Ben Lugo Touitou was born to a Jewish Israeli father and a Christian Igbo mother from Nigeria. Ben attributes is mixed background to his ability to work with and to appreciate diversity in people. He loves to travel and discover new cultures. The best advantage especially is the variety of colours these experiences bring into his work as an actor. He was born with the names, Benjamin Abba Nnayelugo Touitou. Nnayelugo in the local tongue of the Igbo tribe can mean: 'The glory of the father' or 'the wisdom of the father' or 'the light of the father'. It is one of the most honourable chieftaincy titles given to respected individuals. Lugo is a nickname, derived from Nnayelugo. Ben was born in Enugu State, January 22, 1988.