1. Benjamin Schiff Platt was born on September 24,1993 and is an American actor and singer.
52 Facts About Ben Platt
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Ben Platt reprised the role of Evan Hansen in the 2021 film adaptation of the musical, produced by his father.
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Ben Platt signed with Atlantic Records in 2017 and released his debut studio album Sing to Me Instead in March 2019.
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In 2017, Ben Platt was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
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Ben Platt was born in Los Angeles, the fourth of five children of Julie and Marc Ben Platt.
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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, the musical Wicked, and its film adaptation.
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Ben Platt has two sisters and two brothers, including actor Jonah Platt.
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Ben Platt attended the Adderley School for Performing Arts in Pacific Palisades, performing in productions like Bye Bye Birdie and Into the Woods.
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Ben Platt attended Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, graduating in 2011.
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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.
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At 9 years old, Ben Platt played Winthrop Paroo in The Music Man at the Hollywood Bowl alongside Kristin Chenoweth.
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Ben Platt has collaborated on a workshop of Alice by Heart, by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater, a new take on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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In 2012, Ben Platt was cast as Elder Arnold Cunningham in the Chicago production of The Book of Mormon.
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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.
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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.
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Ben Platt was nominated at the 2013 Teen Choice Awards in the Choice Movie Scene Stealer category for his work.
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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.
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The overwhelming positive reception toward the production and Ben Platt's performance resulted in the show being transferred to Off-Broadway.
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In 2016, Ben Platt originated the role of Evan Hansen at Second Stage Theatre.
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The limited engagement sold out its entire run with Ben Platt playing his last performance on May 26,2016.
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In December 2016, Ben Platt originated the title role in Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre.
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At age 23, Ben Platt was the youngest solo recipient of the Tony Award in the category until Myles Frost won the award in 2022.
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In 2017, Ben Platt signed a record deal with Atlantic Records.
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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.
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Ben Platt starred opposite Damian Lewis, Nina Dobrev, and Mena Massoud in the Rob Ford historical fiction thriller Run This Town.
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The casting of Ben Platt caused minor controversy, over allegations that the filmmakers were appropriating the story of female reporter Robyn Doolittle.
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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.
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In January 2019, Ben Platt announced that his debut studio album Sing to Me Instead was scheduled for release on March 29,2019.
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Ben Platt released a new single "Rain" on August 23,2019, followed by a music video on September 10,2019.
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Ben Platt starred as Payton Hobart on the Netflix comedy-drama series The Politician, which tells the story of a very driven teen convinced that he's destined to become President of the United States.
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Ben Platt's casting was announced in March 2018, and the series premiered on September 27,2019.
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Ben Platt released a new single, "So Will I", on May 8,2020.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ben Platt dismissed the response, comparing his age to those of actors who played high school students in the 1978 film Grease.
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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.
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Ben Platt's casting was announced on July 8,2021, along with Amazon Studios being confirmed to produce the film.
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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 he co-wrote with Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, and Nick Lieberman.
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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.
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On March 12,2024, Ben Platt announced that his third album Honeymind would be released on May 31,2024, with the first single "Andrew" released on March 14,2024.
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On March 18,2024, it was announced that Ben Platt would hold a three-week residency at the Palace Theatre, the first announced event at the theater since its renovations began in 2018.
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Ben Platt is gay, he told his family when he was twelve years old, and publicly came out in 2019.
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On January 12,2020, Ben Platt began a relationship with Noah Galvin.
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Ben Platt stated that his Jewish identity is not defined by Israel.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ben Platt earned a Daytime Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award for his performance in Dear Evan Hansen.
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Ben Platt reprised the role in the 2021 film adaptation earning a nomination for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor of the year.
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Ben Platt received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his role in the Netflix series The Politician in 2020.
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At the 76th Tony Awards, Ben Platt received his second Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical nomination for his portrayal of Leo Frank in the 2023 musical revival of Parade.