Jaren Miles Lewison (born December 9, 2000) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Ben Gross in the television series ''

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''.

Early life and education

Jaren Lewison was born on December 9, 2000. He grew up in

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, in a Jewish family. He has one sister named Mikayla. For 14 years he attended Levine Academy, a

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day school. In 2019, Lewison began attending college at the

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, where he graduated in 2022 with a

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in psychology with minors in forensics and criminology. He filmed ''

'' while being a full-time student at USC.

Acting career

His most notable role to date is in the main cast of

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and Mindy Kaling's

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show, ''

'', as Ben Gross. He had a recurring role as Joshua in the children's television series ''

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'' from 2008 to 2009, and he portrayed Young Robert in the TV series ''

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'' in 2010. In 2012, he starred as Roman DiRizzo in the TV movie ''Bad Fairy'', and in 2015, he appeared as Kyle Peterson in the TV movie ''Away and Back''.

Filmography

Television

Film

Nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewison, Jaren Male actors from Dallas Jewish American male actors University of Southern California alumni American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people 2000 births 21st-century American Jews