
Ken Page
Born January 20, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA · Died September 30, 2024 (aged 70)
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Page began in the chorus before making his Broadway debut in The Wiz playing The Cowardly Lion. He made a large number of stage appearances but also performed as a cabaret singer with an act entitled Page by Page.
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Page also appeared on screen making his television debut in 1984 and film debut in 1988's Torch Song Trilogy. He appeared as the voice of Oogie Boogie in The Nightmare Before Christmas and related video games, in Dreamgirls as Max Webster and in such television programmes as Sable and Adventures in Wonderland.
Page appeared in a number of roles on stage, originating the part of Ken in Ain't Misbehavin' and appearing as Old Deuteronomy in Cats on both Broadway and in the filmed production. He also originated the part of Father in Children of Eden, played The Cowardly Lion in several productions of The Wizard of Oz and appeared in Disney musicals Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid.
Page also sang in his animated voice roles, performing the duet "Let's Make Music Together" in All Dogs Go to Heaven and "The Oogie Boogie Song" in The Nightmare Before Christmas.
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LearningBroadway: Beyond the Golden Age2021
LearningHack!2007
LearningShortcut to Happiness2007
Dreamgirls2006
LearningLotte from Gadgetville2006
LearningBroadway's Lost Treasures II2004
LearningBroadway's Lost Treasures2003
Universal Soldier: The Return1999
Cats1998
LearningI'll Do Anything1994
The Nightmare Before Christmas1993
LearningThe Kid Who Loved Christmas1990
All Dogs Go to Heaven1989
LearningPolly1989
Torch Song Trilogy1988
LearningAin't Misbehavin'1982
LearningVera Cruz1954