Benjamin Salisbury on The 700 Club!

Benjamin was interviewed on The 700 Club. A program from the Christian Broadcasting Network.

First it was Iron Will. Then it was D3: The Might Ducks. Now it is life on a sit-com. Benjamin Salisbury hit the jackpot playing the wealthy and precocious teen, Brighton Sheffield, on the hot CBS series, The Nanny. But unlike other bright young stars, Salisbury did not grow up in the lap of luxury. He experienced homeless life firsthand.

When Salisbury was the tender age of five or six, he, his pregnant mother, and two siblings were forced to live in their car for six months. "Our car was our home," says Salisbury. "And when our friends came over, they had to knock on the windows instead of a door and that was just how it was." Parked on the premises of their local church, the family received Christian support. Salisbury also found comfort in God.

Salisbury says that since that time, he has accepted a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Growing up he used to repeat the Lord's Prayer every night with his mother before bed. He continues this tradition to this day.

At 17, Salisbury is enjoying his life as a television actor, a career path that started at age 12. Being a television star for the past five years definitely has its perks, says Salisbury. "It still boggles my mind when people come up to me, because I'm just me. When I meet people that are on TV or in movies, I'm thrilled. I'm so excited."

Salisbury admits he is a lot like his TV character Brighton. "I'm definitely sarcastic. I definitely tease my sisters, my real ones and my TV sisters. So it's pretty much the same. It's a pretty easy job," he says.

Fortunately, Salisbury gets along great with the cast. "It truly is this gigantic family. I mean, the girl who plays my little sister, Madeline Zima, she and I are probably closer than my sisters are now because Madeline and I spend so much time together," admits Salisbury.

As he continues another season on The Nanny, Salisbury hopes to direct a TV show within the next year. But whether that happens as quickly as he wishes, Benjamin Salisbury is sure to stay in show business. "I just want to be in this business," he says. "I don't care if it's sweeping stages, being a writer's assistant, anything. I just really enjoy every single aspect of it."