- Born
- Birth nameBenjamin Schiff Platt
- Nickname
- Ben
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Benjamin Schiff Platt is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appeared in productions of The Sound of Music (2006) and The Book of Mormon (2012-2015), rising to prominence for originating the title role in Broadway coming-of-age musical Dear Evan Hansen (2015-2017). His performance in the latter earned him multiple accolades, including a Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award. At 23, Platt became the youngest solo recipient of the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical.- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- SpousesNoah Galvin(September 1, 2024 - present)Noah Galvin(September 2024 - present)
- ParentsJulie Platt
- RelativesJonah Platt(Sibling)Henry Platt(Sibling)Hannah Platt(Sibling)
- Originated the role of Evan Hansen in the Broadway musical, "Dear Evan Hansen".
- Was the youngest person to play Elder Cunningham in the musical "Book of Mormon", at only nineteen years old.
- On June 11, 2017, Ben Platt won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for playing the title character in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen.
- As a child, Platt attended Camp Ramah in California, one in a network of Jewish summer camps affiliated with the Conservative Judaism Movement. During an interview on "Late Night with Seth Meyers," Platt told Meyers that he was once in a Camp Ramah production of the musical "Guys and Dolls" in which he performed the lead role of Sky Masterson entirely in Hebrew.
- Has a dog named Bella, after the "Barden Bellas" in Pitch Perfect.
- Ben's father is Marc Platt, an Emmy and Tony award-winning and Oscar nominated producer. One of his most famous Broadway productions is Wicked, which starred Ben's brother, Jonah Platt, in the role of Fierro.
- The things that make you strange are the things that make you powerful
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