access-date=2006-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427172427/http://www.thevillager.com/villager_121/thedelldudeshines.html |archive-date=2006-04-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2007
|''Rapturious''
|Specter
|
|-
|2009
|''Echelon 8''
|Richard
|
|-
|2011
|''Spy''
|Jonathan Looke
|Also associate producer
|-
|2011
|''We Are the Hartmans''
|Jordan
|Also co-producer
|-
|2017
|''[[Beauty Mark]]''
|Billy
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2007
|''[[Law & Order]]''
|Robert Cole
|Episode: "Over Here"
|-
|2009
|[[Mercy (TV series)|''Mercy'']]
|Core Doctor
|5 episodes
|-
|2013
|''Method or Madness''
|Adam
|Episode: "The Actors Support Group"
|-
|2013-2024
|[[What Would You Do? (2008 TV program)|''What Would You Do?'']]
|Various roles
|12 episodes
|-
|2015
|''[[The Jack and Triumph Show]]''
|Dell Dude
|2 episodes
|-
|2015
|''[[Chasing Life]]''
|Jared
|Episode: "The Age of Consent"
|-
|2016
|''I Love You... But I Lied''
|Tommy
|Episode: "Addicted"
|-
|2017–2018
|''John the Thief''
|Arvid Cranston
|5 episodes
|-
|2018
|''[[Orange Is the New Black]]''
|Mr. Sprang
|Episode: "Changing Winds"
|-
|2018
|''[[The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel]]''
|Waylon Jones
|Episode: "Vote for Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy"
|}

=== Video games ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
|-
|2006
|[[Bully (video game)|''Bully'']]
|Damon West
|-
|2008
|''[[Midnight Club: Los Angeles]]''
|Joe
|-
|2009
|''[[Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony]]''
|The People of Liberty City / Conspire Caller
|-
|2013
|''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''
|The Local Population
|}

==See also==
* [[Ellen Feiss]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130702035810/http://bencurtisactor.com/ Official Web site]
* {{IMDb name|id=1120236|name=Ben Curtis}}

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