The life & times of an actor/theatre educator in the city of Tucson.
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Ben Gonio has a B.F.A. in Drama from Carnegie Mellon University. He attended the Moscow Art Theatre Exchange Program. A certified Stage Combatant (emphasis in Unarmed, Rapier & Dagger, Broadsword, and Quarterstaff) He has an M.F.A. in Acting at the University of Washington. Ben is a teaching artist and has taught at University of Arizona, The University Of Washington, as well as Northwest Actors Studio. Ben studied under regional theatre luminaries Jon Jory, Peter Brosius, Mladen Kiselov, Joe Dowling, Julian Patrick,Marsha Mason Andrei Droznin, Anatoly Smeliansky and Bob Parks. Ben has worked with stage director Mark Weill, playwrights Naomi Iizuka and Kevin Kling. He has also acted with stage notables such as Hinton Battle, Sab Shimono, and Patti Coheneur. Credits include film, television, and commercials. He continues to work for regional theatre companies such, Tony Award winning Minneapolis Children's Theatre, Houston's Arena Theatre, Sierra Repertory Theatre, Guthrie Theatre and local Seattle companies including Seattle Repertory Theatre, 5th Ave. Theatre, ACT Theatre, Empty Space Theatre, Village Theatre, and Alice B. Theatre. Proud member of SAG/AFTRA/AEA.
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Turturro and Stoeger look a lot alike. Does he (you) play an astobiologist too?
Science, nature, God, love, death, sex, comedy... throw in some velcro-clad dwarves and a ferret and you've got yourself a show!
Turturro is probably America's Ugliest Actor, woud you agree? If you're ugly and an actor, you've gotta find a niche. And he does it by playing scary dudes. George Clooney is a close second. Those eyeballs of his are Creepy! And yet, he compensates by acting with Brad Pitt, who somehow makes him look much better. Maybe because everyone looks at Brad and not Senor Creepypeepers there.
The problem for you is, you're so goddamn handsome and oiled-up that anyone who shares the stage with you simply shrivels and dies. Look at the way you mopped the floor with Procaccino. When Susan left her seat, I had to mop it with a towel. So you have to act with someone stunning - Alison Lohman - or hideous - Bea Arthur - if they're going to get any attention at all. Since you'd get jealous, I'd go with Bea. Call her up!
I realize that this comment went off the rails some time ago, but I don't even remember what I started talking about.
Compare!
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/2/22/250px-Alison_Lohman.jpg
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