Ben Johnson has been working as a professional actor, improviser, clown, juggler, and teacher since 1997. Most recently, Ben was a featured performer on Cirque du Soleil's touring show Alegria in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates. He has also been cast as a company guest with BATS Improv in San Francisco, California for their 2009-2010 season. In 2007 he played the title role in the Gamm Theatre's critically acclaimed production of Bernard Pomerance's "The Elephant Man", in Pawtucket, RI. Ben has performed regularly as a variety entertainer at corporate events, county fairs, children's hospitals, street festivals, parades, schools, and (very quietly) in libraries across the country.