Ben Garfinkel
A born and raised Seattleite, Ben is a senior at The Northwest School on Capitol Hill. While most theater passed him by, Ben discovered improv in Freshman year and since then has participated in class at his school and the VIPS program at Jet City Improv. Besides improv, Ben enjoys sleeping in, movies, travelling, photography, and pointlessly running around for needlessly long distances, thereby chronicly injuring himself. Currently, Ben is anxiously waiting to be free of the menacing clutches of his Senior year so he can enjoy summer and do important stuff. Ben is hella excited to be a part of the VIPS, and hopes to help put on some awesome shows.
- Nickname(s):
- "Benny", "Fink", "Finkel", "Fankel"
- Favorite movie:
- Wizard People
- Favorite improv game:
- Freeze Tag and Flashback
- Favorite book:
- "1984"
- Favorite food:
- A fat plate of sushi
- Favorite CD/album:
- Traffic’s "The Low Spark of the High Heeled Boys"
- Favorite Seattle Spot:
- Gasworks Park hill, the Ave
- Least Favorite Word:
- Y'all
- Personal Heroes:
- My family. Oh yeah, and Google -- It knows everything.
- Favorite Quote:
- "Some people die, and some go to Iowa" - Gary Jones, teacher
Ben's improv coach is Mike Christensen, the co-founder of Jet City Improv and director of such shows as Twisted Flicks and Bunker 13.