All the details on Ben Platt’s family, education, career, girlfriend, net worth and much more!
- Ben Platt is an American actor and singer.
- He is best known for his role in Dear Evan Hansen, a Broadway musical for which he has won several awards.
- His other roles are in the musical films Pitch Perfect (2012) and Pitch Perfect 2 (2015).
Ben Platt’s birth, age, family, education
Ben Platt was born on September 24, 1993, in Los Angeles, California, the U.S. His birth name is Benjamin Schiff Platt. Similarly, his father is Marc Platt who worked as a film, television, and theater producer. His mother is Julie (née Beren). Ben is the fourth child out of five of his parents and his family is Jewish.
His education, he attended the Adderley School for Performing Arts in Pacific Palisades. He then attended Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles and graduated in 2011.
He then attended Columbia University in New York but he dropped out after six weeks because of his contract with The Book of Mormon.
Subsequently, he joined the school where he became a member of the campus cappella musical group Nonsequitur. The 24-year-old’s nationality is American and his ethnicity is Ashkenazi Jewish.
Ben Platt career
Ben was inspired to be an actor from an early age, as his father is a film, television, and theater producer. So, his career started when he was 9 years old.
He had played Winthrop Paroo in The Music Man at the Hollywood Bowl. When he was 11, he appeared on a national tour of Caroline, or Change. At the age of 17, he played in Les Misérables.
Ben’s list of movies and theaters in which he had roles are Dead End, The Book of Mormon, Dear Evan Hansen, Pitch Perfect, Pitch Perfect 2, Red Riding Hood, The Female Brain, Ricki, and The Flash.
Ben’s upcoming movies are Drunk Parents, Run This Town, and Love & Oatmeal. With his successful career, he has earned a rank in Forbes “2018: 30 Under 30 List”.
Ben Platt girlfriend
Ben is a single man. He is not in a relationship right now. Moreover, he has not known to date anybody as of yet. This gave suspicion of him being gay but he has not given any comments on this subject matter.
However, he may have a girlfriend and is keeping his relationship status a secret as he likes to keep his personal life as private as possible.
That does not mean that he is all alone. He has a best friend, Beanie Feldstein. Beanie is also an actress like Ben. They had first met through mutual friends in the 2000s and they both went to Harvard-Westlake School.
Ben Platt’s body measurement, salary, and net worth
Ben’s height is 5 feet 9.25 inches and his weight is 69 kg. His hair color is golden brown and his eye color is blue. Also, his chest size is 39 inches, his bicep size is 13 inches and his waist size is 32 inches.
However, his shoe size and dress size are not known. His net worth is estimated to be $ 0.9 million.
Apart from the fact that he is living a luxurious life with hard-earned money, we do not know his annual salary. But as soon as we know, we will keep you updated!
Ben Platt’s social media
Ben is active on social media and accounts with his fans via it. He has over 15.4k followers on Facebook, 903k followers on Instagram, and 407k followers on Twitter.
Reference: Wikipedia.org, imdb.com, allstarbio.com