Ben Feldman (born May 27, 1980) is an American actor. Throughout his
career, Feldman has undertaken roles on stage, including the Broadway
play The Graduate along with more predominant 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.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. In April 2012, he joined the cast
of AMC's Mad Men as a regular, playing the character Michael Ginsberg.
More recently Feldman appeared as Ron LaFlamme on HBO's Silicon Valley
from 2014 to 2019, and since 2015, has played the lead Jonah Simms in
the NBC sitcom Superstore.Feldman was born in Potomac, Maryland. His
father, Robert, runs a Maryland advertising agency, and his maternal
aunt, Susan Feniger, is a chef. Feldman was raised in his father's
faith, attending Conservative Jewish and Orthodox Jewish
denominations.He was involved in camp and school theater from the age
of 6, and attended Winston Churchill High School in Potomac. He worked
as a camp counselor in the theater and taught a videography class for
several summers in Bethesda, and attended Ithaca College in New York,
where he received a bachelor of fine arts in acting.
career, Feldman has undertaken roles on stage, including the Broadway
play The Graduate along with more predominant 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.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. In April 2012, he joined the cast
of AMC's Mad Men as a regular, playing the character Michael Ginsberg.
More recently Feldman appeared as Ron LaFlamme on HBO's Silicon Valley
from 2014 to 2019, and since 2015, has played the lead Jonah Simms in
the NBC sitcom Superstore.Feldman was born in Potomac, Maryland. His
father, Robert, runs a Maryland advertising agency, and his maternal
aunt, Susan Feniger, is a chef. Feldman was raised in his father's
faith, attending Conservative Jewish and Orthodox Jewish
denominations.He was involved in camp and school theater from the age
of 6, and attended Winston Churchill High School in Potomac. He worked
as a camp counselor in the theater and taught a videography class for
several summers in Bethesda, and attended Ithaca College in New York,
where he received a bachelor of fine arts in acting.
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