Ben Feldman

For the insurance salesman, see Ben Feldman (insurance salesman).
Ben Feldman
Feldman at NBCUniversal's Summer TCA Tour in 2014
Born
Benjamin Feldman

(1980-05-27) May 27, 1980 (age 44)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
EducationIthaca College (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
Spouse
Michelle Mulitz
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(m. 2013)​
Children2

Benjamin Feldman (born May 27, 1980)[1] is an American actor. Throughout his career, Feldman has undertaken roles on stage, including the Broadway play The Graduate, along with more prominent roles in television series such as his role as Jonah Simms in the NBC sitcom Superstore, Michael Ginsberg in Mad Men, and Ron LaFlamme in Silicon Valley. He has also played lead characters in films including The Perfect Man with Hilary Duff.

Early life and education

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Feldman was born on May 27, 1980, in Washington, D.C.[2] His mother is Marcia Muir Mitchell, a writer,[3][4][5][6] and his father is Robert "Bob" Feldman, who runs a Maryland advertising agency.[7][8] His stepmother is Kris Feldman, a realtor.[9][10] Feldman is from a Jewish family and attended Conservative Jewish and Orthodox Jewish synagogues and schools.[11][12] He has a sister, Morgan Leiter, who works in fashion.[13] His aunt through his stepmother, Susan Feniger, is a chef in Los Angeles.[14]

He was involved in acting camp and school theater from the age of 6. He attended Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland and graduated with the class of 1998. He worked as a camp counselor in the theater and taught a videography class for several summers in Bethesda, and attended Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting.[15]

After graduating, he moved to New York City, where he performed on Broadway and eventually moved to Los Angeles to act in film and television.[16]

Career

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Feldman played Josh Reeves in the TV series Living with Fran for one season in 2005. From 2009 to 2011, he was a regular on the television series Drop Dead Diva in the role of guardian angel Fred before leaving the series at the start of the fourth season.[17] In April 2012, he joined the cast of AMC's Mad Men as a regular, playing the character Michael Ginsberg.[18] He also appeared as lawyer Ron LaFlamme on HBO's Silicon Valley[19] from 2014 to 2019, and from 2015 to 2021 played the lead Jonah Simms in the NBC sitcom Superstore.[20] He also produced Superstore in 2019-2021. In 2021, he began starring as Tylor Tuskmon in Disney's Monsters at Work.

Other pursuits

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Feldman is co-owner of a wine label, Angelica Cellars.[16]

Personal life

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Feldman lives in Los Angeles. In 2012, he became engaged to Michelle Mulitz.[21] They were married on October 12, 2013, at Smokey Glen Farm in Gaithersburg, Maryland.[22][23] The couple have two children; son Charlie Milton, born October, 2017, and daughter Effie, born May, 2019.[24][25]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 When Do We Eat? Zeke
The Perfect Man Adam Forrest
2008 Cloverfield Travis Marello
Extreme Movie Len
2009 Friday the 13th Richie
2011 Limited Chernin Short film
2012 Sluts, Bitches and Whores! Dan Short film
Departure Date Young Jake Short film
2013 Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th Himself Documentary film
2014 As Above, So Below George
2015 400 Days Bug Kieslowski
2016 Between Us Henry
2017 Thumper Jimmy
2023 A Tourist's Guide to Love John
2024 Little Death Jayson

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Less than Perfect Nicholas Episode: "Rules"
Frozen Impact Paramedic TV movie
The Mayor Jake Winterhalter TV movie
2005–2006 Living with Fran Josh Reeves 26 episodes
2007 Numbers Seth Marlowe Episode: "Graphic"
Them Floyd Grunwald TV movie
Can Openers Mike TV movie
2008 Las Vegas Herbert 2 episodes
The New Adventures of Old Christine Timmy Episode: "The New Adventures of Old Christine"
2009 See Kate Run Dan Carver TV movie
Medium Justin Lydecker 3 episodes
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jason Devereaux Episode: "Working Stiffs"
2009–2014 Drop Dead Diva Fred 38 episodes
2011 Love Bites Sam Episode: "Stand and Deliver"
2012–2014 Mad Men Michael Ginsberg 22 episodes
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (2012)
2013 Major Crimes Jason Andrews Episode: "Under the Influence"
The Mindy Project Jason Richmond 2 episodes
2014–2015 A to Z Andrew Lofland 13 episodes
2014–2019 Silicon Valley Ron LaFlamme 13 episodes
2015 Childrens Hospital Leo Richie Episode: "Home Life of a Doctor"
2015–2021 Superstore Jonah Simms Main cast, 113 episodes; also directed episodes "Lottery" and "Carol's Back"
2017 Hollywood Game Night Himself Episode: "Super Duper Store Night"
2019 Lip Sync Battle Himself Episode: "Ben Feldman vs. Lauren Ash"
2019–2020 Big Hero 6: The Series Chris Voice; 9 episodes
2021–present Monsters at Work Tylor Tuskmon Voice;[26] main cast
2021–2022 Tuca & Bertie Voice; 2 episodes
2022 Super Pumped Larry Page Episodes: "War" and "The Charm Offensive"
2023 American Auto Chase Brody Episode: "Going Green"
2024 Population 11 Andy Pruden Main cast, 12 episodes
TBA Mayfair Witches Sam Larkin Series regular

