Benoit, who accepts both the Americanized (pronounced "Benoyt") and French (pronounced "Benois") pronunciations of his name, was born in Fall River, Massachusetts and lived on Raymond Street for four years before moving to nearby Somerset, Massachusetts with his father, a bus driver, his mother, two sisters and a brother.
He graduated from Boston Conservatory in 1988 with a degree in musical theatre and moved to New York City.
His most recent cr is playing the Bishop and Spider in the revival of Jekyll & Hyde. He also had 8 years of tuba playing and is somewhat of an amateur puppet maker, having made his own puppets while in Forbidden. After moving to New York in the summer of 1992, he worked on and touring companies of shows such as Forbidden, Forever Plaid, Dance of the Vampires, All Shook Up, Avenue Q, Les Miserables,Young Frankenstein,Jekyll and Hyde and Phantom of the Opera.
He also performed in the Actor"s Fund concert of Dreamgirls.
OffForbidden 1992 (1992) -- Replacement Forbidden Summer Shock! Forbidden (musical) (1990-1991) (Boston Park Plaza) Forbidden (musical) (1994) (Olde Towne Theatre) Forbidden Strikes Back! Les Miserables (musical) Thenardier (National Tour).
