Ben Curtis is an American actor who became known for saying "Dude, you're getting a Dell!" in a series of television commercials advertising

Dell Dell Inc. is an American technology company that develops, sells, repairs, and supports personal computers (PCs), Server (computing), servers, data storage devices, network switches, software, computer peripherals including printers and webcam ...

computers between 2000 and 2003.

Career

Dell commercials

As part of a commercial advertising campaign, Curtis portrayed the character Steven. The commercials would usually feature Steven informing someone of all the perks of owning a Dell. When the person was sold on the idea, Steven would close with the

catchphrase A catchphrase (alternatively spelled catch phrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance. Such phrases often originate in popular culture and in the arts, and typically spread through word of mouth and a variety of mass ...

"Dude, you're getting a Dell!" The campaign was a success and brought prominence to Dell and to Curtis. Curtis's tenure with Dell ended shortly after he was arrested and accused of buying a bag of marijuana in 2003. According to Curtis, he was blacklisted from the entertainment community, and it was difficult for him to find work.

Later career

In 2005, Curtis played the role of Christian in the

Off-Broadway An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer tha ...

comedy ''Joy'' by John Fisher. The show ran at the Actors' Playhouse in Manhattan's West Village from August 14 to September 25.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

Official Web site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Curtis, Ben American male television actors American male video game actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people)