Ken Page

Kenneth "Ken" Page was an American actor, voice actor, and cabaret singer, who was well-known as the voice for Oogie Boogie in Tim Burton's 1993 stop-motion Disney film The Nightmare Before Christmas. He would reprise the role for various media outlets, such as the Kingdom Hearts series and several Disney Parks 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), Oogie Boogie's Freaky Funhouse at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular at the Magic Kingdom, and World of Color: Villainous at Disney California Adventure. He also portrayed the Walrus in Adventures in Wonderland, Mayor Warren in the 1989 TV movie Polly and its 1990 sequel. Additionally, he appeared in Disney theater productions, such as a pre-Broadway production of Aladdin.
Page was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri and attended St. Bridget of Erin and St. Nicholas elementary schools. While attending St. Nicholas, he was inspired by a teacher and an older cousin to pursue theater. He graduated from Bishop DuBourg High School in 1973 before attending Fontbonne College in Clayton, Missouri on a full scholarship and majored in theater.
He began his career in the chorus of The Muny outdoor theater in St. Louis before making his Broadway debut in as a replacement Cowardly Lion. He was featured in the original cast of the musical revue, and played Nicely-Nicely Johnson in the all-black revival of , winning a . His most recognized Broadway role, however, is Old Deuteronomy in Andrew Lloyd Webber's . He reprised the role in various productions throughout the U.S., which included a taped production released in 1998. Other productions in New York included , , , and .
He has also appeared in films, such as , , , , and . His television credits included , , , , , , , , and .
In later years, Page has developed and performed his cabaret-singer show Page by Page, and directed various regional and touring productions. Page also frequently acts in shows at The Muny, with appearances including , , , , Tarzan, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Aida, , , , , , , and .
==Filmography==
Year 	Film 	Role 	Notes
1989 	Polly 	Mayor Warren	
1990 	Polly: Comin' Home! 	Mayor Warren	
1993-1994	Adventures in Wonderland 	The Walrus 	Episodes: "I Am the Walrus""Weed Shall Overcome""Deface in the Crowd""To Tear Is Human""Give Ants a Chance""Purple Potato Eaters""Those Tusks, Those Eyes"
1993 	The Nightmare Before Christmas 	Oogie Boogie	
2002 	Kingdom Hearts 	Oogie Boogie	Video game
2004 	The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge 	Oogie Boogie	Video game
2005 	The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King 	Oogie Boogie	Video game
2006 	Kingdom Hearts II 	Oogie Boogie	Video game
2024 	Disney Speedstorm 	Oogie Boogie	Video game
2019 	The Little Mermaid: An Immersive Live-to-Film Concert Experience	Sebastian 	
==Roles==
Ken page as mayor warren in polly.jpg|Mayor Warren(Polly & Polly: Comin' Home!)
Ooogiedisney.png|Oogie Boogie(The Nightmare Before Christmas)
To Tear is Human 3.jpg|The Walrus(Adventures in Wonderland)
==Gallery==
Ken page as maurice in beauty and the beast.jpg|Page as Maurice in a 2010 production of Beauty and the Beast at the Muny Theater.
Ken page as king tritan in the little mermaid.jpg|Page as King Triton in a 2011 production of The Little Mermaid at the Muny.
Ken page as sultan in Aladdin musical tryouts.jpg|Page as as the Sultan in a 2012 production of Aladdin at the Muny.
Ken page as porter in tarzan.jpg|Page as Prof. Porter in a 2014 production of Tarzan at the Muny.
Ken page as sebastian in the little mermaid hollywood bowl.jpg|Performing as Sebastian in a concert adaptation of The Little Mermaid in 2019.
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