Abraham Benrubi
Birth name	Abraham Rubin Hercules Benrubi
Born	October 4, 1969 (1969-10-04) (age 37) Bloomington, Indiana  United States

Abraham Rubin Hercules Benrubi (born October 4, 1969 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA) is an actor best known for his regular appearances as Jerry Markovic on the long-running US TV drama ER, and for his first role as Francis Lawrence Kubiac III, aka "Larry Kubiac" or "Kube" on the early 1990s series Parker Lewis Can't Lose.

He currently stars as one of the main characters in ABC's show Men in Trees, playing bartender/millionaire Ben Tomasson. This is a role where he's getting noticeable more main dialog and depth, than with his previous longtime characters on ER and Parker Lewis Can't Lose, which primarily consisted of supporting dialog and very little depth, although very likable characters.

His recurring acting trademarks consists of the charming combination of his impressive 6ft-7in stature and a very soft, humble voice. This was evident early in his career on Parker Lewis, where his character was feared, thanks to his big physique, mean roars and aggressive one-word lines, but whenever he struck up a dialog with Parker, his soft voice came through, and his character was in fact a misunderstood kid labeled by his physique.

The same soft humble acting was present in his character Jerry on ER, who is helpful, cheerful, and somewhat a pacifist. Again this continuous in Men in Trees, where his portrayal of Ben Tomasson was described as the cuddliest TV character since Jorge Garcia's Hurley on Lost by TV-critic David Bianculli.1

Other previous work includes playing Mose in the 2003 western Open Range. He frequently voices characters on Adult Swim's stop-motion animation show Robot Chicken.

He is the son of Asher Benrubi, who is known as "Smash" to the St. Louis radio audience.

Benrubi is also known for his significant resemblance to both actor John Goodman and Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Jon Runyan. Benrubi played a young "Dan Connor", the character portrayed by Goodman, in a flasback episode of the Roseanne television series.

Benrubi graduated from Broad Ripple High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, the same high school alma mater of David Letterman, former Indiana Lt. Gov. John Mutz, former Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith, and New England Patriots star Rosevelt Colvin.

External links

• Abraham Benrubi at the Internet Movie Database

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