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Benjamin Gregory Hertzberg (born May 26, 1978), known professionally as Benji Gregory is a former American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Brian Tanner on the sitcom '' ALF''.


Life and career

Gregory was born in Los Angeles, California. His father, uncle and sister were all actors; his grandmother was his agent. In addition to his stint on '' ALF'', he appeared in several television shows which include ''
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'' (1988-1990), ''
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'' (1986-1987), '' Murphy Brown'' (1988), ''
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'' (1978), ''
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'' (1984), '' T.J. Hooker'' (1984), ''
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'' (1985), ''
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'' (1985), and '' Mr. Boogedy'' (1986). He also made an appearance in the feature film ''
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'' (1986). Gregory appeared as himself in the PSAs television series ''
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'', the children's game show series '' I'm Telling!'', the "Salute to the 50 States episodes" of the game show ''
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'', as well as on a kids episode of ''
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.'' Gregory made several appearances on the television sitcom ''
Punky Brewster ''Punky Brewster'' is an American Situation comedy, sitcom television series about a young girl (Soleil Moon Frye) being raised by a foster parent (George Gaynes). The show ran on NBC from September 16, 1984, to March 9, 1986, and again in Broad ...
'', playing an
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named "Dash," and supplied the voice of Edgar the Mole in the animated feature ''
Once Upon a Forest ''Once Upon a Forest'' is a 1993 animated musical adventure film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Based on the ''Furlings'' characters created by Rae Lambert, the film was directed by Charles Grosvenor a ...
'' (1993). He was scheduled to co-star in a ''Punky Brewster'' spin-off called ''Fenster Hall''. The pilot/television-movie of ''Fenster Hall'' was never picked up for regular production. Gregory enlisted in the
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in 2003 and graduated school to become an
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. In 2005, he received an honorable discharge from the Navy. He married in 2006, after completing his military service.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gregory, Benji 1978 births 20th-century American male actors American male child actors American male television actors American male voice actors Male actors from Los Angeles Living people Academy of Art University alumni United States Navy sailors