BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Main Alias/Moniker The Thing Legal Name Benjamin Jacob Grimm Other Aliases Date of Birth March 22nd, 1975 (Place of Birth: New York, NY) Status Alive Species Human Mutate Gender Male Orientation Heterosexual Level of Education University-level Education (Major: Astronautical Engineering, Minor: Religious Studies; United States Air Force Academy) Occupation/Employer Technically Unemployed; Formerly United States Air Force, O-3 (Captain), Honorably Discharged Height/Weight 6' (Human), 7' (Thing) / 230 lbs (Human), 500 lbs (Thing) Hair/Eye Color No Hair (Formerly Brown) / Blue KEY RELATIONSHIPS /KNOWN AFFILIATIONS Relatives Diedrich Grimm (grandfather, deceased), Daniel Grimm (father, deceased), Elsie Grimm (mother, presumably deceased), Daniel Grimm Jr (brother, deceased), Jacob Grimm (uncle), Alyce Grimm (paternal aunt, deceased) Marital Status Single Affiliations The Fantastic Four: Ben's official, unofficial family. Ben and Reed go way back