Michael Benjamin Washington

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| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.

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| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2004–present

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Michael Benjamin Washington is an American actor known for his roles in American Auto, 100 Questions, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Camille |date=2020-09-08 |title=10 Things You Didn't Know about Michael Benjamin Washington |url=https://tvovermind.com/michael-benjamin-washington/ |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=TVOvermind |language=en-US}} He has also performed in Broadway productions of The Boys in the Band, Funny Girl, Mamma Mia!, La Cage aux Folles,{{Cite book |last1=Viagas |first1=Robert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x-rAxSOTQJwC&dq=Michael+Benjamin+Washington&pg=PA185 |title=The Playbill Broadway Yearbook |last2=Asch |first2=Amy |date=2005 |publisher=Playbill |isbn=978-1-55783-682-3 |language=en}} and others.{{Cite web |title=Michael Benjamin Washington Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Michael-Benjamin-Washington/ |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=www.broadwayworld.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Michael Benjamin Washington Biography {{!}} Broadway Buzz {{!}} Broadway.com |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/michael-benjamin-washington/profile/ |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=www.broadway.com}}

Early and personal life

Washington was born in Dallas, Texas.{{cn|date=December 2024}} He is a YoungArts alumnus.{{Cite web |title=Our History {{!}} 40 years for artists |url=https://youngarts.org/history/#decade-1990s |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=YoungArts |language=en-US}} In 1997, he was named a Presidential Scholar of the Arts as part of the 1997 U.S Presidential Scholars Program.{{Cite web |title=MICHAEL BENJAMIN WASHINGTON’S “BLUEPRINTS TO FREEDOM”: PASSION WITH PURPOSE - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint |url=https://sdvoice.info/michael-benjamin-washingtons-blueprints-to-freedom-passion-with-purpose/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=sdvoice.info}} Afterwards, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, with a Journalism minor.{{Cite web |title=Michael Benjamin Washington on Playing Boys in the Band's Only Black Character |url=https://www.advocate.com/theater/2018/5/29/michael-benjamin-washington-playing-boys-bands-only-black-character |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=www.advocate.com |language=en}}