References

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  1. ^ Rose, Mike (May 27, 2023). "Famous birthdays list for May 27, 2023 includes celebrities Louis Gossett Jr., Richard Schiff". Cleveland.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Artist & Brand Management". www.artistandbrand.com. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  3. ^ Muir Mitchell, Marcia (November 22, 2015). French Toast: A Memoir (First ed.). U.S.A./France: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1522988571.
  4. ^ Feldman, Ben. "Ben Feldman Instagram". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  5. ^ Harrison, Frazer. "James Franco's Bar Mitzvah - Hilarity For Charity's 4th Annual Variety Show - Arrivals". Getty Images. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  6. ^ Feldman, Ben. "Ben Feldman Twitter". Twitter. Archived from the original on July 5, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  7. ^ Cline, Elizabeth (June 25, 2012). "Q&A – Ben Feldman (Michael Ginsberg)". Mad Men Blog. AMC. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  8. ^ Lieber, Chavie (March 21, 2013). "Ben Feldman hams up the Jew factor on 'Mad Men'". JTA: The Global Jewish News Source. Archived from the original on September 12, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  9. ^ Tinwala, Yasmin. "'Celebrity Family Feud': Ben Feldman's dad Robert asks Steve Harvey if he experiments with gravy in the bedroom". meaww.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  10. ^ Naderi, Neda. "Celebrity Family Feud: Joel McHale vs. Ben Feldman and Jesse Palmer vs. CeeLo Green (10/1)". Disney/ABC. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  11. ^ Lieber, Chavie (April 5, 2013). "For struggling actor, 'Mad Men' gig's a dream come Jew". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  12. ^ Feniger, Susan (March 13, 2013). "Why Is This Night Different From All Others?". Huffington Post Los Angeles. The Blog. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  13. ^ NA, Kari (October 2020). "7 Facts About Ben Feldman's sister, Morgan Leiter". The Reality TV. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  14. ^ Hamm, Liza (April 5, 2013). "Mad Men-Inspired Recipes Straight from Jon Hamm's Former Workplace". People. TV Watch: Celebrity Diners Club. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  15. ^ Heil, Emily (October 2, 2014). "D.C. native Ben Feldman on visits home, his new sitcom, and that nipple in a box". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  16. ^ a b "The People". angelicacellars.com. Angelica Cellars. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  17. ^ Lee, Kay (June 4, 2012). "'Drop Dead Diva' says goodbye for now to Fred". gather.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2012.
  18. ^ Nelson, Liz Kelly. "'Mad Men': 'Drop Dead Diva's' Ben Feldman joins the cast". Zap2It. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  19. ^ Martin, Denise (April 29, 2014). "Ben Feldman on His Big Mad Men and Silicon Valley Night". Vulture.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  20. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 13, 2015). "Ben Feldman To Topline NBC Comedy Pilot 'Superstore'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  21. ^ UsWeekly Staff (December 16, 2012). "Exclusve: Mad Men Star Ben Feldman Is Engaged to Michelle Mulitz!". UsWeekly. Celebrity News. Archived from the original on November 16, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  22. ^ Webber, Stephanie (October 12, 2013). "Exclusive: Ben Feldman Marries Michelle Mulitz: All the Wedding Details". UsWeekly. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  23. ^ Nahas, Aili (October 12, 2013). "Ben Feldman Marries Michelle Mulitz". People.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  24. ^ Juneau, Jen (November 15, 2017). "Ben Feldman Welcomes Son Charlie Milton — See His First Photos". People.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  25. ^ Juneau, Jen (May 6, 2019). "Ben Feldman and Wife Michelle Welcome a Daughter". People.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  26. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (April 9, 2019). "'Monsters, Inc.' Voice Cast to Return for Disney+ Series (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
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