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Ben Giroux attended the 2007 Ovation Awards for theatre in Los Angeles during the 2006-2007 season.  Giroux was in attendance with Ken Werther, publicist for Center Theatre Group and Giroux’s summer 2007 production Invasion! The Musical.  The event was held at the famous Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, and honored the year’s most outstanding shows.

Pictured: Ben Giroux with Publicist Ken Werther.

Publication: The Arizona Republic
By: Alison Stanton
Special for The Arizona Republic
Sept. 18, 2007

Ever since he was a little boy, Ben Giroux has had both acting and comedy in his blood.

“I was that 4-year-old running around the house having my parents film me on an old antiquated video recorder,” he said, laughing. “I was the class clown, and a complete goof, and somewhere there is a photo of my Dad holding me up to the TV to watch The Three Stooges when I was 2 years old.”

Giroux, 22, and the son of Alan and Marsha Giroux, owners of All About Books & Comics in Phoenix, said he is determined to make a career out of his love of acting and comedy.

So far, it appears he is well on his way to achieving his dream.

Since graduating from Sunnyslope High School in 2003 and the University of Southern California, Giroux, now a Los Angeles resident, landed a guest role in the second season of the USA Network’s hit comedy Psych. The episode aired back in August.

Giroux will also appear in Peter and Bobby Farrelly’s upcoming FOX pilot episode of Unhitched that will air sometime next year.

Giroux said he is living proof that with a lot of hard work, anyone can achieve their dream.

“Literally, I feel like the luckiest kid on the planet,” he said. “You have to be the most determined person in the world and if you are, good things will happen to you.”

Ben Giroux is the Executive Producer for a new, original musical comedy in Hollywood. Giroux leads the production team and stars in Invasion! The Musical at the Hudson Backstage Theatre in Hollywood (Santa Monica Blvd. just east of Highland on Theatre Row). The show opened this weekend (August 18th) and runs for a professional six week run, closing on September 23rd. Performances are at 8 pm on Fridays and Saturdays and 7 pm on Sundays.

The show features a hilarious cast, helmed by the voice-over talent of celebrity narrator Gilbert Gottfried.

For more information on Invasion! The Musical please visit www.InvasionTheMusical.com.

LA Weekly calls Giroux’s first stab at executive producing “a hilarious musical satire” and a “non-stop comic orgy!”

The Los Angeles Times  calls Giroux’s project “cheerfully obscene”, “A celebratory embrace of everything low-brow and offensive”, and “An attack on audience indifference!”

Variety calls Invasion “an envelope-pushing raunchfest” with “several catchy melodies!”

And Back Stage West calls the production “an endless parade of offensive gags!”

To purchase tickets to this limited engagement, click here.

Pictured: Ben Giroux (center) as Old Man Fletcher with the Company of Invasion! The Musical.

Ben Giroux guest-starred tonight on the hit comedy Psych on the USA Network.  Giroux played Jimmy Nickels, the childhood bully of Shawn (James Roday) and Gus (Dulé Hill).  If you missed the episode, you can download it on iTunes - just click here!

Giroux can next be seen on the Farrelly Brothers’ new Fox sitcom, Unhitched, this spring.

Pictured: A screen still from “And Down The Stretch Comes Murder.”  Left to Right: Dulé Hill, James Roday, and Ben Giroux.

Ben Giroux just wrapped his two-week shoot for Psych on the USA Network.  Giroux will play Jimmy Nichols, longtime childhood bully of Shawn and Gus, in Episode 5 of Season 2.  The season premieres on Friday, July 13th, and Giroux’s episode is titled “And Down the Stretch Comes Murder,” written by Josh Bycel and directed by Michael Zinberg.

Pictured (from left to right): James Roday, Ben Giroux, and Dulé Hill

Ben Giroux is currently shooting for two weeks in Vancouver, Canada for the USA Network’s hit comedy Psych entering it’s second season.  Giroux plays Jimmy Nichols in episode 5, with the season premiering in mid-July.

Pictured: Ben Giroux with the Psych Cast.  From left to right: Dulé Hill, James Roday, Ben Giroux, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson, and Kirsten Nelson.

The Fox network recently picked up The Rules for Starting Over for their fall slate.  Ben Giroux shot the pilot episode on location in Boston in April of this year.  Ben Giroux is featured in two new video clips on the Fox website, previewing the show:

Click Here to view The Rules for Starting Over Promo Trailer

Click Here to view Ben Giroux and Rashida Jones’ scene.

For more information about the new comedy television series from the Farrelly brothers, visit the Official Site.

Ben Giroux has been cast as Jimmy the Jockey on the USA Network’s hit new comedy Psych, entering its second season.  Giroux will play the long-time childhood bully of Shawn (James Roday - The Dukes of Hazzard) and Gus (Dulé Hill - The West Wing) and shoot on location in Canada at the end of May.  More information to come!

Ben Giroux has finished shooting the pilot episode of “The Rules for Starting Over.” The TV show is the latest from renowned writer/director duo Peter and Bobby Farrelly (”Dumb and Dumber”, “There’s Something About Mary”). Giroux plays Tim, the new boyfriend of Rashida Jones (”The Office”) in the episode. The project was shot on location in Boston at a Celtics game. To read more about the project and the Celtics shoot, visit the Boston Herald’s article.

Excerpt: “At halftime, Celtics captain Paul Pierce suited up and, accompanied by forward Ryan Gomes, got into the TV act by saying a few words - and belly-bumping the faux Lucky, played by Ben Giroux. The actor stands around 5 feet, 2 inches, so it was rather amusing. During the game, Giroux was nearly called for a technical when he spent a little too much time hamming it up on the court during one of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ third-quarter time-outs.”

Pictured: (Left to Right) Peter Farrelly, Ben Giroux, Bobby Farrelly.

Ben Giroux will guest-star in the new Farrelly Brothers Fox TV Pilot “The Rules for Starting Over.” The pilot episode will was shot on location in downtown Boston at the Fleetcenter, during a Celtics game, with series star Rashida Jones (”The Office”) and Craig Bierko (”Cinderella Man”). More information to come. Pictured: Ben Giroux and Rashida Jones (”The Office”) on location shooting “The Rules for Starting Over” in Boston.