Ben Wilby: Biography in Details
Who is Ben Wilby?
Ben Wily is a British actor and dancer. Wilby is renowned as Bob of the movie, Nativity.
He is also the winner of the European Freestyle Champion.
What are the birth facts of Ben Wilby?
Ben Wilby was born Ben Christian Wilby on the 29th of January 2002 in Cannock, Staffordshire, UK. His mother, Jill Wilby is of British ancestry.
Early life Miracle
By birth, the plates in his skull were not focused correctly. By the age of two, he was diagnosed with craniosynostosis. After that, he went through the nine hours-long operations in Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
Before that, doctors told that after the operation he won’t be able to walk and might not be able to speak also. However, he was able to walk and also talk which was a miracle in itself.
Later, he attended Sylvia Young Theatre School in London in order to learn acting and dancing. He developed his leg strength and balance dancing.
Ben Wilby- Professional Career
– Ben started his career as an actor at the age of 7 with the movie, Nativity! In the comedy-family movie, he portrayed the character of Bob. He also showed a bit of his break dancing skill in the movie. His debut movie turned out to be a milestone in his career.
– After the movie, in 2010, he was featured as Disaronno in the TV series The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret for a single episode. Two years later, he returned to the series as Dessarano.
– He was again cast as Bob in 2012- Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger and 2014- Nativity 3: Dude, Where’s My Donkey?
– Last, in 2019, he appeared in the TV series, Cuckoo in the role of a teenager.
Ben Wilby’s Net Worth, Salary
He has an estimated net worth of $700k as of 2022. His earnings as an actor range from $10k to $154k. As a dancer, his earnings are $15k- $304k.
box Office Collection
Some of his movies’ box office collection along with the year is-
| Year | Movies | Box Office Collection (USD) |
| 2014 | Nativity 3: Dude, Where’s My Donkey? | 11.3m |
| 2012 | Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger | 10.1m |
| 2009 | Nativity! | 8.494m |
Is Ben Wilby active on social media?
He has 4.24k followers on Twitter, 28k on Instagram.
On Twitter, he is following the personalities like Adam Gillen, Dawn Ward, and Ester Dee.
He also has a Youtube channel with 898 subscribers and 25k views. The dancer is active in TikTok with the handle, @bobfromnativity with 8.2k followers and 21.4k likes.
Trivia
- For the movie, Nativity!, Wilby was chosen among 500 young kids.
- He attended the audition wearing neon green shorts, legwarmers and a t-shirt with the slogan Born to Dance.
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Ben Wilby's Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|
| 2024 | January | Monday |
| 2025 | January | Wednesday |
| 2026 | January | Thursday |
| 2027 | January | Friday |
| 2028 | January | Saturday |
