Baby Daddy (television) Comedy series on ABC Family, premiering on June 20, 2012 and ending on May 22, 2017. Bachelor Ben Wheeler, in his 20s, becomes a surprise dad to a baby girl when she is left on his doorstep by an ex-girlfriend. Ben decides to raise the baby with the help of his mother, his brother Danny, his best friend, and a close friend, Penny, who is harboring a secret crush on him. Stars Jean-Luc Bilodeau (Ben Wheeler), Melissa Peterman (Bonnie Wheeler), Derek Theler (Danny Wheeler), Tahj Mowry (Tucker Dobbs), Chelsea Kane (Penny).