Blue-eyed Benji Gregory was born in Encino, California, USA on May 26, 1978. His parents are Manny and Patti, and he has an older sister, Becky, and a younger brother, Matthew. His father, uncle and sister were all actors; his grandmother is his agent.

As a veteran of dozens of commercials, Benji literally grew up before the camera. At the age of five, he began auditioning for television and won numerous parts. His first acting job was in an episode of Fantasy Island and he followed that with guest-starring parts on The A-Team, T.J. Hooker, Amazing Stories and The Twilight Zone. He also appeared in a TV pilot, "Fenster Hall," a Disney movie, Mr. Boogedy, a TV movie, Thompson's Last Run and the feature film, Jumpin' Jack Flash.

His three favorite collections are of rocks, shells and Garbage Pail Kids cards.