Birth Name: Benjamin Schiff Platt
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: September 24, 1993
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Ben Platt is an American actor and singer.
Ben is the son of Julie (Beren) and Marc Platt, a producer. His brother is actor Jonah Platt. A picture of Ben and Jonah can be seen here.
Ben’s maternal grandfather was Robert M. Beren (the son of Adolph Beren and Ethel Abrams). Adolph was a Jewish immigrant, born in Dankera, Latvia, the son of Wolfe Aaron Beren and Liebe Rashe/Rosa Rothschild. Ethel was born in New York, the daughter of Russian Jewish parents, Samuel G. Abrams and Tillie Sidel.
Ben’s maternal grandmother was Joan Schiff.
Sources: Genealogy of Ben’s maternal grandfather, Robert M. Beren – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Ben’s maternal grandmother, Joan (Schiff) Beren – http://www.legacy.com
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