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Ben Van Bergen

Also Known As: Ben Van Vergen

Biography: Born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Speaks 3 languages and several dialects. Wrote/co-wrote more than 17 screenplays, a T.V. series, and a volume of monologues and poetry & composed 50 songs. Produced a feature film and 2 feature length documentaries as well as four short projects. Lives in New York City and commutes to the EU when necessary. Came to NYC first on a cultural grant to write an instruction book for an East Harlem School. Studied with Eve Collyer for stage, film and T.V. work. Now primarily works on film and T.V. projects.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Birthday: Not available

Age: Not available

Gender: Male

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Overview: A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

Genres: Crime Drama Comedy

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2013-12-25

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Overview: When astronaut Spencer Armacost returns to Earth after a mission that nearly cost him his life, he decides to take a desk job in order to see his beautiful wife, Jillian, more often. Gradually, Jillian notices that Spencer's personality seems to have changed, but her concerns fade when she discovers that she's pregnant. As Jillian grows closer to becoming a mother, her suspicions about Spencer return. Why does it seem as if he's a different person?

Genres: Drama Science Fiction Thriller

Original Language: en

Release Date: 1999-08-27

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Overview: Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with a long-in-the-tooth stripper, and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter. But he can't resist the lure of the ring and readies himself for a comeback.

Genres: Drama Romance

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2008-09-07

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Overview: A surreptitious smuggler gets solicited by the CIA to help cover-up the Nicaraguan blackmail attempt on the CIA, after the release of "Dark Alliance", by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Gary Webb. - Karl Wachsmann

Genres: Drama

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2016-10-22

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Overview: A college dropout gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm and is on the fast track to success—but the job might not be as legitimate as it sounds.

Genres: Crime Drama Thriller

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2000-02-18

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Overview: Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends him a border collie that's undisciplined because of abuse. Despite a series of mishaps, Jon decides to keep trying with the dog, and he rents a dilapidated farm house to give the dog room to run. A local handyman refers Jon to a woman who might be able to help him train the dog. Reluctantly, Jon gives her a try. Is the dog the problem, or the owner?

Genres: Comedy Drama

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2009-09-03

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Votes: 77

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