Ben Harper is multi-ethnic. His father, Leonard, was of African-American and Cherokee Indian ancestry, and his mother, Ellen Chase-Verdries, was Jewish. His parents divorced when he was five. Harper has two brothers, Joel and Peter Harper.
From 1996 to 2001, Harper was married to Joanna. They have two children, son Charles James and daughter Harris.
On December 23, 2005 Harper married his girlfriend of five years, actress Laura Dern. They have two children together, son Ellery Walker Harper (August 21, 2001) and daughter Jaya (November 24, 2004).
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Benjamin Chase "Ben" Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American musician.
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