Platt attended Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, graduating in 2011. He attended the Adderley School for Performing Arts in Pacific Palisades, performing in productions like Bye Bye Birdie and Into the Woods. He has two sisters and two brothers, including actor Jonah Platt. His father is a film, television, and theater producer whose credits include Legally Blonde, Into the Woods, La La Land, Mary Poppins Returns, and the musical Wicked. Platt was born in Los Angeles, the fourth of five children of Julie and Marc Platt. Platt's second studio album Reverie was released on August 13, 2021. In May 2020, the concert film Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall debuted on Netflix. Platt signed with Atlantic Records in 2017 and released his debut studio album Sing to Me Instead in March 2019. In 2017, Platt was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. Since 2019, he has starred in the Netflix comedy-drama series The Politician, for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. Platt's film credits include the Pitch Perfect film series, Ricki and the Flash (2015), and Run This Town (2019). He then played Leo Frank in the 2022 New York City Center Gala production of Parade, which transferred to Broadway in 2023. Platt reprised the role of Evan Hansen in the 2021 film adaptation of the musical, produced by his father. At age 23, Platt became the youngest solo recipient of the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his performance in Dear Evan Hansen. His performance in the latter earned him multiple accolades, including a Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award. 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 Broadway coming-of-age musical Dear Evan Hansen (2015–2017). Benjamin Schiff Platt (born September 24, 1993) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter.
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