Beck Bennett


Beck Bennett is an American actor, comedian, and writer who is a current cast member on Saturday Night Live, joining in 2013. Before his tenure on SNL, he was recognized for the AT&T "It's Not Complicated" commercials where he interviewed kids, his sketch videos with the comedy group Good Neighbor, and his YouTube show Theatre of Life.

Early life

Bennett was born in Wilmette, Illinois, the son of Sarah and Andy Bennett. He performed in multiple shows at Children's Theatre of Winnetka. He graduated from New Trier High School in 2003 where he played Jean Valjean in his school's production of Les Misérables. Bennett attended the USC School of Dramatic Arts in the B.F.A. Acting program.

Career

In 2003, Bennett joined the improv/sketch group Commedus Interruptus along with fellow SNL cast member Kyle Mooney and Nick Rutherford. In 2007, after graduation, Mooney, Rutherford, and Bennett joined with editor/director Dave McCary to form the sketch group Good Neighbor. The group received praise from the comedian Louis C.K. and director Steven Spielberg, who sent Mooney, Bennett, Rutherford, and McCary a personal acknowledgement after being impressed with the Hook parody, Unbelievable Dinner. He complimented the sketch and encouraged the group to continue making funny movies.
In 2011, Bennett created the satirical political talk show Fresh Perspectives, which helped him land his AT&T commercials interviewing children.
In 2012, he appeared in the film Kill Me Now, a film starring multiple internet sketch-comedy groups, and filmed Beside Still Waters by writer/director Chris Lowell.
In March 2013, Bennett appeared in an episode of Last Man Standing, and that August voiced a character for FOX ADHD's Axe Cop. That same year Good Neighbor produced a pilot for Comedy Central with Adam McKay's Gary Sanchez production company, though it was not picked up as a series, in light of the move of three of the troupe's four members to New York City to star on Saturday Night Live. That same year Bennett completed work on the independent film Balls Out and appeared in season 4 of Arrested Development.
Bennett voices Launchpad McQuack in the 2017 DuckTales reboot.

Saturday Night Live

Bennett debuted as a featured player on Saturday Night Live in its 39th season on September 28, 2013. He was promoted to repertory status for Saturday Night Live's 41st season on October 2, 2015.
His celebrity impressions on SNL include Ashley Parker Angel, Javier Bardem, Bill Belichick, Wolf Blitzer, Jeb Bush, Drew Carey, Bill Clinton, Harry Connick Jr., Simon Cowell, Bing Crosby, Ted Cruz, Guillermo Del Toro, Sam Elliott, Jim Gilmore, Roger Goodell, Mark Halperin, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Hollywood, Matt Iseman, Ronny Jackson, Elton John, Brian Kilmeade, Steve Kroft, Howie Long, Al Michaels, Mitch McConnell, Jim Nantz, Kevin O'Leary, Nick Offerman, Mike Pence, Vladimir Putin, Jake Tapper, Malcolm Turnbull, and George Zimmer.
Other recurring characters
On May 13, 2016, Bennett posted to his Instagram a photograph of himself with his girlfriend Jessy Hodges, in which the caption stated that the couple were celebrating five years together,. The couple married on August 25, 2018. He has been friends with fellow SNL cast member Kyle Mooney since they were students at the University of Southern California. In celebration of this friendship, many SNL sketches have Bennett and Mooney’s characters either being on the same side or direct enemies.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Kill Me NowTodd
2013Beside Still WatersTom
2014Balls OutDick
2015The Party is OverAdam
2016Zoolander 2Geoff MillieUncredited
2016DeanTrevor
2016SingLance
2016The Late BloomerLuke
2017Brigsby BearDetective Bander
2018The UnicornTyson
2019Greener GrassNick
2019Plus OneMatt
2019The Angry Birds Movie 2Brad Eagleberger and Hank
2020Bill & Ted Face the MusicDeacon Logan

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Last Man StandingPolice Sergeant Episode: "The Fight"
2013Arrested Development'Straight' Straightbait ActorEpisode: "A New Start"
2013Axe CopFather of Boy Episode: "The Rabbit Who Broke All the Rules"
2013Lucas Bros. Moving CoRepo Man Episode: "DDT"
2013–presentSaturday Night LiveVariousMain cast
2015Big Time in Hollywood, FLRickyEpisode: "Rehabilitation"
2017Master of NoneHelicopter Pilot Episode: "Amarsi Un Po"
2017Comrade DetectiveNikita Ionescu2 episodes
2017GhostedBobEpisode: "Lockdown"
2017–presentDuckTalesLaunchpad McQuack Main cast
2019The Other TwoJeff2 episodes
2019ShrillThe AwesomeEpisode: "Troll"
2019SunnysideTripp HensonEpisode: "Schnorf Town"