46 Facts About Ben Platt

Benjamin Schiff Platt was born on September 24,1993 and is an American actor, singer, and songwriter.

Ben Platt began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appeared in productions of The Sound of Music and The Book of Mormon, rising to prominence for originating the title role in Broadway coming-of-age musical Dear Evan Hansen.

At age 23, Platt became the youngest solo recipient of the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his performance in Dear Evan Hansen.

Ben Platt reprised the role of Evan Hansen in the 2021 film adaptation of the musical, produced by his father.

Ben Platt then played Leo Frank in the 2022 New York City Center Gala production of Parade, which transferred to Broadway in 2023.

In 2017, Ben Platt was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.

Ben Platt signed with Atlantic Records in 2017 and released his debut studio album Sing to Me Instead in March 2019.

Ben Platt was born in Los Angeles, the fourth of five children of Julie and Marc Ben Platt.

Ben Platt's father is a film, television, and theater producer whose credits include Legally Blonde, Into the Woods, La La Land, Mary Poppins Returns, and the musical Wicked.

Ben Platt has two sisters and two brothers, including actor Jonah Platt.

Ben Platt attended the Adderley School for Performing Arts in Pacific Palisades, performing in productions like Bye Bye Birdie and Into the Woods.

Ben Platt attended Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, graduating in 2011.

Ben Platt then enrolled at Columbia University in New York but dropped out after seven weeks to fulfill his contract with The Book of Mormon.

At 9 years old, Ben Platt played Winthrop Paroo in The Music Man at the Hollywood Bowl alongside Kristin Chenoweth.

Ben Platt has collaborated on a workshop of Alice by Heart, by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater, a new take on Alice in Wonderland.

In 2012, Ben Platt was cast as Elder Arnold Cunningham in the Chicago production of The Book of Mormon.

Ben Platt later reprised his role as Elder Cunningham on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre from January 7,2014, to January 6,2015.

In 2012, Ben Platt had a supporting role in the musical comedy Pitch Perfect, loosely based on the non-fiction book Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory.

Ben Platt was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in the category Choice Movie: Male Scene Stealer for his work.

In 2015, Platt reprised his role as Benji Applebaum in the sequel, Pitch Perfect 2, followed by appearances in the films Ricki and the Flash and Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk.

The overwhelming positive reception toward the production and Ben Platt's performance resulted in the show being transferred to Off-Broadway.

In 2016, Ben Platt originated the role of Evan Hansen at Second Stage Theatre.

The limited engagement sold out its entire run with Ben Platt playing his last performance on May 26,2016.

In December 2016, Ben Platt originated the title role in Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre.

In 2017, Ben Platt signed a record deal with Atlantic Records.

Ben Platt donated a portion of the proceeds to support the March for Our Lives anti-gun-violence initiative, and performed on stage with Miranda at the rally in Washington, DC, on March 24,2018.

Ben Platt starred opposite Damian Lewis, Nina Dobrev, and Mena Massoud in the Rob Ford historical fiction thriller Run This Town.

The casting of Ben Platt caused minor controversy, over allegations that the filmmakers were appropriating the story of female reporter Robyn Doolittle.

On March 1,2018, Ben Platt was confirmed to star in the indie drama Broken Diamonds opposite Lola Kirke, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alphonso McAuley, and Lynda Boyd.

In January 2019, Ben Platt announced that his debut studio album Sing to Me Instead was scheduled for release on March 29,2019.

Ben Platt released a new single "Rain" on August 23,2019, followed by a music video on September 10,2019.

Ben Platt's casting was announced in March 2018, and the series premiered on September 27,2019.

Ben Platt released a new single, "So Will I", on May 8,2020.

On June 8,2020, Ben Platt released "Everything I Did to Get to You", a new single written by David Davis, which he picked as the winner of his episode of NBC's songwriting competition show Songland.

On June 25,2021, Ben Platt released a cover version of the song "You and I" by Lady Gaga, as part of the tenth anniversary of the Born This Way album.

On June 18,2020, Ben Platt confirmed that he was set to reprise his role as Evan Hansen in the film, which would be directed by Stephen Chbosky from a screenplay by Levenson.

Ben Platt dismissed the response, comparing his age to those of actors who played high school students in the 1978 film Grease.

On March 2,2021, it was announced that Ben Platt was in talks to star in the film adaptation of Grant Ginder's novel The People We Hate at the Wedding.

Ben Platt's casting was announced on July 8,2021, along with Amazon Studios being confirmed to produce the film.

On June 9,2022, it was announced that Ben Platt would produce and star in the musical comedy film Theater Camp, inspired by the 2020 short film of the same name co-written with Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, and Nick Lieberman.

On May 11,2023, Ben Platt signed with Interscope Records for his future music releases and to operate an imprint for which he will sign and develop talent.

Ben Platt told his family when he was thirteen years old, and publicly came out in 2019, before the release of his song "Ease My Mind".

On January 12,2020, Ben Platt began a relationship with Noah Galvin.

Ben Platt was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Drama League Distinguished Performance Award, and won the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actor and Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical for Dear Evan Hansen's Off-Broadway run in 2016.

On May 19,2017, at the 83rd annual Drama League Awards, it was announced that Ben Platt had won the organization's Distinguished Performance Award.

In winning at the age of 23, for his work in Dear Evan Hansen, Ben Platt became the youngest winner in the award's history.