by Aaron Simon 
In an alternate universe Ben Jorgensen’s debut co-starring role alongside the legends Martin Sheen and Valerie Perrine in the 1995 tennis drama entitled, “The Break” was a blockbuster that garnered universal acclaim; instead Jorgensen, who goes by the name Monk, recalls the review byline, “Gone with the Wind it ain’t.”
“I flew to Miami for the premiere with Rae Dawn Chong and the movie had limited distribution for one sad weekend,” he…
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