Who is Don Benjamin?

Don Benjamin is an American model, TV personality, and musician.

He was a finalist on the twentieth season of ‘America’s Next Top Model‘, and the winner of ‘Scared Famous‘.

Who are the parents of Don Benjamin?

Don Benjamin was born as Donald Benjamin in the South Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, on May 5, 1987. He was born to parents Joseph Thottumkal (father) and Seline Thottumkal (mother).

He also has a sister, Brooke, and is very close to her.

The part of Chicago where he grew up is famous for its crime, poverty rate, and gun violence. However, he did not get involved with all these as he and his mother moved to Florida. After that, they moved to Mississippi, and then to Minneapolis, Minnesota.

He loved music from a young age and listened to Jay Z, LL Cool J, Nas, Boyz II Men, Jagged Edge, etc. He played basketball in high school and started rapping. His ethnicity is African-American.

Education: School/College, University

For education, he went to Brooklyn Center High School. He was the captain of the high school varsity basketball team.