{{short description|American actor|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Ben Curtis | image = | caption = | alt = | birth_name = | birth_date = <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | birth_place = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2000–present | other_names = Dell Dude }}

'''Ben Curtis''' <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> 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."&nbsp;— by Rob Walker&nbsp;— Slate Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</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<!-- Bot generated title --> |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" |- |2013-2018 |[[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 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==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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