Ben Vereen

Actor. Born 10 October 1946 in Miami, Florida, USA.

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Born

10 October 1946, Miami, Florida, USA

Biography

Ben Vereen is an American actor, dancer and singer. He graduated from the High School of Performing Arts in New York and made his New York stage debut in the 1960s.

Vereen appeared in the original Broadway productions of Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar (1971) and Pippin (1972), winning the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for the latter. He played Chicken George Moore in the 1977 miniseries Roots and appeared in the 1979 film All That Jazz.

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Filmography

Beyond what we have reviewed, Ben Vereen is known for Grey's Anatomy (2005), How I Met Your Mother (2005), NCIS (2003), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), The Nanny (1993), Oz (1997) and All That Jazz (1979).

Roots

1977 · as Chicken George Moore