Introduction
Ben Feldman (born May 27, 1980) is an American actor. He has done stage acting, including the Broadway play The Graduate along with Alicia Silverstone and Kathleen Turner. He also played a leading character in The Perfect Man and portrayed Fran Drescher's son on the television series Living with Fran. He is also known for his role as Jonah in the NBC sitcom Superstore.
From 2009 to 2011, he was a regular on the television series Drop Dead Diva in the role of guardian angel Fred. Feldman left the series at the start of the fourth season, although he made occasional appearances. In April 2012, he joined the cast of AMC's Mad Men as a regular, playing the character Michael Ginsberg. Since 2014, Feldman has appeared as the recurring character Ron LaFlamme on HBO's Silicon Valley and, since 2015, he has appeared as main character Jonah in the NBC sitcom Superstore.
In addition to acting, Feldman also has his own wine label, Angelica.
Early life and education
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.
After graduating, he moved to New York City, where he performed on Broadway and eventually moved to Los Angeles to act in film and television.
Personal life
Feldman lives in Los Angeles, California, and is co-owner of a wine label called Angelica Cellars. In 2012, he became engaged to Michelle Mulitz. They were married on October 12, 2013, at Smokey Glen Farm in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
In June 2017, it was announced that they were expecting their first child. In November 2017, the couple welcomed their first child, named Charlie. Their second child, a daughter, was born in May 2019.