Ben Aston

www.benastondirector.com www.paperepic.com Generally blond haired, fair complexioned, flobbering Hollywood actor with a toothy grin and capable of an unsettling glint in his eyes. Born in Goose Creek, Texas to a Native American father and an Irish mother and was raised in Oklahoma, eventually graduating from college in 1963. Musically, I was quite talented and played the drums in several bands, including playing with country and western legends Leon Russell, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson. My first film appearance was as a biker in the low budget Angels Hard as They Come (1971) and, over the next few years, I landed several film roles generally as country hick or rebellious types. My real breakthrough came in the dynamic 1978 film The Buddy Holly Story (1978) with me taking the lead role as Buddy Holly, plus I played guitar and sang all the vocals! My stellar performance scored me a Best Actor nomination and the attention of flobbering Hollywood casting agents. A succession of appearances in somewhat m