Salisbury, Benjamin 1980-

PERSONAL

Full name, Benjamin David Salisbury; born October 19, 1980, in Minneapolis, MN; son of Mindy Peterson; step-son of Mark Peterson; married Kelly Murkey, July 2, 2006. Education: American University, B.A. (magna cum laude), broadcast journalism, c. 2003. Politics: Democrat. Avocational Interests: Dancing.

Career:

Actor. Appeared in numerous television commercials, including FedEx Kinko's, 2004, Hometown Buffet restaurants, 2005, and Domino's Pizza, 2006. Worked at Mann Theatre, Plymouth, MN. Previously worked as an intern for Representative Richard Gephardt, 2000.

Awards, Honors:

Young Artist Award nomination, best young actor starring in a motion picture, 1993, for Captain Ron; Young Artist Award nominations (with others), outstanding youth ensemble in a television series, 1994, 1995, YoungStar Award nominations, best performance by a young actor in a comedy television series, 1995, 1997, 1999, Young Artist Award, best performance by a young actor-television comedy series, 1996, Young Artist Award nominations, best performance in a television comedy series—supporting young actor, 1998, all for The Nanny; Young Artist Award, best performance in a drama series—guest starring young actor, 1997, for Promised Land.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Benjamin Harvey, Captain Ron, Buena Vista, 1992.

Scout number one, Iron Will, Buena Vista, 1994.

Hogan boy number two, … And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him, Kino International, 1994.

Josh, D3: The Mighty Ducks, Buena Vista, 1996.

Host, The Making of "The Oz Kids" (documentary short), Paramount, 1996.

Voice of Tin Boy, Who Stole Santa? (animated), 1996.

Voice of Tin Boy, Christmas in Oz (animated short), Paramount, 1996.

Voice of Tin Boy, The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt (animated), Paramount, 1996.

Voice of Tin Boy, Toto Lost in New York (animated), Paramount, 1996.

Voice of Tin Boy, Virtual Oz (animated), Paramount, 1996.

Production assistant, S1m0ne, New Line Cinema, 2002.

Derek, Pledge of Allegiance (also known as Players and Red Zone), Screen Media Films, 2003.

Craig, On the Brink (short), 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Brighton Sheffield, The Nanny, CBS, 1993-99.

Voice of Tin Boy, The Oz Kids (animated; also known as Little Wizard Stories), 1996.

(English version) Voice of Nachos, Maho shojo neko Taruto (animated; also known as Magical Meow Meow Taruto and Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto), 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Young Spacy, "Shimmer," American Playhouse, PBS, 1993.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Brighton Sheffield, "The Nanny" Christmas Special: Oy to the World, CBS, 1995.

Celebrity Homes, E! Entertainment Television, 1999.

"The Nanny" Reunion: A Nosh to Remember, CBS, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Preston Beckman Iv, "The Beach House," Kirk, The WB, 1996.

Trevor Riley, "The Prodigy," Promised Land (also known as Home of the Brave), CBS, 1996.

Docent, "Sabotage," Numb3rs (also known as Num3ers), CBS, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in The Nutcracker, Joffrey Ballet, New York City.