Ben Bart — Get On Up Character Profile

About Ben Bart

James' manager who secures early bookings and label deals. He shifts the band's structure to salaried employees, prompting a mass resignation. His sudden death from a heart attack marks a major professional setback for James.

Character Facts

Played by

Dan Aykroyd

Appears in

Get On Up (2014)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Ben Bart — Professional Manager — James Brown (Chadwick Boseman)

  Ben Bart takes on the role of James' primary business manager.

• Ben Bart — Alliance Business Partners — Syd Nathan (Fred Melamed)

  Ben and Syd collaborate on label and management decisions affecting the band.

• Ben Bart — Professional Management Associate — Bobby Byrd (Nelsan Ellis)

  Bobby operates under Ben Bart's management structure during the band's early peak.

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