Ben Vereen
American actor, dancer, and singer · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1946 · age 80
Benjamin Augustus Vereen is an American actor, dancer, and singer. He gained prominence for his performances in the original Broadway productions of the musicals Jesus Christ Superstar, for which he received a Tony Award nomination, and Pippin, for which he won the 1973 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
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Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True StoryFilm2019
The Kelly Clarkson ShowSeries
David Foster: Off the RecordFilm, 20192017
The Good FightSeries, Frederick Douglass2015
Sneaky PeteSeries, Porter
Time Out of MindFilm, 2015Dixon2011
Mama, I Want to Sing!Film, Horace Payne2008
Accidental FriendshipFilm, Wes2006
IdlewildFilm, Percy Senior2005
Grey's AnatomySeries, Archie Roche2001
Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries, Jeremiah Morris
Feast of All SaintsFilm, 2001Rudolphe Lermontant1997
VaudevilleFilm, Narrator1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanSeries, Dr. Andre Novak1990
Mother Goose Rock 'n' RhymeFilm, Itsy-Bitsy Spider1987
Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries, Dr. Edward La Forge
The Saint in ManhattanFilm, 1987Pianist in Bar1985
Breakin' ThroughFilm1981
PippinFilm, Leading Player1975
Funny LadyFilm, Bert Robbins1973Tony Award for Best Actor in a MusicalAward1972Theatre World AwardAward1969
Sweet CharityFilm, Dancer1967
The Carol Burnett ShowSeries1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1953
The OscarsSeries1946Born10 October 1946
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True StoryFilm2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSeriesDavid Foster: Off the RecordFilm, 20192017The Good FightSeries, Frederick Douglass2015Sneaky PeteSeries, PorterTime Out of MindFilm, 2015Dixon2011Mama, I Want to Sing!Film, Horace Payne2008Accidental FriendshipFilm, Wes2006IdlewildFilm, Percy Senior2005Grey's AnatomySeries, Archie Roche2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries, Jeremiah MorrisFeast of All SaintsFilm, 2001Rudolphe Lermontant1997VaudevilleFilm, Narrator1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanSeries, Dr. Andre Novak1990Mother Goose Rock 'n' RhymeFilm, Itsy-Bitsy Spider1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries, Dr. Edward La ForgeThe Saint in ManhattanFilm, 1987Pianist in Bar1985Breakin' ThroughFilm1981PippinFilm, Leading Player1975Funny LadyFilm, Bert Robbins1973Tony Award for Best Actor in a MusicalAward1972Theatre World AwardAward1969Sweet CharityFilm, Dancer1967The Carol Burnett ShowSeries1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1953The OscarsSeries1946Born10 October 1946People around Ben
Eartha Kitt Also in American Masters
Bob Fosse Directed All That Jazz and Sweet Charity
Pamela Fryman Directed Cleaning House and False Positive
Jasmine Guy Also in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Bud Cort Also in Sweet Charity and Gas-s-s-s
Clive Revill Also in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Peter Medak Directed The Feast of All Saints (2001)
Martin Scorsese Directed American Masters
Richard Gere Produced Time Out of Mind (2014)
Bob Saget Also in Cleaning House and False Positive
Alyson Hannigan Also in Cleaning House and False Positive
Cicely Tyson Also in The Kid Who Loved Christmas and Idlewild
Ruby Dee Also in The Feast of All Saints (2001)
Scott Rudin Produced Top Five (2014)
Bianca Lawson Also in The Feast of All Saints (2001)
Herbert Ross Directed Funny Lady (1975)
Charles Roven Produced Idlewild (2006)
Annaleigh Ashford Also in Top Five (2014)
Robert B. Weide Directed American Masters
Tarak Ben Ammar Produced A.D. (1984)
Elaine Giftos Also in Gas-s-s-s (1979)
Emmanuel Lewis Also in Webster and Lost In London
Richard Eden Also in The Feast of All Saints (2001)
Chuck Workman Directed American Masters
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All That Jazz 1979
Sweet Charity 1969
Once Upon a Forest 1993
Why Do Fools Fall In Love 1998
Top Five 2014
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
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Television 24
Media & music
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Vereen in 2007
U.S. President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan with a group at NBC's taping of its "Christmas in Washington" special in the Pension Building in Washington, D.C. Left to right: NBC News anchor Roger Mudd, CBS News reporter Eric Sevareid, Dinah Shore, actress Diahann Carroll, actor and musician John Schneider, President Ronald Reagan, First Lady Nancy Reagan, actor Ben Vereen, and entertainer Debby Boone.
The handprints of Ben Vereen in front of Theater of the Stars at Walt Disney World's Disney's Hollywood Studios theme parkAwards
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Category
Actors
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Actor
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Born 1946 · age 80
