Ken Page
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.
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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 2.904 |
Birthday | 1954-01-20 |
Place of Birth | St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
Also Known As | Kenneth Page, |
1989
All Dogs Go to Heaven
6.8/1010
When a casino-owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven basically by default since all dogs go to heaven....
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All Dogs Go to Heaven
1998
Cats
7.3/157
"Jellicle" cats join for a Jellicle ball where they rejoice with their leader, Old Deuteronomy. One cat will be chosen to go to the "Heavyside Layer"...
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Cats
1995
Anyone Can Whistle
0/0
The story of an economically depressed town whose corrupt mayor decides to create a fake miracle in order to attract tourists. The phony miracle draws...
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Anyone Can Whistle
1990
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
6.6/4
In this sentimental holiday tale, a young boy is taken away from his loving, adoptive household when his new mom is killed in an auto accident and his...
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The Kid Who Loved Christmas
2006
Dreamgirls
6.74/984
A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
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Dreamgirls
1993
The Nightmare Before Christmas
7.838/9357
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus an...
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
1988
Torch Song Trilogy
7.3/90
Arnold is a gay man working as a drag queen in 1971 NYC. He meets a handsome bisexual man.
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Torch Song Trilogy
1994
I'll Do Anything
5.6/49
Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps their daughter Jeannie on Matt, father and daughter h...
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I'll Do Anything
1982
Ain't Misbehavin'
7.5/2
Ain't Misbehavin' is the televised version of the 1978 Tony Award-winning Broadway sensation celebrating the music, life and times of Thomas "Fats" W...
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Ain't Misbehavin'
2003
Broadway's Lost Treasures
5.6/4
The golden age of the annual Tony Awards ceremony lasted from 1967 to 1986 — the period during which Alexander H. Cohen and his wife, Hildy Parks, wer...
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Broadway's Lost Treasures
2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
8/3
The annual Tony Award broadcast provides the only filmed record of Broadway's best for audiences to experience as if they were front-row-center on ope...
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Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2003
Shortcut to Happiness
5.6/163
In Manhattan, the aspirant writer Jabez Stone is a complete loser: he is not able to sell his novels, he lives in a lousy apartment and he does not ha...
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Shortcut to Happiness
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
0/0
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as recounted by a diverse cast of Broadway stars who...
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