Jaren Lewison

He's going to narrate Ben Gross' thoughts?' I couldn't believe it,” says Lewison, who considers Samberg one of his idols and counts Hot Rods among his favorite ...

“I wanted to get a degree in psychology because A, I’m a lifelong learner, and B, it really helps me in terms of my process as an actor because I’m very psychological in my approach. I’m dying over here!’ And then she was like, ‘Oh my God! Oh my God? Oh my God!’ And then I was like, ‘Oh my God! Oh my God? Oh my God!’ I’m really excited, especially for fans to be able to see that moment, because they’ve come so far. I was in the middle of doing my Zoom classes because at the time I was a full-time student at USC. I got the script in my inbox late at night. I was like, ‘See you on the other side.’ After I read that moment, I was like, ‘Oh my God! Oh my God! David. David. David.’ Because that’s what I call her in real life too. I haven’t read them yet because I’m not ready to bawl my eyes out, but everybody from the office to pre and post had the ability to sign my script and write a little note and I’m going to put it in the nicest frame I can own and cherish it forever because it’s the people that make this show so special. “I thought I was going to be so somber that it was ending. What’s wrong?’ Then my manager comes on the phone and he’s like, ‘Hello?’ And I was like, ‘…Hello?’ He just goes, ‘Congratulations, buddy. Fast forward and Lewison has played Ben for three seasons of Never Have I Ever, which just finished its fourth and final season expected to premiere in 2023. “At the time it was called Untitled Kaling/Fisher. As soon as I saw that, I was like, ‘Oh my God.’ For Netflix? And It was already picked up to a 10-episode order? Lewison was at orientation at the University of Southern California, where he graduated from this year, when he received a call telling him that the producers liked his tape and wanted him to fly to Los Angeles to screen test. When he arrived at the screen test, he learned he was among the final four or five actors still competing for the role of Ben. “Funny enough, I actually met Darren [Barnett] at the screen test, who plays Paxton,” Lewison says. “I was like, ‘Alright! Whatever! That was fun.