Jerry Benét Embry was born September 12, 1971 in Tyler, Texas, to Janet Jones, an educator, and Jerry Embry., a warehouse manager. Benét Embry is a man of many talents. He's the host of The Benét Embry Show and an accomplished actor performing in stage plays, short films and films around the locally, nationally and abroad. Benét is also a Spoken Word performer and the author of 'Emotional Response,' a book of poetry which verbally express love and loss from an African American male perspective.