Beck Bennett

Beck Bennett (born October 1, 1984) is an American actor, writer, and comedian known for the AT&T "It's Not Complicated" commercials where he interviews kids^[1] and his sketch videos with the comedy group Good Neighbor.^[2][3][4] Bennett appeared in Arrested Development,^[5] and is currently a cast member on Saturday Night Live.

Early life

Beck Bennett was born in Wilmette, Illinois, to Andy and Sarah Bennett. He performed in multiple shows at Children’s Theatre of Winnetka.^[6] He graduated from New Trier High School in 2003 where he played Jean Valjean in his school's production of Les Miserables.^[7] Beck attended the USC School of Dramatic Arts in the B.F.A. Acting program.^[7]

Career

In 2003, Bennett joined the improv/sketch group Commedus Interruptus along with Kyle Mooney and Nick Rutherford. In 2007, after graduation, Mooney, Rutherford, and Bennett joined with editor/director Dave McCary to form the sketch group Good Neighbor.^[7] The group received praise from comedian Louis C.K.^[8] and director Steven Spielberg, who sent Mooney, Bennett, Rutherford, and McCary a personal acknowledgement after being impressed with the Hook parody, Unbelievable Dinner. He complimented the sketch and encouraged the group to continue making funny movies.^[9][10]

In 2011, Bennett created the fake news political talk show Fresh Perspectives,^[11][12][13] which helped him land his AT&T commercials interviewing children.^[14]

In 2012, he appeared in the film Kill Me Now,^[15] a film starring multiple internet sketch-comedy groups and Beside Still Waters^[16] by writer/director Chris Lowell.

In March 2013, Bennett appeared in an episode of Last Man Standing, and that August voiced a character for FOX ADHD's Axe Cop. That same year Good Neighbor produced a pilot for Comedy Central with Adam McKay's Gary Sanchez production company, though it was not picked up as a series, in light of the move of three of the troupe's four members to New York City to star on Saturday Night Live.^[17] They debuted on SNL in September of that year, along with McCary as a director.^[17]

That same year Bennett completed work on the independent film Balls Out,^[18] and co-created the web series Theatre of Life,^[19] in which he and Rutherford film unsuspecting pedestrians and voice-over their thoughts and dialogue.^[20]

Recurring characters

• Mr. Patterson, a successful business executive who has the body and awkward movements of a baby.
• Casey, co-host of Inside SoCal.

Filmography

• Balls Out (2014)
• Zoolander No. 2 (2016)
• The Late Bloomer (2016)
• Sing (2016)

References

External links

• Beck Bennett at the Internet Movie Database