Ken Page - wikipedia Ken Page This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( March 2013 ) Ken Page Ken Page at the 2017 Florida SuperCon ( 1954 - 01 - 20 ) January 20, 1954 ( age 63 ) St. Louis, Missouri, United States Nationality American Education Bishop DuBourg High School Alma mater Fontbonne College Occupation Actor, voice actor, cabaret singer Years active 1975 -- present Ken Page ( born January 20, 1954 ) is an American cabaret singer, actor and voice actor from St. Louis, Missouri. Page is best known as the voice of `` Oogie Boogie '', the main antagonist of Tim Burton 's The Nightmare Before Christmas, creating the eponymous role of `` Ken '' in the original Broadway production of Ai n't Misbehavin ' and playing the role of `` Old Deuteronomy '' in both the original Broadway and filmed stage productions of Cats, the Musical. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 3.3 Video games 4 Theatre 4.1 Broadway 4.2 Off Broadway 4.3 Regional 4.4 The Muny - St. Louis 4.5 Other 5 Soundtrack 6 Awards and nominations 7 External links Early life Page was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Bishop DuBourg High School and Fontbonne College. Career Page began his career in the chorus of The Muny outdoor theater in St. Louis. After making his Broadway debut in The Wiz, Page played Nicely - Nicely Johnson in the all - black revival of Guys and Dolls ( Theatre World Award ). He was then featured in the original cast of the Fats Waller musical revue, Ai n't Misbehavin ' ( Drama Desk Award ), a role he reprised in the 1982 television broadcast. He also returned to the show in its 1988 Broadway revival. In 1982, he played Old Deuteronomy in Cats, returning to the part in the 1998 video release. He also has the distinction of playing God twice : in Randy Newman 's Faust at La Jolla Playhouse and Goodman Theatre and in Stephen Schwartz 's Children of Eden ( West End ). Page frequently acts in shows at The Muny, with recent appearances including Jesus Christ Superstar, Aida, The Wizard of Oz, Les Misérables, My One and Only, and Little Shop of Horrors. Besides The Nightmare Before Christmas, Page 's major film credits include All Dogs Go to Heaven and Torch Song Trilogy, as well as Dreamgirls. His TV credits include guest roles on shows such as Charmed and Touched by an Angel, as well as various movies and specials. In recent years, Page has developed and performed his cabaret - singer show, Page by Page, and directed various regional and touring productions. Page 's most recent role was the voice of the notorious talking plant Audrey II in the Muny 's production of Little Shop of Horrors. He also recently reprising the role of `` Old Deuteronomy '' in the Moonlight Theater production of Cats in Lubbock, TX. He regularly reprises his role as Oogie Boogie in several other Disney productions such as the fireworks display HalloWishes at Walt Disney World 's Magic Kingdom, its sister show, Halloween Screams at Disneyland, the Haunted Mansion Holiday ( also at Disneyland ), the Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular ( at Magic Kingdom ) and subsequent video games including The Nightmare Before Christmas : The Pumpkin King, The Nightmare Before Christmas : Oogie 's Revenge and the Kingdom Hearts series. Filmography Film Year Title Role Torch Song Trilogy Murray 1989 All Dogs Go to Heaven King Gator ( voice ) 1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas Oogie Boogie ( voice ) 1994 