Ken Page
Known for Acting · 23 credits
- Born
- 1954-01-20
- Died
- 2024-09-30
- Place of birth
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Kenneth Page
Biography
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
TV Shows (9)
Movies (14)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
as Oogie Boogie (voice)
All Dogs Go to Heaven
1989
as King Gator (voice)
Dreamgirls
2006
as Max Washington
Shortcut to Happiness
2007
as Clerk
Cats
1998
as Old Deuteronomy
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
I'll Do Anything
1994
as Hair Person
Torch Song Trilogy
1988
as Murray
Polly
1989
as Mayor Warren
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Performer (segment "Ain't Misbehavin'")
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
as Old Deuteronomy (segment "Cats")
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990
as Dwight McReady
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
1995
as Police Chief Magruder
Ain't Misbehavin'
1982
as Performer
About 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 Wonder… With 23 credits spanning from 1982 to 2021, Ken Page has appeared in 14 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ken Page Movies
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) — as Oogie Boogie (voice)
- All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) — as King Gator (voice)
- Dreamgirls (2006) — as Max Washington
- Shortcut to Happiness (2007) — as Clerk
- Cats (1998) — as Old Deuteronomy
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