Ben platt actorsinger benjamin schiff platt bseptember 24, 1993 is an american actor, singer, and songwriter. Stormin mormon the book of mormon may refer to the sacred text of the latterday saints movement in some circles, but in broadways case its a hit. Man upben platt by julia walsh on soundcloud hear the worlds. Nov 1, 2015 the book of mormon the broadway musical man up tshirt. His film credits include roles in pitch perfect 2012, pitch perfect 2 2015, and ricki. At just 24, the actor earned the 2017 tony for best actor in a musical.
At the age of 25, ben platt has achieved the kind of success most actors can only dream of. He has made a name for himself as the star warsloving benji in the hit films, pitch perfect and pitch perfect 2. His vocal abilities are on solid display on is debut pop album. This didnt last long as platt was snatched up for a role in the book of mormon. See more ideas about dear evan hansen, ben platt and dear even hansen. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. Read on to get more information about his full biography, family details, birthday, wiki, news, sexual orientation, movies, and many more.
New book of mormon star ben platt on his frozen friends and prepping for pitch perfect 2 theatre geek, musical theatre, cute celebrities, celebs, dear evan hansen musical, skylar astin, pitch perfect 2. Actor ben platt, who plays elder cunningham in the book of mormon. Since the production, he followed on with the stage and from 2012 to 2015, the star blew up. Everything you need to know about ben platt thenetline. Pin by sarah magallanes on book of mormon book of mormon. They will asume their roles from matt doyle elder price and cody jamison strand elder cunningham. Man up, he had to man up so he crawled up on that cross, and he stuck it out and he manned up, christ, he manned up and taught us all what real manning up is about and now its up to me, and its time to man up jesus had his time to, now its mine to man up im taking the reins, im crossing the bear and just like jesus, im growing a pair. In his new netflix special, ben platt live from radio city music hall launching wednesday may 20th, this all holds true more than ever. Rannells and gad no doubt left two pairs of giant shoes to fill, and now the book of mormon has placed its faith in two relative newcomers rouleau and pitch perfects ben platt. Debut album from ben platt is emotional, well paced. Benjamin schiff platt born september 24, 1993 is an american actor, singer, and songwriter. In 2012, he played the role of arnold cunningham in the book of mormon.
The 23yearold ben platt with a height of 5 ft 9 inches started out his career quite young. The book of mormon, the book of mormon, dear evan hansen regional,the secret garden,dear evan hansen off broadway, dear evan hansen broadway. The book of mormon the broadway musical man up tshirt book. See more ideas about book of mormon musical, book of mormon and musicals. The cast included nic rouleau in the role of price, along with ben platt as cunningham.
Ben yahr singing man up from the book of mormon, music and lyrics by robert lopez, trey parker, and matt stone. The theater star turned pop crooner came out in his personal life when he was 12, then landed his broadway debut in the book of mormon as elder cunningham in 2012. Broadway alum nic rouleau and pitch perfect star ben platt, who have been playing elders price and cunningham, respectively, in the second national tour of. Ben platt in the book of mormon everyones always, like, can you really do magic. For his appearance in broadway productions of the music man 2002, the book of mormon 201220, and dear evan hansen 20152017. In addition to being a singersongwriter, ben is also a tony award winning actor who has played in several major broadway productions, such as the music man, the book of mormon and dear evan. If you didnt already know ben platt is gay, this is how he wishes youd find out. How ben platt became broadways pitch perfect man by. Rob colletti, left, and ben platt, pose in front of the bank of america theatre in chicago. Platt also grew up as a fan of south park, mormon creators trey parker and matt stones dayjob endeavor. I literally typed in ben platt man up in my search bar looking for this not knowing that it already.
Pitch perfect 2, book of mormon star ben platt on cabaret, magic and meryl streep. In 2014, platt reprised his role when the show returned at the eugene oneill theatre. Specifically, the chicago cast bootleg with ben platt. A starring light on broadway, a leading man on film, and a popular recording artist, there seems little. Ben platts grammy, tony, and emmy awards will be making room for a pudding pot on friday after he receives the hasty pudding theatricals man of the year award. Totally lost it when ben performed man up so i just had. Nic rouleau and ben platt, who currently star as elder price and elder cunningham in the national touring company of the book of mormon, are to star in the roles on broadway in jan 20, according to their tweets. Ben platt blew audiences away with his starring role in the hit broadway musical dear evan hansen. Ben platt steals the show as elder cunningham in book of mormon. Ben platt height, net worth, girlfriend, personal life and. He is having an affair with his high school sweetheart, beanie feldstein. Ben platt the almost egot who wont stop making people. At 19, whist starring in theatre, he also appeared in the film pitch perfect, as the nerdy singing magician, benji.
The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert. How ben platt became broadways pitch perfect man e. Ben platt bio, net worth, movies, awards, gay, salary. Ben platt named hasty pudding man of the year harvard. And i think nic rouleau and ben platt are pretty much flawless. Ben platt steals the show as elder cunningham in book of. The book of mormon premiered on 19th december 2012 and run for almost a year at the bank of america theatre. Platt, 26, perhaps best known for his tonywinning turn in dear evan hansen, is the youngest man to receive the pudding pot in hasty puddings 54year history.
He began his career in theatre as a child and has appeared in broadway productions of the music man 2002, the book of mormon 201220. The film is a relatively straightforward capture of a live performance from last september, featuring platt running through original music from his 2019 debut album sing to me instead. Now, he is busy preparing for a starring role in the new musical dear evan hansen, opening in washington d. Platt plays nerdy but lovable elder cunningham in the book of mormon, and colletti, who grew up in. Ben platt is not your average twentysomething well, twentyyearold. Im too much of a millennial, i suppose, the 22yearold actor says with a shrug. At 9 years old, platt played winthrop paroo in the music man at the hollywood bowl. He began his career in theater as a child and has appeared in broadway productions of the music man 2002, the book. Sep 4, 2018 ben platt in the book of mormon national tour. Lifechanging might be a slightly hyperbolic way of describing bom, its true, but it really was the catalyst for a shift in how i approach life. My older brother was a fanatic and i always wanted to. Platt received a lot of plaudits for his role in the book of mormon. The video is a gay love story between ben and charlies characters, made for bens just released single ease my mind off his upcoming solo album.
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