I'll never forget it. [23] He also played a lard merchant named Papprizzio in Lasse Hallstrm's Casanova, who competes with Casanova (Heath Ledger) for marriage to Francesca (Sienna Miller). Son of Nicholas Platt (b. At 27, Platt is still a young man. Oliver has brought to the role of John what I expected and more: tremendous inventiveness and sensitivity. The film emerged as a major commercial success and received mostly positive reviews from critics. He was the founder of the Platt Music Corporation , which he started in 1905. Image of Henry Platt, Ben Platt and Jonah Platt by Getty Images/Getty Images for EIF & XQ. Ambassador to Pakistan, Zambia, and the Phillipines. Were I not to do the movie, it probably wouldnt get made. Actor: Pitch Perfect. He has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award , Platt made his acting debut in the 1988 film Married to the Mob. [16] He obtained an agent while working at Manhattan Punch Line Theatre, and met actor Bill Murray at his cousin's Christmas party. Was the youngest person to play Elder Cunningham in the musical "Book of Mormon", at only nineteen years old. 1995), George (b. Benjamin Schiff Platt (born September 24, 1993)[1] is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. ", In November 2022, the couple revealed they are engaged on Instagram. "We've been together a year-and-a-half now," he explained. He is a paternal grandson of architect Geoffrey Platt and wife Helen (Choate). Since then, the two haven't shied away from showing off their love, attending red carpets together and gushing about each other in interviews. [32] The casting of Platt caused minor controversy, over allegations that the filmmakers were appropriating the story of female reporter Robyn Doolittle. [69] High demand for tickets on the first day of sale resulted in temporarily crashing the Telecharge ticket site, resulting in error messages and queues of an hour long. She was also formerly at Bustle, Tiger Beat, and Her Campus and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ", Ben plays the role of Payton Hobart in Ryan Murphy's new Netflix series The Politician. He is, unfortunately, not on Snapchat but he does post to his Instagram story regularly and almost every picture is iconic. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Platt and Galvin began living together in Platt's childhood home and regularly posted about their #QuaranTunes dance parties on their Instagram pages. His casting was announced on July 8, 2021, along with Amazon Studios being confirmed to produce the film. Oliver Platt plays an over-the-top gangster that shoots first and ask questions later. After eight years in the film industry, Ben Platt made a switch in 2019 by releasing his debut studio album Sing To Me Instead. [30] Platt donated a portion of the proceeds to support the March for Our Lives anti-gun-violence initiative, and also performed on stage with Miranda at the rally in Washington, D.C., on March 24, 2018. [12], Platt majored in drama at Tufts University, where he met and became close friends with Hank Azaria. The things that make you strange are the things that make you powerful. April 27, 2023: Ben Platt says he and Noah Galvin are "enjoying the fianc stage". [4] "One of the performances that really made me want to be an actor started out with this probably 20-minute rambling, drunken monologue by this bum. And like I said, he really is a level-out for me. "" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. "I did pretty good, I think," Platt said of planning the event. The Crossword Solver found 30 answers to "2021 Ben Platt movie, Dear Hansen (4)", 4 letters crossword clue. During an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Platt opened up about Galvin, revealing how their relationship first came to be.