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Ken Page, the Broadway star and voice actor who played the character Oogie Boogie in The Nightmare Before Christmas, has died at the age of 70.
Page was a prolific actor who also lent his voice to All Dogs Go To Heaven and appeared opposite Beyoncé in Dreamgirls.
On stage, he was known for originating the role of Ken in the Broadway production of Ain’t Misbehavin’ and playing Old Deuteronomy in a production of Cats that was filmed for television.
TMZ reports that Page died “very peacefully” at his St. Louis home on September 30.
The publication quotes his representative Lance Kirkland as saying: “He was a beautiful, talented man who was larger than life. Ken was loved and adored by so many and will be missed so much.”…….
www.independent.co.uk
Page was a prolific actor who also lent his voice to All Dogs Go To Heaven and appeared opposite Beyoncé in Dreamgirls.
On stage, he was known for originating the role of Ken in the Broadway production of Ain’t Misbehavin’ and playing Old Deuteronomy in a production of Cats that was filmed for television.
TMZ reports that Page died “very peacefully” at his St. Louis home on September 30.
The publication quotes his representative Lance Kirkland as saying: “He was a beautiful, talented man who was larger than life. Ken was loved and adored by so many and will be missed so much.”…….
Nightmare Before Christmas star Ken Page dies at 70
Missouri-born actor was also a Broadway star known for his performances in ‘Ain't Misbehavin' and ‘Cats’
www.independent.co.uk