Ben Stein, the writer, actor and television personality, will open the University of Central Arkansas’s new Distinguished Lecture series at Reynolds Performance Hall.
Stein will appear at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
Stein has a varied professional background, having worked as a speech writer and lawyer for Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, a columnist for the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, New York Magazine, Los Angeles Magazine, E! Online and the New York Times. According to his Web site, www.benstein.com, he has written a lengthy diary for 20 years for The American Spectator. For many years, he has written a column about personal finance for Yahoo! and is a commentator for CBS Sunday Morning and for Fox News.
Stein has also written, co-written and published 30 books. He has acted in movies, television and commercials and was the host of the Comedy Central quiz show, Win Ben Stein
