Ben Hanscom

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. In the upcoming theatrical film 'It,' Ben will be played as a young boy by Jeremy Ray Taylor.

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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 and Beverly as adults in the IT miniseries