Backstory: Ben Wear

The first time I met Ben Wear, he assigned me to a story about the dump.

That’s right. The dump.

Nine years ago, Ben was an editor at the Statesman. I was the new reporter from North Carolina.  Ben had heard about a local landfill with an on-site store stocked with stuff customers had thrown away.

Stoves. Bikes. Barbie heads. A load of bowling balls.

Anyway, I did the story and it was a lot of fun. But I knew right then and there not to underestimate Ben Wear’s weirdness.

Ben is a real actor.  He’s actually been on Broadway. Or near Broadway. I can’t remember.

Ask him about the time he played a reindeer off-broadway. It is the inspiration for another script called The Rudolph Incident (expected release date: 2023).

Ben is a really good actor. I first discovered this during filming of Fit Chix, a short movie produced by Mooncat Films. Ben played a slimy casting agent.

I was so impressed with Ben that I wrote the part of Roy Al Helmstadt with him in mind. His performance has exceeded my expectations.

A bit of trivia about Ben Wear and Destroy Roy.

Ben is wearing a $15 suit purchased at the Junior League Resale Shop on Burnet Rd. His hat was a rental from Lucy in Disguise. We picked that hat because it was pretty much the only one that fit his abnormally massive noggin.

Thanks, Ben, for playing Roy. We couldn’t have done it without you.