Biography

Luke Benward

by Monika Bhatt,

Luke Benward is an actor and singer of American nationality who has been known for being the star of the movies Minutemen and How to Eat Fried Worms. He was born on the 12th of May, 1995 to parents Kenda Wilkerson and Aaron Benward. This teen actor has been involved in the entertainment fraternity since 2002 and has been hugely successful in it according to his bio.

Benward was born in Franklin, Tennessee and started acting at the mere age of 7. He laned the role of David Moore in We Were Soldiers and he then got the role of Billy Forrester in the 2006 movie How to Eat Fried Worms. This led him to win a Young Artist Award. In the Disney Movie Minutemen, he portrayed the role of a 14 year old Charlie Turtle, which was followed by his appearance as Alan in Dear John. He has also released an album named Let Your Love Out on January 5, 2009 which has also been hugely popular amongst his fans.

Various commercials of American Express, Hamburger Helper, Willy Wonka, Nintendo etc. have portrayed him too and he has also grabbed the role of Nicky in the movie Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out?, which has also been hugely liked. Stevie Dewberry was the role he played in the film Because Winn Dixie which was followed by the role of Matthew in See Dad Run. Other credits of this teen actor include acting in Liv and Maddie as well as the role of Beau in the series Good Luck Charlie. 

Benward has established himself as a young adult by starting his acting as a teenage actor and has also been talked widely in regards to his personal life. He was previously surrounded with rumors of having an affair with Indah Winsome but the rumors were never confirmed to be true. Georgie Henley was the girlfriend of Benward on 2006. They dated for two years until 2008 before splitting up. He started dating actress Olivia Holt on 2012. This relation too lasted for a duration of 2 years only and the couple split up on 2014. Luke has been known to be single since then and has never been married. It sure will be time before he will settle up with a spouse and will have children. He has also never been known to have dated men and is certainly not a gay or a bi-sexual.

Luke Benward has managed to acc u mulate a net worth of a whopping 2 million dollars at the age of 20, through his acting career. The annual salary of this personality is known to be 240 thousand dollars approximately. He has a height of 6 feet and 2 inches and an attractive personality which appeals to his female fans all around the world.