Ben Vereen

Benjamin Augustus Vereen (born 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.
==Pippin Credits==
Broadway - 09/20/1972 - 02/17/1974 - Leading Player
Broadway - 05/07/1974 - 12/??/1974 - Leading Player
Film - 1981 - Leading Player
3rd US Tour - 07/08/1986 - 11/09/1986 - Leading Player, director
== Biography (1972) ==
Ben Vereen (Leading Player) for his performance as Judas Iscariot in the Broadway musical Jesus Christ Superstar, was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical and won a Theatre World Award as Most Promising New Actor. A native of Brooklyn and a graduate of New York’s High School of Performing Arts, Mr. Vereen began his professional career off-Broadway in Langston Hughes’ Prodigal Son. He appeared with Juliet Prowse in the Las Vegas production of Sweet Charity, and Shirley MacLaine in the film version and in Chicago and London with Sammy Davis in Golden Boy. Before returning to New York to resume the role there, he appeared for one year as Hud and Berger in the Los Angeles production of Hair and toured with the Tom O’Horgan Repertory Troupe. Most recently, Mr. Vereen played a leading role in No Place to be Somebody and participated with Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland in their “Free the Army Show.” Audiences will recognize Mr. Vereen as the voice of Bobby Seale on the recording Gagged and Chained and from his work in the film Gasss. Last November he performed in Lincoln Center’s The Gershwin Years. When not on stage, Ben is active in the college and city jail lectures and shows. His ambition is perfection in God and the Arts.
==Gallery==
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