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Luke Benward is an American actor and singer. Born in 1995 in Franklin, Tennessee, he is the son of musician Aaron Benward and actress/singer Kenda Wilkerson. He has two younger sisters, Gracie and Ella. He started his television career in 2002 with the miniseries *We Were Soldiers*. His roles as Billy in the 2006 film *How to Eat Fried Worms* and Charlie in the Disney Channel's *Minutemen* significantly increased his popularity. At age 7, he appeared in Martina McBride's music video for "Concrete Angel". He also starred in the 2008 Disney Channel film *Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out?* In 2009, he released an EP titled *Let Your Love Out*, which included songs like "Get Up", "Let Your Love Out", "Everyday Hero", "Higher Love", and "Shine". He has appeared in television series such as *See Dad Run*, *Ravenswood*, and *Still the King*. He also starred as Bo in the 2018 film *Dumplin*.