Ben Feldman (born May 27, 1980) is an American actor and producer. 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''. He has also played lead characters in films including '' The Perfect Man'' with

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Early life and education

Feldman was born on May 27, 1980 in Potomac,

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. His mother is Marcia Muir Mitchell, a writer, and his father is Robert "Bob" Feldman, who runs a Maryland advertising agency. His stepmother is Kris Feldman, a realtor. Feldman is from a Jewish family and attended

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and

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synagogues and schools. He has a sister, Morgan Leiter, who works in fashion. His aunt through his stepmother,

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, is a chef in Los Angeles. 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

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, where he received a

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in acting. After graduating, he moved to

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, where he performed on Broadway and eventually moved to

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to act in film and television.

Career

From 2009 to 2011, he was a regular on the television series '' Drop Dead Diva'' in the role of guardian angel

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before leaving the series at the start of the fourth season. In April 2012, he joined the cast of

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's '' Mad Men'' as a regular, playing the character

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. He also appeared as lawyer Ron LaFlamme on

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'' from 2014 to 2019, and from 2015 to 2021 played the lead Jonah Simms in the NBC sitcom '' Superstore''. He also produced Superstore in 2019-2021. In 2021, he starred as Tylor Tuskmon in Disney's ''

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''.

Other pursuits

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

Personal life

Feldman lives in

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. In 2012, he became engaged to Michelle Mulitz. They were married on October 12, 2013, at Smokey Glen Farm in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The couple have two children together, a son born in October 2017, and a daughter born in May 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Angelica Cellars

Ben Feldman's biography
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