Harry Jon Benjamin (born May 23, 1966) is an American actor, voice
actor and comedian known for his roles in various animated series such
as Sterling Archer in Archer; Bob Belcher in Bob's Burgers; Carl in
Family Guy; Ben in Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist; Kevin in O'Grady;
Satan in Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil; as well as Coach McGuirk and
Jason Penopolis on Home Movies.Benjamin was born on May 23, 1966, to a
Jewish family in Worcester, Massachusetts and graduated from Worcester
Academy in 1984 and Connecticut College in 1988.Although his first
name was thought to be "Henry", Benjamin himself said that it was not,
and that he would not reveal what it actually stands for. However, in
his comedic autobiography Failure is an Option: An Attempted Memoir,
he writes that his first name is "Harry". He chooses to go by "Jon",
and the addition of the "H" in credits was not his idea; it was
allegedly initially added by Laura Silverman, Benjamin's Dr. Katz,
Professional Therapist co-star, "just to make fun of me."Benjamin's
comedy career began in Boston, where he was in a comedy duo with Sam
Seder, then a member of Cross Comedy, a comedy team led by David
Cross. For the first seven years of his career, Benjamin almost
exclusively worked in groups rather than independently. Afterwards,
his independent work remained more experimental, rejecting traditional
styles of stand-up comedy.
actor and comedian known for his roles in various animated series such
as Sterling Archer in Archer; Bob Belcher in Bob's Burgers; Carl in
Family Guy; Ben in Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist; Kevin in O'Grady;
Satan in Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil; as well as Coach McGuirk and
Jason Penopolis on Home Movies.Benjamin was born on May 23, 1966, to a
Jewish family in Worcester, Massachusetts and graduated from Worcester
Academy in 1984 and Connecticut College in 1988.Although his first
name was thought to be "Henry", Benjamin himself said that it was not,
and that he would not reveal what it actually stands for. However, in
his comedic autobiography Failure is an Option: An Attempted Memoir,
he writes that his first name is "Harry". He chooses to go by "Jon",
and the addition of the "H" in credits was not his idea; it was
allegedly initially added by Laura Silverman, Benjamin's Dr. Katz,
Professional Therapist co-star, "just to make fun of me."Benjamin's
comedy career began in Boston, where he was in a comedy duo with Sam
Seder, then a member of Cross Comedy, a comedy team led by David
Cross. For the first seven years of his career, Benjamin almost
exclusively worked in groups rather than independently. Afterwards,
his independent work remained more experimental, rejecting traditional
styles of stand-up comedy.
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