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By Ben Hauck|2016-10-01T00:00:00-04:00October 1st, 2016|0 Comments

About the Author: Ben Hauck

Ben Hauck is an actor based in New York City.

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Ben's Also Online At …

  • Acting Income (Podcast)
  • Stand-In Central
  • Fi-Core Central
  • Off the Map (General Semantics Blog)
  • The Infinite Need (Web Series)
  • O'er the Hills (Running Blog)

Ben’s Books

cover-long-form-improv-subtitled Published by Allworth Press (2012), Long-Form Improv: The Complete Guide to Creating Characters, Sustaining Scenes, and Performing Extraordinary Harolds is available at Barnes & Noble stores and on Amazon.
stand-in-handbook-cover The Stand-In Handbook: Stand-In Central’s Guide to Standing In in Television and Film was first released in 2012. It is available for download at Stand-In Central.
cover-callsheet-cheatsheet The Callsheet Cheatsheet: Stand-In Central’s Guide to Deciphering Callsheet Abbreviations was first released in 2015. It is available for download at Stand-In Central.
the-fi-core-workbook-cover The Fi-Core Workbook: A Guide for the Screen Actor Deciding Whether to Declare Financial Core Status was first released in 2015. It is available for download at Fi-Core Central.

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Did You Know?

Ben serves on the board of trustees for the Institute of General Semantics.
Ben attended Otterbein College with actor Sam Jaeger of Parenthood fame.
Ben has stood in for Jason Bateman on four films.
Ben is a high school valedictorian and summa cum laude college graduate.
From Season 2 through Season 7, Ben stood in for Peter Facinelli  on Nurse Jackie. He also played Dr. Solomon.
Ben stood in for Justin Timberlake on a Target commercial.
Ben is the author of the popular acting book Long-Form Improv.
Ben originated several roles in the world premiere production of Joan Ackermann’s play Marcus Is Walking.
Ben stood in for Leonardo DiCaprio for reshoots of The Departed.
One of Ben’s first NYC roommates was actor Ashley Palmer of Paranormal Activity fame.
Ben attended the Ohio State University at Mansfield for two years while in high school, and landed the lead in its production of Enter Laughing.
While working on Nurse Jackie, Ben had a walking commute of only two minutes from home to set.
Ben’s one-act play After Class had its NYC debut at The Theatre-Studio, Inc., on February 12, 2000.
Ben’s first television role was on Law & Order.
Ben performs Pentecostal-style improvised sermons under the nom de guerre ”The Reverend Raymond Nader.”
Ben has stood in for many of today’s top comic talents, including Jason Sudeikis, Seth Meyers, Seth Rogen, Jason Bateman, Peter Facinelli, and John Oliver.
Ben worked briefly in the casting office for the first season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Ben founded the website Stand-In Central to teach stand-ins about the job.
Ben serves on the board of directors for the New York Society for General Semantics.
Ben has qualified three times for the Boston Marathon.
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“Del [Close] said that we were not eliminating short-form, we were just creating a meta-game that ate short-form games. Long-form improvisation was born.”

— Charna Halpern, Art by Committee

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