Name Brian Benben Children May Theodora Benben | Height 1.69 m Role Actor | |
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Full Name Brian Edward Benben Occupation Film, stage and television actor Parents Peter Michael Benben, Sr, Gloria Patricia Coffman Movies and TV shows Similar People Madeleine Stowe, Paul Adelstein, Caterina Scorsone, Betsy Brantley, Chris Lowell | ||
Madeleine Stowe Says She's 'Very Happy' For Engaged 'Revenge' Costars Emily VanCamp And Josh Bowman
Two Truths & a Lie with Imposters Cast || STEVE HARVEY
Brian Edward Benben (born June 18, 1956) is an American actor, best known for his role as Martin Tupper in the HBO comedy television series Dream On (1990–1996), and also known as Dr. Sheldon Wallace on ABC medical drama Private Practice (2008–2013). Benben is married to Madeleine Stowe.
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- Madeleine Stowe Says Shes Very Happy For Engaged Revenge Costars Emily VanCamp And Josh Bowman
- Two Truths a Lie with Imposters Cast STEVE HARVEY
- Early life and career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Early life and career
Benben was born in Winchester, Virginia, the son of Gloria Patricia (née Coffman) and Peter Michael Benben, Sr., a produce buyer.
He later lived and attended high school in Marlboro, New York, followed by two years at Ulster County Community College in Stone Ridge, New York, after which he moved to New York City, where he worked various jobs while auditioning and acting. In 1983 he appeared in the Broadway production of John Byrne's play Slab Boys with Kevin Bacon, Sean Penn, Val Kilmer and Jackie Earle Haley. The play ran on Broadway for 48 performances.
Although his first national exposure was in the 1981 NBC miniseries-then-series The Gangster Chronicles, Benben is perhaps best known for his leading role in the 1990–96 HBO television series, Dream On. He played a "by the book" FBI agent in the 1990 film Dark Angel (known in the U.S. as I Come in Peace). He had a starring role in the 1994 film Radioland Murders playing Mary Stuart Masterson's estranged husband. In September 1998, he starred in an eponymous primetime CBS sitcom, The Brian Benben Show, which lasted only one month on the air. In the 2000s, he played Dr. Sheldon Wallace on