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Ben Rollins
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In high school, he was a student in the drama class taught by the late
Gary Kau
.
Is a member of MENSA, as are
James Woods
,
Geena Davis
,
Alan Rachins
and
Derek Barbosa
.
Speaks English, German and Spanish.
Served in the U.S. Marines (1980-1986).
Ninth of eleven children, six older brothers, two older sisters, and two younger sisters.
Parents were Dean Rollins, an appliance repairman and Army veteran (d. 1998) and Edith Rollins, homemaker and Navy veteran (d. 1987).
Served the Iowa National Guard from 2006 until 2012.
Among his classmates in the drama class taught by
Gary Kau
were
Dave Lancaster
,
Cathryn Rollins
, and
Lorna Jean Katz
.
Attended the University of Iowa, as did
Ashton Kutcher
,
Gene Wilder
, and
Mary Beth Hurt
.
Former Army Combat Medic.
Former nationally registered EMT.
Served in Iraq with
Andre Daniel
.
Uncle of
Carlyn Blount
.
Chosen to represent the state of Iowa in the 100 Faces of War Experience art project.
Father of
Dean Rollins
.
Winner of 2013 Windfall Award (University of Iowa) for Best Performance. Award was for his portrayal of Mr. Smith in the short film "Good Boy".
Graduated from the University of Iowa, majoring in History and Classics (Ancient Civilizations). (May 2017)
(2009-2010) Deployed to Iraq for one year.
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