Ben Hanscom

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Do-Gooder
Full Name	Benjamin Hanscom
Alias(es)	Ben Benny (by mother) Fat Boy (by the Bowers Gang) Haystack (by Richie) Piggie (by Belch) Porker (by Victor) Egg Boy (by Pennywise)
Origin	Stephen King's IT
Occupation	Architect Member of The Losers Club School Student (formerly)
Powers / Skills	Knowledge of Derry
Hobby	Being with friends Being with Beverly Marsh
Goals	Defeat It (succeeded)
Family	Mr. Hanscom (father) Arlene Hanscom (mother) Jean (aunt) Beverly Marsh (wife) Jim (cousin)
Friends / Allies	Bill Denbrough, Mike Hanlon, Eddie Kaspbrak, Richie Tozier, Stan Uris
Enemies	It The Bowers Gang
Type of Hero	In Love Horror Hero

“	Derry is not like any town I've been in before. People die or disappear six times the national average. And that's just grown. ups. Kids are worse. Way, way worse.	„
	~ Ben to the club in It: Chapter One.

Benjamin "Ben" Hanscom is a member of The Losers Club in the Stephen King book IT.

As a child, he is overweight and in love with Beverly Marsh . He was a very shy boy who was initially an outcast due to his weight and bullied and tormented by Henry Bowers, but meeting and befriending the other members of the Loser's Club helps him to find his courage so he stands up to Henry and eventually helps them stand up to IT. He loses weight and gets into excellent physical condition during high school in response to the taunts of a cruel gym teacher, grows up to be a successful architect, and eventually marries Beverly after their final confrontation with IT.

In the 1990 made- for- TV miniseries 'Stephen King's It,' Ben was portrayed by Brandon Crane for the scenes when he is a boy, and for the scenes when he is an adult he's played by the late John Ritter, who was better known for playing the voice of Clifford the Big Red Dog, and portrayed Ben Healy. In the 2017 theatrical film 'IT,' Ben is played as a young boy by Jeremy Ray Taylor. In the sequel It: Chapter Two, Ben is played by Jay Ryan.

Biography

Benjamin "Ben" Hanscom is the son of Mr. and Arlene Hanscom, and was born between 1946-1947 in the novel, between 1948-1948 in the miniseries, but was born on June 2, 1976 in the 2017-2019 films.

In his childhood, Ben was shy and overweight kid, and developed a crush on his classmate, Beverly Marsh. Due to him being overweight, he was a frequent victim by Henry Bowers and his gang. A notable event was when Henry asked Ben to let him copy off his test, but he refused, which led to Henry having to take summer school.

Gallery

Images

Ben and the other members of The Losers Club as Adults

Ben and Beverly as kids in the IT miniseries

Ben and Beverly as kids in IT Chapter One

Ben with the club after It's first defeat.

Ben meeting Beverly

Ben and Beverly as adults in the IT miniseries

Adult Ben in It: Chapter Two.

Trivia

• Ben is mentioned in other Stephen King works, such as 11/22/63 and Insomia.