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Ben Vereen
Vereen in September 2014
Born
Benjamin Augustus Middleton
(1946-10-10) October 10, 1946 (age 77)
Laurinburg, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupations
Actor
dancer
singer
voice actor
Years active
1965–present
Spouse(s)
Andrea Townsley
(m. 1966; div. 1974)
[1]
Nancy Bruner
(m. 1976; div. 2012)
Children
6, including Karon Davis
Relatives
Noah Davis (son-in-law)
Website
benvereen.info
Benjamin Augustus Vereen (born Benjamin Augustus Middleton; October 10, 1946) is an American actor, dancer and singer. Vereen 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.
^Dwyer, Jim (November 29, 2016). "Ben Vereen's Disappearing Divorce". The New York Times. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
Benjamin Augustus Vereen (born Benjamin Augustus Middleton; October 10, 1946) is an American actor, dancer and singer. Vereen gained prominence for his...
moving image. Karon Vereen was born in 1977 in Reno, Nevada. Daughter of professional dancers Nancy Bruner and Broadway performer BenVereen, Davis grew up...
Benji Gregory, Paige Gosney, Will Estes, Janet Waldo, Elisabeth Moss, and BenVereen. The film is about a trio of "Furlings" – the story's term for animal...
by Hallmark Properties and were produced by WQED Pittsburgh. Hosted by BenVereen, the show revolves around a group of six creative animal friends who live...
written by Anna Sandor based on a true story. It stars Chandra Wilson and BenVereen. Homeless woman Yvonne Caldwell (Chandra Wilson) is a woman with good...
a great opportunity to play a character few understand. However, when BenVereen was chosen for the role, Neeley signed on as chorus and also became the...
musicals, including All That Jazz and Wonderland, which were directed by BenVereen and Frank Wildhorn, respectively. After graduating high school at the...
film stars Barbra Streisand, James Caan, Omar Sharif, Roddy McDowall and BenVereen. Herbert Ross, who helmed the musical sequences for Funny Girl, replaces...
O'Horgan, at the Mark Hellinger Theatre. It starred Jeff Fenholt as Jesus, BenVereen as Judas and Bob Bingham as Caiaphas. Dennen and Elliman played the roles...
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throughout the episodes. Early in the series, BenVereen played Rita's boss, Captain Hutchinson ("Hutch"). Vereen was compelled to retire from the show during...
Fall in Love alongside such stars as Halle Berry, Paul Mazursky, and BenVereen. In 1999, he appeared in two films: the horror movie Cold Hearts and the...
detective agency in Los Angeles. E. L. (Early Leroy) "Tenspeed" Turner (BenVereen) is a hustler who worked as a private detective to satisfy his parole...
Richard E. Grant, AnnaSophia Robb, Anika Noni Rose, Catherine Tate, BenVereen, and Liam Neeson. It is the second movie made by Triggerfish Animation...
of winning in both Best Leading Actor and Leading Actress categories. BenVereen won in 1972, while Patina Miller won in the leading actress category for...