Reckless Ben

Ben Schneider (born December 30, 1995), better known as Reckless Ben, is an American YouTuber, independent filmmaker, entrepreneur, and slackliner. He is known for producing comedic investigative documentary videos about controversial organizations, businesses, internet personalities, and alleged scams.

Early life Schneider, born Benjamin Paul Schneider, is from Fairfield, Ohio. During his teenage years, he became involved in slacklining, and graduated from Fairfield High School in 2014. He was a member of Boy Scout Troop 967 at Sacred Heart Church in Fairfield. He later studied engineering at the University of Cincinnati. While enrolled at the university, he continued participating in slacklining and began documenting many of his activities online. He dropped out of the University when he was three years into engineering school.

Slacklining career In 2018, at age 22, Schneider founded Ascending Slacklines, a company specializing in equipment for slacklining and highlining. That same year, Schneider appeared on the Italian reality television program .

In 2024, Schneider attracted media coverage after filming himself walking a tightrope between two unfinished towers at Oceanwide Plaza in Los Angeles. The stunt prompted an investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department, and the video was subsequently removed from YouTube. Schneider wore a duck mask during a later visit to the area. The painting had been hung in the gallery without permission by a local artist who claimed to be acting on behalf of Banksy, and it was removed minutes later, being taken to the venue's lost and found. Schneider and two associates were able to claim the painting later that year after creating a fake eBay receipt suggesting that they owned the artwork.

Scientology Schneider and his collaborators created "Scientology Sucks", an officially recognized religious organization in the state of California and Oregon intended to protest the Church of Scientology.

McKamey Manor Schneider investigated McKamey Manor, an attraction marketed as an extreme haunted-house experience. In a video on his YouTube channel, he alleged that participants were required to sign a non-disclosure agreement containing a stated $50,000 penalty clause, with McKamey also discussing the requirement.

Lucifer Valentine In 2025, Trilogy Media released a video titled Exposing Hollywood's Most Sadistic Director on their streaming platform, TrilogyPlus. The video documents an investigation by Schneider into the filmmaker Lucifer Valentine, known for the Vomit Gore Trilogy. It includes discussion of online claims linking the director's identity to Shawn Fedorchuk.

Bricks & Minifigs

In 2026, Schneider published a series of videos concerning a dispute involving a large Lego collection and a franchise of Bricks & Minifigs (BAM). The videos alleged that corporate personnel involved in terminating the franchise agreement later had ties to the incoming operators; however, those allegations have not been adjudicated in court. On March 27, Schneider was charged with stalking, classified as a Class A misdemeanor, and targeted residential picketing, classified as a Class B misdemeanor. Schneider also alleged that he faced legal issues as a result of police corruption, including an incident in which he and members of his team were reportedly swatted in Utah. He further alleged that the franchise's operators, Brandon Best and Joshua Johnson, as well as Bricks & Minifigs chief executive Ammon McNeff, were large donors to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Provo Canyon School In August 2026, Schneider released an undercover investigation of Provo Canyon School, a Utah residential treatment facility that had been the subject of longstanding allegations of abuse. Schneider posed as a 17-year-old prospective student, while one of his friends posed as a prospective employee. The video alleged problems including verbal and physical mistreatment of students, the use of isolation, inadequate education, and deficiencies in the facility's hiring practices.

Filmography Documentaries Year Title Role 2025 Trainwreck: Storm Area 51 Himself

Television Year Title Role Notes 2021 Go-Big Show Himself Season 1, Episode 4: "Danger, Danger Everywhere" 2025Exposing Hollywood's Most Sadistic Director Investigation into the filmmaker Lucifer Valentine.