| Benny Safdie Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 9 in |
| Weight | 74 kg |
| Date of Birth | February 24, 1986 |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Eye Color | Blue |
Benny Safdie is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and film editor who is best known for his work along with his older brother as a filmmaker. Over the years, Benny Safdie has worked on a number of films and shows which include the likes of The Pleasure of Being Robbed, Stars at Noon, Daddy Longlegs, Oppenheimer, Heaven Knows What, Pieces of a Woman, Uncut Gems, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Good Time, Lenny Cooke, Person to Person, Licorice Pizza, Togetherness, The Curse, and Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Born Name
Benjamin Safdie
Nick Name
Benny
Sun Sign
Pisces
Born Place
New York City, New York, United States
Residence
New York City, New York, United States
Nationality
Education
Benny Safdie studied at Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, the oldest nonsectarian independent school in New York City, located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
Afterward, he enrolled at the Boston University College of Communication (COM) located in Boston, Massachusetts, and graduated in the year 2008.
Occupation
Film Director, Screenwriter, Actor, Film Editor
Family
- Father – Alberto Safdie
- Mother – Amy
- Siblings – Joshua Safdie (Older Brother) (Filmmaker, Director, Editor, Actor)
- OLthers – Richard Neimeth (Maternal Grandfather), Margaret “Peggy” Sprung (Maternal Grandmother), Moshe Safdie (Uncle) (Architect, Urban Planner, Educator, Theorist, Author), Taal (Cousin) (Architect, Partner of the firm Safdie Rabines Architects), Oren Safdie (Cousin) (Playwright, Screenwriter)
Manager
Benny Safdie has been signed with Untitled Entertainment, Talent Management Company, Beverly Hills, California, United States.
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 9 in or 175 cm
Weight
74 kg or 163 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Benny Safdie has dated –
- Ava Francis (2013-Present) – He got married to Ava Francis in the year 2013 and the duo has been blessed with 2 sons.
Race / Ethnicity
White
Benny Safdie is of Sephardic-Jewish and Syrian-Jewish descent on his father’s side and has Ashkenazi Jewish roots of Russian-Jewish descent on his mother’s side.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Fuller lips
Religion
Judaism
Benny Safdie Facts
- He spent his childhood years growing up in New York, United States.
- Following the divorce of their parents, Benny and his brother Josh divided their childhood living between their father in Queens and their mother and stepfather in Manhattan.
- Before pursuing a career in filmmaking, Benny Safdie had planned to become a physicist.
- Alongside his brother Josh Safdie, Benny co-directed the comedy-drama film Daddy Longlegs in 2009.
- He made his first theatrical film appearance as Eugene in the 2017 drama film Person to Person, starring Michael Cera, Tavi Gevinson, and Abbi Jacobson.
- Alongside Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Molly Parker, Sarah Snook, Iliza Shlesinger, Jimmie Fails, and Ellen Burstyn, Benny Safdie co-starred as Chris in the drama film Pieces of a Woman in 2020.
- Along with Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, and Bradley Cooper, Benny Safdie co-starred as Joel Wachs in the comedy-drama film Licorice Pizza in 2021. Despite being a box-office bomb, the film received critical acclaim and received three nominations at the 94th Academy Awards: “Best Picture”, “Best Director”, and “Best Original Screenplay”.
- In 2022, he played the role of CIA Man in the English-language French romantic thriller film Stars at Noon. His co-stars for the project included Margaret Qualley, Joe Alwyn, Danny Ramirez, and John C. Reilly.
- He portrayed the character of Edward Teller in the 2023 biographical thriller film Oppenheimer, starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, and Kenneth Branagh. The film chronicles the life of American theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer who was pivotal in developing the first nuclear weapons as part of the Manhattan Project.
- Benny Safdie brought to life the character of Herb Simon in the coming-of-age comedy-drama film Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. in 2023. Based on the 1970 novel of the same name by Judy Blume, the film received critical acclaim.
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