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Theater student Ben Ellerbrock won a National Youth Arts award this summer for his role as Piggy in &quot;Lord of the Flies.&quot; Now he is focusing on comedy in ComedySportz and Rapid Fire Improv at UCLA. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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Unexpected course leads student to path in acting, comedy

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Ben Ellerbrock had the choice between either cooking or acting class in high school. When the speech and debate team was full, he arrived at theater his freshman year only after his counselor told him that cooking would not fit in with his class schedule.

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Unexpected course leads student to path in acting, comedy

By Ashley Vu

Oct. 20, 2015 12:00 a.m.