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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Platt is the 6,818th most popular actor (up from 12,537th in 2019), the 10,579th most popular biography from United States (up from 18,129th in 2019) and the 3,151st most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ben Platt ranks 6,818 out of 13,578Before him are Richard Harmon, Michael Bates, Lukas Ammann, Juliet Stevenson, Anaid Iplicjian, and Jai Courtney. After him are Jack Wagner, Kseniya Rappoport, Lee Eun-ju, Bill Erwin, Mackenyu, and Marie Doro.

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Among people born in 1993, Ben Platt ranks 73Before 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 10,581 out of 20,380Before 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).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ben Platt ranks 3,152Before him are Sam Bottoms (1955), Mark Feuerstein (1971), Kaitlin Olson (1975), Pearl Bailey (1918), Susan Dey (1952), 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).