Birthday: June 18, 1956.
Birthplace: Winchester, Va.
Occupation: Actor.
Current home: I live in Texas hill country and Los Angeles.
Marital status: Married to Madeleine Stowe. We’ve been together 18 years.
Child: May, 2.
Cars: In Texas, I have a white 1993 Ford pickup and in L.A., a burgundy 1997 Ford Expedition.
Working on: “The Brian Benben Show” on CBS-TV. It takes place in a local news station.
I stay home to watch: A&E’s “Investigative Reports.”
The book I’ve been reading: The memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant. I’m a history buff.
Magazines I read: American Heritage and The New Yorker.
Favorite pigout food: My watermelons. I grow them and they’re incredible.
Personal hero: Ted Kyle, the guy who runs my ranch in Texas. He’s my spiritual leader.
If I could do it over: I’d be less angry.
I’d give anything to meet: My parents when they were young.
My fantasy is: I’m an excellent roper.
The worst advice my mother ever gave me: “Everybody’s wearing dickeys.”
The one thing I can’t stand: Long conversations about food.
People who knew me in high school thought I was: Leaving town.
My most irrational act: They’re too numerous to mention.
If I weren’t an actor, I’d be: A produce buyer.
If I’ve learned one thing in life it’s: Drink plenty of water.
Most humbling experience: Daily life is the most humbling experience.
The three words that best describe me: Twinkly, twinkly, twinkly.
