Ben Dreyfuss: Who Is Richard Dreyfuss And Jeramie Rain’s Son?

Ben Dreyfuss is an American journalist and actor and the son of Richard Dreyfuss and Jeramie Rain. Ben’s father Richard Dreyfuss is an actor known for starring in popular films during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. His mother Jeramie Rain born Susan Davis is a screenwriter, producer, philanthropist, and former actress.

Ben Dreyfuss: Bio Summary

How Old Is Ben Dreyfuss?

Benjamin ‘Ben’ Dreyfuss was born in June 1986. He will hit the age of 37 years in June 2023. He is the elder son of his parents Richard Dreyfuss and his former wife Jeramie Rain. His father is an American actor, producer, and writer while his mother is an American screenwriter, producer, philanthropist, and former actress. He has two siblings.

Ben Dreyfuss is the brother of journalist Emily Dreyfuss (born 1983) and actor Harry Dreyfuss (born 1990). He is the stepson of Russian-born Svetlana Erokhin, who is the current wife of his father Richard Dreyfuss. His paternal grandparents are Norman Dreyfuss (1920–2013), an attorney, restaurateur, and plastics company owner originally from a “violent gang culture in Brooklyn”, and Geraldine (née Robbins; 1921–2000), a peace activist.

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Ben Dreyfuss Is Blind In His Left Eye

Unfortunately, Ben Dreyfuss – son of Richard Dreyfuss and Jeramie Rain was born with Peters Anomaly, a rare genetic eye disorder. In his first year of life, he reportedly underwent 23 eye operations, including two corneal transplants. Despite the operations he underwent, he lost all sight in his left eye. At the time Ben was born, his father Richard shared photos on Twitter and wrote:

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“The most traumatic and emotional moment of my life was on June 14 1986. My wife Jeramie gave birth to our second amazing child. And, as these pictures show, we slowly realized there was a problem with our son.”

The most traumatic and emotional moment of my life was on June 14 1986. My wife Jeramie gave birth to our second amazing child. And, as these pictures show, we slowly realized there was a problem with our son. pic.twitter.com/GjKX7SjfIm

— Richard Dreyfuss (@RichardDreyfuss) July 21, 2022

“The doctors rushed out of the room and room him and we knew something was wrong. They brought him back for Jeramie and me to hold. They were scared. They thought he would die.”

“We had agreed to name him “peter” and then after what felt like hundreds of hours they came in and told us he had “peters anomaly.” Jer and I looked at each other and immediately said “change his name to Ben.”

We had agreed to name him “peter” and then after what felt like hundreds of hours they came in and told us he had “peters anomaly.” Jer and I looked at each other and immediately said “change his name to Ben.”

— Richard Dreyfuss (@RichardDreyfuss) July 21, 2022

“He was the first person born in California with peters anomaly. We spent months in hospitals with him and years raising money for charities Jeramie led for less fortunate kids than Ben.”

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In a blog post, Richard shared at the end of his tweet, Ben Dreyfuss explained what life is like with one eye blind. Part of the blog post reads: “Your eyes are not the same. One is blue, the other is grey. One is hiding under a partially opened eye-lid; the other is extending far beyond it, like a potato exploding out of an egg cup. Suddenly, the doctors are in the room and they take you and rush you out. ”

“And when they come back they tell your parents that they don’t know what’s wrong, but something is wrong. There will be tests, there will be lots of tests. Your parents sob. Your father cradles you and tells you that no matter what the tests say, he’ll take care of you forever. You are born with a rare eye defect called Peters Anomaly. You’re blind in that one eye, but it is only that one eye. Everything else is fine. You are not going to die.”

Ben Dreyfuss Is A Journalist And Actor

Ben Dreyfuss works in the entertainment field as a journalist and actor. He worked at Mother Jones. He is Mother Jones’ former editorial director for growth and strategy. Under his tenure at Mother Jones, the publication’s page views rose 232 percent over two years, exceeding sites such as MSNBC, Politico, and CNN among millennials, per sources. He played Grocery Boy in ‘The Lightkeepers’, Phil / Will in ‘Mine Is Mine’, Coyote in ‘The Wanderers’ and Young Bernie Madoff in ‘Madoff’. According to his IMDb profile, he was a production coordinator in Who Is Cletis Tout?

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Controversy

Ben Dreyfuss once made it known that he never dated or slept with a ‘fat person’. He said he would encourage a partner to lose weight. His statement sparked several reactions from his Twitter followers. He made his comments in a threat about an article titled You need help: You fat-shamed your beautiful girlfriend.

‘That is outrageous! I’ve never dated a fat person!’ Ben Dreyfuss said. ‘I mean I don’t even know many fat people. The few I do know I’m definitely not going to f**k. “I like to think that if I was dating someone and they gained weight, I would be supportive about how they could lose it.”