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Ben Platt

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Benjamin Schiff Platt (born September 24, 1993) is an American actor and singer. The son of film and theater producer Marc Platt and philanthropist Julie Platt, he began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appeared in productions of The Sound of Music (2006) and The Book of Mormon (2012–2015), rising to prominence for originating the title role in the Broadway coming-of-age musical Dear Evan Hansen (2015–2017). His performance in the latter earned him multiple accolades, including the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical (making him the youngest solo recipient of the award at the time), a Daytime Emmy, and a Grammy Award. Platt reprised the role of Evan Hansen in the 2021 film adaptation of the musical, produced by his father. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Ben Platt is the 6,857th most popular actor (up from 12,538th in 2024), the 10,598th most popular biography from United States (up from 18,125th in 2019) and the 3,154th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ben Platt ranks 6,857 out of 13,578. Before him are Richard Harmon, Michael Bates, Lukas Ammann, Juliet Stevenson, Anaid Iplicjian, and Jai Courtney. After him are Yoo Yeon-seok, Jack Wagner, Kseniya Rappoport, Lee Eun-ju, Bill Erwin, and Mackenyu.

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Among people born in 1993, Ben Platt ranks 74. Before him are Adèle Exarchopoulos, D.O., Bobbi Kristina Brown, Michael Keane, Conor Coady, and Molly Quinn. After him are Ricardo Pereira, Yoshiyuki Okumura, Taylor Momsen, Chance the Rapper, Mario Lemina, and George Ezra.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben Platt ranks 10,600 out of 20,380. Before him are Allen Toussaint (1938), Ivan Fuqua (1909), Lou Jones (1932), Jim Inhofe (1934), Kevin Kelly (1952), and Juli Ashton (1969). After him are Edward F. Moore (1925), Lorenzo di Bonaventura (1957), Rickie Lee Jones (1954), Lee Garmes (1898), Jack Wagner (1959), and Frankie Genaro (1901).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ben Platt ranks 3,155. Before him are Mark Feuerstein (1971), Kaitlin Olson (1975), Pearl Bailey (1918), Susan Dey (1952), Carré Otis (1968), and Patricia Belcher (1954). After him are Jack Wagner (1959), Bill Erwin (1914), Mackenyu (1996), Marie Doro (1882), Michael O'Hare (1952), and Mark Lenard (1924).

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