Ben Giroux, a native of Phoenix, Arizona, grew up watching comedic greats including The Three Stooges, Laurel and Hardy, and Charlie Chaplin. His parents, owners of comic book stores throughout the Phoenix area, provided great comedic inspiration.
Giroux utilized his comedic upbringing in the local Arizona theatre world. He garnered the Herberger Theatre’s Best Young Actor of the Year Award in 2002. After Ben’s performance in Phoenix Theatre’s production of Neil Simon’s Rumors, Max McQueen awarded Giroux the Best Comedic Actor of the Year Award in the annual East Valley Tribune Maxie Awards.
In 2003, Ben won the National Donna Reed Acting Competition, then ranked 12th in the country at the National Forensic League’s humorous interpretation competition.
In 2004, Giroux garnered an AriZoni Award for his portrayal of JB Biggley in Phoenix Theatre’s production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Later that year, Ben entered film school in Orange County, California where he wrote, directed, and acted in a variety of short films.
Giroux then entered the theatre and cinema programs at the University of Southern California in downtown Los Angeles. In 2005, Ben played Moonface Martin in USC’s production of Anything Goes, which earned him the John Ritter Memorial Comedy Award for the Best Comedic Performance of the Year.
Also in 2005, Giroux was cast in Center Theatre Group’s production of Sidney Kingsley’s Dead End at the Ahmanson Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. Giroux played opposite of Jeremy Sisto (Clueless, Six Feet Under), Tom Everett Scott (That Thing You Do), Katheryn Hahn (Anchorman, Crossing Jordan), and Ricky Ullman (Phil of the Future). Dead End was the first production under new Center Theatre Group artistic director Michael Ritchie.
After graduating from USC with a major in Theatre and a minor in Cinema, Ben pursued television. He shot the pilot episode of Unhitched on location in Boston for Peter and Bobby Farrelly (Dumb and Dumber, There’s Something About Mary) with actress Rashida Jones (The Office, I Love You Man) in April of 2007. He also guest-starred in the second-season of the USA Network’s hit comedy Psych with Dulé Hill (The West Wing) and James Roday (The Dukes of Hazzard) in May of 2007.
In early 2008, Ben formed his own production company, Oh Wow Productions, with Scott Burman and David Sinatra. Their first project, Ben and Burman, is now executively produced by Gary Randall of Grand Productions, the production company behind TNT’s Emmy-Nominated Saving Grace. Giroux’s company is represented by the Endeavor Agency, which is currently pitching Ben and Burman to major television networks.
In October of 2009, Ben was featured on the national cover story of Back Stage Magazine in an article highlighting his acting and producing endeavors.
That year, Ben also began improv training at the Groundlings school.
Recently, Giroux was cast opposite of Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Danny Woodburn (Seinfeld, Watchmen), and George Wendt (Cheers) in Disney’s Santa Buddies, a holiday feature film.
Other recent credits include a guest-starring role on FOX’s critically acclaimed House, M.D., a guest-starring role on FOX’s Bones, and a national Build-a-Bear commercial campaign with comedian Bruce Fine.
Ben is also active in voice-over, having recently voiced multiple radio commercials for companies such as McDonalds, Blimpie, Sonic, and ESPN.
Working with comedy mentor Danny Woodburn, Ben can now be seen performing stand-up comedy in various LA clubs.
Ben visits his comedic roots in Phoenix a few times a year, and is currently a working actor / producer in Los Angeles.
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