Beck Bennett Biography

Fast Facts

• Enrolled in the BFA Acting program at the USC School of Dramatic Arts
• Played Jean Valjean in New Trier High School's production of "Les Miserables․"
• In 2003, he joined the improvisational and sketch comedy group Commedus Interruptus
• Quote: "Working with children has done well for me․ I don't find them intolerable or frustrating․ They're just fun, full of energy, and happy to be there․"
• Quote: "[on his AT&T ads] "At this point, this is amazing․ It's like a dream job for an up-and-coming actor․ But I am also getting nervous․ Sometimes, I'm like, 'Oh, this good thing, is it really a bad thing for me?'""
• Known for his work on "Saturday Night Live," which has included impersonations of Bill Clinton, Vin Diesel, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Matthew McConaughey and George Zimmer
• Recorded a number of videos of sketches with the comedy group Good Neighbor that became popular on the internet
• Gained significant exposure in a popular advertising campaign for AT&T called "It's Not Complicated" in which he leads a focus group of precocious children
• Gave frequent performances at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles before being cast on "Saturday Night Live․"
• Steven Spielberg encouraged Bennett and his partners to keep making movies after he saw the group's spoof of "Hook․"