Ben Zook

Ben is best known for his work in the Chicago Improv and Theatre scene, as well as the Los Angeles Alternative Comedy scene. Born and raised in Kansas, he went on to attend Indiana University, where he studied Music and Theatre. After graduation, he moved to Chicago, where he studied improvisation at the famed Second City.

Works

The Drew Carey Show

Drew is an assistant director of personnel in a Cleveland department store and he has been stuck there for ten years. Other than fighting with co-worker Mimi, his hobbies include drinking beer and not being able to get dates. To make a few extra bucks he has a micro-brewery going in his garage with his buddies.

Release Date1995-09-13

Charactersd Underpants Guy

Episode Count1

Vote Count168

Reno 911!

This partially unscripted comedy brings viewers into the squad car as incompetent officers swing into action, answering 911 calls about everything from speeding violations and prostitution to staking out a drug den. Within each episode, viewers catch a "fly on the wall" glimpse of the cops' often politically incorrect opinions, ranging from their personal feelings to professional critiques of their colleagues.

Release Date2003-07-23

Charactersd Jeffrey De La Costa

Episode Count4

Vote Count171

Where the Bears Are

A comedy mystery web-series that follows the exploits of three gay bear roommates living together in Los Angeles, as they attempt to solve the murder of a party guest that turned up dead in their bathtub.

Release Date2012-08-01

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Charactersd Nelson Dorkoff

Episode Count[ 137 ]

Vote Count4

Where the Bears Are 6

Nelson is thrust into the spotlight when he is framed for the murder of a rival television co-star. Feature-length re-edit of the sixth season.

Release Date2017-08-31

Charactersd Nelson Dorkoff

The Thin Pink Line

A film crew in search of a new documentary project determines to find a wrongfully imprisoned death-row inmate. Enter Chauncey Ledbetter, a quirky and potentially gay prisoner convicted of murdering his high school show choir teacher. As filming of the documentary progresses, evidence increases that Chauncey might be guilty after all.

Release Date1998-10-07

Charactersd Faggles / Mr. Wintergarden

Vote Count7

Where the Bears Are 2

The Bears are back and things are definitely hairier this time around when they set out to solve the murder of a gay politician gunned down by an unknown assailant at his own pool party fundraiser. Feature-length re-edit of the second season.

Release Date2013-11-01

Charactersd Nelson Dorkoff

Where the Bears Are 5

One of the grooms vanish without a trace from a male only clothing optional resort. Feature-length re-edit of the fifth season.

Release Date2016-05-01

Charactersd Nelson Dorkoff

Vote Count1

Can't Stop Dancing

A Topeka, Kansas fun park dance troupe led by a 260 pound dancer (Ben Zook) learns that the park is going to close. Their leader convinces the group, now named "The Stupendous Six", to join him in a painted up bus and to hit the road to find the big time. The Six compete against other dancers to win a chance to compete in the grand finale at the Little Miss Orange County Beauty Pageant. The other members of the Six are Melanie Hutsell as an airhead, Margaret Cho as a oral fixated sex maniac, Brett Paesel as the leader's homosexual lover, Bruce Daniels as the African-American member with a penchant for misuse of black slang, and Michael Irpino as another more stereotypical gay dancer. Lots of cameos from tv stars occur in the various dance numbers. But this comedy does take most of its cues from "The Full Monty" rather than from other major dance films.

Release Date1999-01-16

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Randy Rubio

Vote Count3

Where the Bears Are 7

The Bears are targeted by a mysterious stalker while vacationing in sunny Palm Springs, California. Feature-length re-edit of the seventh season.

Release Date2018-11-01

Charactersd Nelson Dorkoff

Where the Bears Are 3

Nelson, Reggie, Wood and Hot Toddy race to find out who is knocking off the sexy young male models at Chunk Studios. Feature-length re-edit of the third season.

Release Date2014-10-24

Charactersd Nelson Dorkoff

Vote Count1

Where the Bears Are

Three gay bear roommates living together in Los Angeles, attempt to solve the murder of a party guest that turned up dead in their bathtub. Feature-length re-edit of the first season.

Release Date2012-12-01

Charactersd Nelson Dorkoff

A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The Documentary

This hilarious and touching documentary tells the story of how three older, gay, "bears" working in Hollywood, tired of having their gay-themed ideas rejected by the mainstream, decided to self-produce their own web series. Against all odds, the comedy featuring three bear roommates like "The Golden Girls" solving crimes a la "Murder, She Wrote," became a sensation online and one of the most successful web shows of all time. The documentary examines ageism, body-shaming, sex-positivity, the creative process and how friendship and community can ultimately create something beloved all over the world.

Release Date2023-09-23

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Charactersd

Vote Count2

Where the Bears Are 4

Murder hits close to home when a party crasher keels over from a glass of poisoned champagne at Nelson and Todd’s wedding shower. Feature-length re-edit of the fourth season.

Release Date2015-12-02

Charactersd Nelson Dorkoff

Jack and Jill

Jack Sadelstein, a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife and kids, dreads one event each year: the Thanksgiving visit of his twin sister Jill. Jill's neediness and passive-aggressiveness is maddening to Jack, turning his normally tranquil life upside down.

Release Date2011-11-11

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Vote Count2164

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