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Ben Vereen
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NEWS
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BIOGRAPHY
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Grey's Anatomy
(TV)
Oct. 4, 2007
And Then Came Love
(FILM)
Jun. 15, 2007
Idlewild
(FILM)
Aug. 25, 2006
The Painting
(FILM)
Apr. 29, 2005
Iyanla
(TV)
Oct. 17, 2001
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Ben Vereen Credits
HIGHLIGHTS
A veteran Broadway star, he earned a 1972 Tony nod for his role as Judas in
Jesus Christ Superstar
and won the award the next year for his performance in
Pippin
.
Came to national fame as Chicken George in the 1977 miniseries
Roots
.
Costarred with Jeff Goldblum in the 1980 detective series
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
, playing a parolee-turned-PI. In 1988, he reprised the character as a regular in the series
J.J. Starbuck
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Role
Category
And Then Came Love
2007
-Chuck Cooper
Actor
Film
Idlewild
2006
-Percy Senior
Actor
Film
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
1998
-Richard Barrett
Actor
Film
Buy and Cell
1989
-Shaka
Actor
Film
A.D.
-Ethiopian
Actor
TV
Accidental Friendship
-Wes
Actor
TV
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Actor
TV
Papa's Got a Brand New Excuse
(1994)
Actor
TV Episode
Grey's Anatomy
-Archie
Actor
TV
Love/Addiction
(2007)
-Archie
Actor
TV Episode
J.J. Starbuck
-'Tenspeed' Turner
Actor
TV
Jenny's Song
Actor
TV
Lost in London
Actor
TV
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Actor
TV
Oz
-A.R. Whitworth
Actor
TV
Roots
-Chicken George
Actor
TV
Silk Stalkings
-Capt. Hutchinson
Actor
TV
The Jesse Owens Story
-Herb
Actor
TV
Webster
-Phillip Long
Actor
TV
You Write the Songs
Host
TV
Zoobilee Zoo
-Mayor Ben
Actor
TV
The Painting
2005
Actor
Film
Once Upon a Forest
1993
-Phineas
Voice
Film
All That Jazz
1979
-O'Connor Flood
Actor
Film
Funny Lady
1975
-Bert Robbins
Actor
Film
Gas-S-S-S!
1970
-Carlos
Actor
Film
Sweet Charity
1969
Actor
Film
Tapioca
-Nuts
Actor
Film
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
-E.L. Turner
Actor
Film
The Charmkins
Voice
Film
The Feast of All Saints
-Rudolphe Lermontant
Actor
Film
The Jesse Owens Story
Actor
Film
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Actor
Film
The Zoo Gang
-The Winch
Actor
Film
Vaudeville
-Narrator, Narrator
Actor, Voice
Film
Wonder Pets!: Save the Rat Pack
-Sammy
Voice
Film
Zoobilee Zoo, Vol. 3
Actor
Film
Happily Ever After Fairy Tales: Goldilocks
Voice
Film
I'll Take You There
-Mr.Gwin
Actor
Film
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Actor
Film
Ellis Island
-Roscoe Haines
Actor
Film
Breakin' Through
Actor
Film
Pippin
-The leading player
Actor
Film
Roots
-Chicken George
Actor
Film
Sabine
-U.S. businessman
Actor
Film
Soldiers of Change
Actor
Film
Intruders
-Gene Randall
Actor
Film
Lost in London
Actor
Film
Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
Actor
Film
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
-Itsy Bitsy Spider
Actor
Film
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Highlights
A veteran Broadway star, he earned a 1972 Tony nod for his role as Judas in
Jesus Christ Superstar
and won the award the next year for his performance in
Pippin
.
Came to national fame as Chicken George in the 1977 miniseries
Roots
.
Costarred with Jeff Goldblum in the 1980 detective series
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
, playing a parolee-turned-PI. In 1988, he reprised the character as a regular in the series
J.J. Starbuck
Was almost killed in 1992 when he was accidentally hit by an automobile being driven by music great David Foster while walking on the Pacific Coast Highway. He was trying to retu
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Vincent D'Onofrio
Aired: Dec. 13, 2007
Ellen Pompeo
Grey's Anatomy
Aired: Oct. 4, 2007
Vanessa Williams
And Then Came Love
Released: Jun. 15, 2007
André Benjamin
Idlewild
Released: Aug. 25, 2006
Halle Berry
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Released: Aug. 28, 1998
Roma Downey
Aired: Oct. 13, 1996
Will Smith
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Aired: May. 9, 1994
Robert David Hall
Once Upon a Forest
Released: Jun. 18, 1993
Robert Carradine
Buy and Cell
Released: Jan. 27, 1989
Sloane Shelton
All That Jazz
Released: Dec. 1, 1979
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