I 'll Do Anything Hair Person 1998 Cats Old Deuteronomy The Devil and Daniel Webster Clerk 2006 Dreamgirls Max Washington Television Year Title Role Notes 1984 Gimme a Break ! Kenneth Wilson Episode : `` Class of ' 84 '' 1987 -- 1988 Sable Joe `` Cheesecake '' Tyson Episodes : `` Toy Gun '' `` Hunt '' `` Evangelist '' `` Serial Killer '' `` Copycat '' `` Watchdogs '' `` Mob '' 1989 Polly Mayor Warren Teen Angel Returns Chubby Family Matters Darnell Watkins Episode : `` The Big Reunion '' Capital News Episode : `` Finished ? Not Dunne '' Polly : Comin ' Home ! Mayor Warren ( TV movie ) 1993 -- 1994 Adventures in Wonderland The Walrus Episodes : `` I Am The Walrus '' `` Weed Shall Overcome '' `` To Tear is Human '' `` Give Ants a Chance '' `` Purple Potato Eaters '' `` Those Tusks, Those Eyes '' 1994 Duckman : Private Dick / Family Man Episode : `` American Dicks '' South Central Dr. Raymond McHenry Episodes : `` RTD '' `` Men '' `` Date '' 1995 Touched by an Angel Ox Episode : `` There But for the Grace of God '' 1998 -- 2005 Great Performances Old Deuteronomy Episodes : `` Cats '' `` Broadway 's Lost Treasures III : The Best of the Tony Awards '' 2000 Welcome to New York Chef Andre Episode : `` Tickets '' 2007 State of Mind Florian Video games Year Title Role Notes 2002 Kingdom Hearts Oogie Boogie ( voice ) The Nightmare Before Christmas : Oogie 's Revenge 2006 Kingdom Hearts II 2007 Kingdom Hearts II : Final Mix+ 2013 Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix Archive Footage 2014 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix Archive Footage Theatre Broadway 1975 : The Wiz as Lion 1976 : Guys and Dolls as Nicely - Nicely Johnson 1978 : Ai n't Misbehavin ' as Ken 1982 : Cats as Old Deuteronomy 1988 : Ai n't Misbehavin ' as Ken 1999 : It Ai n't Nothin ' But the Blues as Performer Off Broadway 1981 : Louis as Joe `` King '' Olivor 1995 : Call Me Madam as Senator Gallagher 1995 : Out of this World as Jupiter 1998 : The Wizard of Oz as Cowardly Lion 2002 : The Pajama Game as Mr. Hassler Regional 2003 : How the Grinch Stole Christmas as Old Max 2004 : Breakfast at Tiffany 's as Joe Bell 2006 : Aida as Amonasro : 2014 : `` Cats '' as Old Deuteronomy '' The Muny - St. Louis 1994 : `` Ai n't Misbehavin ' '' as Ken 1995 : `` Camelot '' as King Pellinore 1996 : `` Sleeping Beauty '' voice of Wendell 1997 : `` The Wizard of Oz '' as Zeke / Lion 1998 : `` Radio City Rockettes MUNY Spectacular '' Ensemble 1998 : `` Damn Yankees '' as Mgr. Van Buren 1999 : `` Grease '' as Teen Angel 2001 : `` My Fair Lady '' as Colonel Pickering 2002 : `` The Fantasticks '' as Bellomy 2004 : `` Cats '' as Old Deuteronomy 2004 : `` Breakfast At Tiffany 's '' as Joe 2005 : `` Jesus Christ Superstar '' as King Herod 2005 : `` Beauty and the Beast '' as Maurice / Narrator 2006 : `` The Wizard of Oz '' as Professor Marvel / The Wizard 2006 : `` Oliver ! '' as Mr. Bumble 2006 : `` Aida '' as Amonasro 2007 : `` Les Miserables '' as Thenardier 2008 : `` My One and Only '' as Rt. Rev. J.D. Montgomery 2008 : `` 90 Years of Muny Magic '' as Principal 2010 : `` Cats '' as Old Deuteronomy 2010 : `` Beauty and the Beast '' as Maurice / Narrator 2011 : `` The Little Mermaid '' as King Triton 2011 : `` Little Shop of Horrors '' voice of Audrey II 2012 : `` Dreamgirls '' as Marty 2012 : `` Aladdin '' as Sultan 2013 : `` West Side Story '' as Doc 2014 : `` Tarzan, the Broadway musical '' as Porter 2015 : `` Into The Woods '' as Narrator 2016 : `` Aida ( musical ) '' as Amonasro Other 1979 : Ai n't Misbehavin ' as Performer 4 ( US Tour ) 1991 : Children of Eden as Father / God ( West End ) Soundtrack Year Artist / Writer Song Role Film 1989 Charles Strouse & T.J. Kuenster `` Let 's Make Music Together King Gator All Dogs Go to Heaven 1993 Danny Elfman `` Oogie Boogie 's Song '' Oogie Boogie The Nightmare Before Christmas Charles Strouse & T.J. Kuenster `` Let 's Make Music Together '' King Gator MGM Sing - Alongs : Being Happy 1998 Andrew Lloyd Webber & T.S. Eliot `` Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats '' `` Old Deuteronomy '' `` The Awful Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles '' `` The Jellicle Ball '' `` The Moments of Happiness '' `` Skimbleshanks : The Railway Cat '' `` The Ad - dressing of Cats '' Old Deuteronomy Cats Danny Elfman `` Oogie 's Song '' `` Casino Clash '' `` A Filthy Finale '' Oogie Boogie The Nightmare Before Christmas : Oogie 's Revenge Awards and nominations Year Award Play Result 1976 Theatre World Award Best Actor Ai n't Misbehavin Won 1978 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical Guys and Dolls Won External links Ken Page on IMDb Ken Page at the Internet Broadway Database Ken Page at the Internet Off - Broadway Database Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical John Cullum ( 1975 ) Ian Richardson ( 1976 ) Lenny Baker ( 1977 ) Ken Page ( 1978 ) Len Cariou ( 1979 ) Jim Dale ( 1980 ) Kevin Kline ( 1981 ) George Hearn ( 1984 ) Ron Richardson ( 1985 ) George Rose ( 1986 ) Robert Lindsay ( 1987 ) Michael Crawford ( 1988 ) Jason Alexander ( 1989 ) James Naughton ( 1990 ) Jonathan Pryce ( 1991 ) Gregory Hines / Nathan Lane ( 1992 ) Brent Carver ( 1993 ) Boyd Gaines ( 1994 ) Vernel Bagneris ( 1995 ) Nathan Lane ( 1996 ) Robert Cuccioli ( 1997 ) Alan Cumming ( 1998 ) Brent Carver ( 1999 ) Brian Stokes Mitchell ( 2000 ) Nathan Lane ( 2001 ) John Lithgow ( 2002 ) Antonio Banderas / Harvey Fierstein ( 2003 ) Hugh Jackman ( 2004 ) Norbert Leo Butz ( 2005 ) John Lloyd Young ( 2006 ) Raúl Esparza ( 2007 ) Paulo Szot ( 2008 ) Brian d'Arcy James ( 2009 ) Douglas Hodge ( 2010 ) Norbert Leo Butz ( 2011 ) Danny Burstein ( 2012 ) Billy Porter ( 2013 ) Neil Patrick Harris / Jefferson Mays ( 2014 ) Robert Fairchild ( 2015 ) Danny Burstein ( 2016 ) Andy Karl ( 2017 ) VIAF : 232584262 LCCN : n78062604 ISNI : 0000 0003 6731 6715 BNF : cb13938574m ( data ) MusicBrainz : 65ec9270 - 8522 - 4fa6 - abbe - bde953d108d2 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ken_Page&oldid=799007133 '' Categories : 1954 births African - American male actors African - American singers American male film actors American male singers American male stage actors American male video game actors American male voice actors Cabaret singers Drama Desk Award winners Living people Male actors from St. Louis Singers from Missouri American male musical theatre actors Hidden categories : Articles lacking in - text citations from March 2013 All articles lacking in - text citations Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from April 2017 Articles with IBDb links Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Aragonés Español Euskara فارسی Français Íslenska Italiano 日本 語 Norsk Occitan Polski Simple English Svenska Tagalog Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 5 September 2017, at 02 : 51. 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Question: who is the voice of the oogie boogie man
Answer: Ken Page