Kenneth Robert Tuff Baumann (born August 8, 1989) is an American actor, writer, publisher and book designer. He became most known for playing Ben Boykewich on ''

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''. He is the author of numerous novels, nonfiction stories, essays, and poems. He also owns and co-owns many other companies such as Sator Press, which was the series designer for

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, he is also a co-founder of the iOS app Sweetspot. In 2014, Baumann enrolled at St. John's College in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Personal life

Baumann was born in Urbana, Illinois. He grew up in Abilene, Texas, where his family owned and operated a miniature horse ranch and wildlife rescue. He married actress

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on June 16, 2012, in

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. Baumann is a member of

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, a community of people who pledge to 10% of their income to effective charities.

Book design

Along with serving as the series designer for

, Baumann designed the covers for ''Fuckscapes'' by Sean Kilpatrick, and each issue of ''No Colony,'' Sator Press.

Published works

Novels

* ''The Country'' (2019) * ''Solip'' (New York:

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2013) * ''Say, Cut, Map'' (2013)

Nonfiction

* ''Eat the Flowers'' (2018) * ''EarthBound'' (2014)

Filmography

References

External links

Ken Baumann's website
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Sator Press
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baumann, Ken 1989 births 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Texas American male television actors Living people Writers from Urbana, Illinois People with Crohn's disease