Ben Platt

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Actor • Singer • Songwriter

Birth Name: Benjamin Schiff Platt

Birth Date: September 24, 1993

Age: 31 years old

Birth Place: Los Angeles, California

Partners: Noah Galvin

Benjamin Schiff Platt was born on Sept. 24, 1993 in Los Angeles, CA. The son of film and theater producer Marc Platt, Benjamin was inducted into the show business world from an early age. In 2002, when he was only nine, he made his stage debut in a Hollywood Bowl production of The Music Man. Platt continued to perform on stage in Hollywood over the years to follow up until moving to New York in 2011 to study at Columbia University. Shortly afterward, he landed a starring role in the Chicago production of the stage musical The Book of Mormon, and began his film career proper with a role in the comedy "Pitch Perfect" (2012), followed by its sequel "Pitch Perfect 2" (2015) and, the same year, the Meryl Streep-starring dramedy film "Ricki and the Flash" (2015).

The following year, Platt starred in the new Broadway musical Dear Evan Hanson. From there, his screen career took him through the likes of Ang Lee's "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" (2016), the comedy film "The Female Brain" (2017), and an episode of the rebooted sitcom "Will & Grace" (NBC 1998-2006, 2017-). Platt was cast to star in the sitcom "The Politician" (Netflix 2019-), playing an aspiring political office holder. Cast alongside Platt were Gwyneth Paltrow, Zoey Deutsch, Jessica Lange, and Bob Balaban. In 2019, Platt released his debut album, Sing to Me Instead.

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Can't Cancel Pride

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2024

Theater CampStream

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Amos Klobuchar
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2023
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Theater CampStream

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2023
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Theater CampStream

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2023
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Next at the Kennedy Center

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2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show

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2022

Access Daily With Mario & Kit

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2022

The 64th Annual Grammy Awards

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2022

The People We Hate at the WeddingStream

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2022
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The Tony Awards Present: Broadway's Back!

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2021

The Premise

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2021
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CBS Mornings

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2021

Ben Platt: Imagine

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2021

Ben Platt: I wanna love you but I don't

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2021

Broken Diamonds

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Scott
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2021

Dear Evan HansenStream

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Evan Hansen
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2021
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The Drew Barrymore ShowStream

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2020

The Not-Too-Late Show with ElmoStream

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2020

Ben Platt Live From Radio City Music Hall

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2020

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020

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2020

The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II

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2020

The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards

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2020

The 2019 Global Citizen Festival: A Concert to End Extreme Poverty

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2019

The PoliticianStream

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Payton Hobart
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2019
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The Kelly Clarkson Show

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2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

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2019

Tamron HallStream

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2019

GMA3: Strahan, Sara & Keke

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2019

Songland

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Reality
2019

Today With Hoda & Jenna

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2019

Ben Platt: Bad Habit

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2019

Ben Platt: Ease My Mind

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2019

Ben Platt: Grow As We Go

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2019

Ben Platt: Temporary Love

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2019

Artists to Watch: May 2019

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2019

Ben Platt: Rain

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2019

Drunk Parents

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Jason Johnson
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2019

Run This Town

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Bram
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2019

Today 3rd Hour

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2018

Today 3rd Hour

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2018

The 60th Annual Grammy Awards

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2018

Lin Manuel Miranda Feat. Ben Platt: Found, Tonight

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2018

Will & GraceStream

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Blake
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2017
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Carpool Karaoke: The SeriesStream

Music Performer
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2017

Live with Kelly and Ryan

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2017

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

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Josh
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2016

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

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2015

The Late Late Show With James Corden

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2015

The Late Late Show With James Corden

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2015

Pitch Perfect 2Stream

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Benji
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2015
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Ricki and the FlashStream

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Daniel
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2015
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Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

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2014

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

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2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

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2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream

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2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream

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2014

Pitch PerfectStream

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Benji
Movie
2012
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Sunday Brunch

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2011

LIVE with Kelly

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2011

The Talk

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2010

Lorraine

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2010

Watch What Happens Live With Andy CohenStream

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2009

Today With Kathie Lee & Hoda

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2007

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2006

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

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2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

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2003

American Idol

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2003
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The View

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The View

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1997

Theater Talk

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1996

The SimpsonsStream

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Blake
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1989
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Good Morning America

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Today

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Today

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Ryan Murphy’s Netflix Series ‘The Politician’ Adds Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, & More to Cast

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