GOLIGHTLY, benjamin james.

[BENJAMIN JAMES GOLIGHTLY]

UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN

I'M GONNA SOAK UP THE SUN

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FULL NAME ,

[/color] benjamin james golighty
NICKNAMES ,[/color] ben, benji, bj
AGE ,[/color] twenty-four
GRADE ,[/color] - - -
OCCUPATION ,[/color] producer
SEXUALITY ,[/color] heterosexual
MEMBER GROUP ,[/color] tourist
PLAY-BY ,[/color] ed westwick.
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I'M GONNA TELL EVERYONE TO LIGHTEN UP

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SECRETS ,

[/color] when benjamin was twenty, he proposed to his girlfriend, serena, on valentine's day. she rejected him saying that it wasn't him, it was her, that she was afraid of commitment and it just didn't feel right. benjamin was crushed. he sold her engagement ring and used part of the money to produce his first movie.
FEARS ,[/color] benjamin has a deep rooted fear of failure. he is afraid that if he fails he will disappoint everyone around him and worst of all, disappoint himself. this is his number one fear. he also has a fear of heights.
DREAMS ,[/color]ben dreams to one day produce three academy award winning films or five emmy winning television shows. he wants to have his name go down in hollywood history along with the names of james cameron and spielberg.
LIKES ,[/color] chocolate covered strawberries, hot tubs, silent films, classic literature, movie premieres, italian three-piece suits, scotch on the rocks, nineteen twenties to nineteen fourties, helping with casting calls, spending time with his sister, brynne, juicy burgers, being an uncle, fireplace fires, christmas time, the color red, plaid designs, red meat.
DISLIKES ,[/color] his mother's promiscuity and hypocrisy, pressure to get done by a deadline, having a movie flop, uncooperative patrons, loosing money, being called stingy, long car rides, high maintenance women.
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AND I'VE GOT NO ONE TO BLAME

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MOTHER ,

[/color]lorraine golightly, fourty-three, magazine editor
FATHER ,[/color]henry golightly, owned a large chain of hotels, deceased
step dad number one, owner of a shipping company
step dad number two, neurosurgeon
step dad number three, owner of an airline company
step dad number four, owner of an oil company
step dad number five, owner of a law firm
step dad number six, owner of a large real estate company
SIBLINGS ,[/color] brynne golighty, twenty-two, owner of breakfast at brynne's
PETS ,[/color] klipspringer, german shepard
OTHER FAMILY ,[/color] holden harlow golightly, niece
WEALTH CLASS ,[/color] wealthy
HOMETOWN ,[/color] new york, new york, america.

OVERALL HISTORY ,[/color]

• benjamin james golightly is born the first child to henry and lorraine golightly. his birth is news amongst the new york social scene and he is set in place to one day inherit the golightly fortune. he receives everything a infant could ever want or need.
  
• brynne elizabeth golightly is born. benjamin is two.
  
• most of benjamin's childhood is spent with nannies and his sister, brynne. he rarely sees his parents except at parties and social outings. benjamin feels more of a connection to his father than he does to his mother. ben constantly yearns for his father's approval even during childhood.
  
• henry golightly dies shortly before ben's eighth birthday. mr. golightly had been sick for some time but was trying to hide it. he couldn't hide the symptoms from ben. ben knew for quite awhile that something was wrong.
  
• at twelve years old, benjamin golightly is sent to his first boarding school. at thirteen, he is kicked out of his first boarding school. this would be a repetitive process that goes on for years.
  
• the golightly family spends every summer in tuscany. ben falls in love with the place, but not as much as his sister, brynne.
  
• benjamin graduates high school at eighteen and receives his trust fund. he uses the money to produce his first movie. it is a success. his money is tripled in the process and he has enough money to start his own production company.
  
• by twenty-four, benjamin is bored of his hollywood home. he wants to mix things up and decides to take some time off and visit his sister in st. lorenza, tuscany.
  

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EVERY TIME I FEEL LAME, I'M LOOKING UP

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NAME/ALIAS ,

[/color] cc
EXPERIENCE ,[/color] three years
OTHER CHARACTERS,[/color] cam, leo.

ROLEPLAY SAMPLE ,[/color] put in quotes
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