Ken Baumann

Ken Baumann
Born Kenneth Robert Tuff Baumann
(1989-08-08) August 8, 1989
Urbana, Illinois, U.S.
Other names Kenny Baumann
Occupation Writer, publisher, book designer
Years active 2003–present
Spouse(s) Aviva Farber (m. 2012)
Website www.kenbaumann.com

Kenneth Robert Tuff "Ken" Baumann (born August 8, 1989) is an American writer, publisher, and book designer. For ten years, he worked in theater, film, and television, becoming most known for playing Ben Boykewich on The Secret Life of the American Teenager. He is the author of the novels Solip and Say, Cut, Map, the nonfiction book EarthBound, as well as various essays, short stories, and poems. He owns and operates Sator Press, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit publishing company, is the series designer for Boss Fight Books, and co-published No Colony, a literary journal, with Blake Butler (author). He is a co-founder of the iOS app Sweetspot, [1] and an angel investor in the learning platform Memrise.[2] He currently attends St. John's College in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Personal life

Baumann was born in Urbana, Illinois, the son of Vicki and Robert Baumann.[3] He grew up in Abilene, Texas, where his family owned and operated a miniature horse ranch and wildlife rescue. In 2012, he was diagnosed with Crohn's disease.[4] He married actress Aviva Farber on June 16, 2012 in Malibu, California.[5]

Book design

Along with serving as the series designer for Boss Fight Books, Baumann designed the covers for fuckscapes by Sean Kilpatrick,[6] each issue of No Colony'', and each title published by Sator Press.

Published works

Novels

Nonfiction

References

  1. ↑ "Sweetspot - Team". Onsweetspot.com. 2014-09-29. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  2. ↑ Memrise
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ Jonathan Gold Gave Me Crohn's Disease
  5. ↑ The Secret Life of the American Teenager Star Ken Baumann Weds Aviva Farber
  6. ↑ "Interview with Sean Kilpatrick | Columbia Poetry Reviews". Blogs.colum.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-01.

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