Benjamin Bowmar Curtis (born November 2, 1980) is an American actor
who became known as the Dell Dude in a series of commercials for Dell
Computers between 2000 and 2003. Since then, he has acted on stage and
on screen.Curtis, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is the second of two
children; he attended and graduated from The McCallie School, an
all-boys school in Chattanooga, after completing elementary school at
Saint Nicholas School, also in Chattanooga.At the age of thirteen,
inspired by illusionist David Copperfield, Curtis started his own
magic business; he competed in and won a few national stage contests.
He attended Tannen's Magic School in New York City. He then attended
New York University's Tisch School of the Arts on an acting
scholarship. He studied at The Lee Strasberg Institute & the Atlantic
Theater Company, and at Tisch's Experimental Theater Wing (both in
America and Amsterdam).As part of a commercial advertising campaign,
Curtis portrayed the character Steven. The casting call asked for a
boy 12 to 17 years old; Curtis was 20. This advertising campaign
popularized the phrase "Dude, you're getting a Dell". The commercials
would usually feature Steven informing prospective buyers of all the
perks of owning a Dell. When the party was sold on the idea he would
close with the catchphrase "Dude, you're getting a Dell." The campaign
was a success and brought prominence to Dell and Curtis. Ben Curtis (actor) Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter