Trivia

Was the youngest person to play Elder Cunningham in the musical "Book of Mormon", at only nineteen years old.

On June 11, 2017, Ben Platt won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for playing the title character in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen.

As a child, Platt attended Camp Ramah in California, one in a network of Jewish summer camps affiliated with the Conservative Judaism Movement. During an interview on "Late Night with Seth Meyers," Platt told Meyers that he was once in a Camp Ramah production of the musical "Guys and Dolls" in which he performed the lead role of Sky Masterson entirely in Hebrew.

Has a dog named Bella, after the "Barden Bellas" in Pitch Perfect.

Won the Distinguished Performance Award for "Dear Evan Hansen". The Distinguished Performance Award is presented to one performer every year, and the recipient can only receive the award once in his or her career. At 23, Ben is the youngest actor to have ever won the award [2017].

Ben's father is Marc Platt, an Emmy and Tony award-winning and Oscar nominated producer. One of his most famous Broadway productions is Wicked, which starred Ben's brother, Jonah Platt, in the role of Fierro.

Won an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actor for "Dear Evan Hansen" [2016].

New York, NY, USA: Attending college, freshman year, at Columbia University. (August 2012)

Won a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical for "Dear Evan Hansen" [2017].

Son of Julie Beren and Marc Platt. Younger brother of actor Jonah Platt.

Merited a place in TIME magazine's "The 100 Most Influential People" issue with an homage written by Zac Efron. (May 2017)

Listed in Forbes "2018: 30 Under 30 List".

Signed a record deal with Atlantic Records [September, 2017].

Named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People [2017].

People Magazine's Sexiest Broadway Performer [2017].

Nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for "Dear Evan Hansen" [2016].

Brother-in-law of Courtney Platt.

Attended The Adderley School theater camp.

Enjoys SoulCycle.