Ben Vereen

Summary

Ben Vereen is a human^[1]. He was born in Laurinburg^[2]. He was born on October 10, 1946^[3]. He worked as a stage actor^[4], film actor^[5], television actor^[6], voice actor^[7], and singer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,996 views/month, #5,858 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Ben Vereen's place of birth was Laurinburg^[2].
• Born in Miami^[10], Ben Vereen…
• Ben Vereen was born on October 10, 1946^[3].
• A child of Ben Vereen was Karon Davis^[11].
• Ben Vereen held citizenship in United States^[12].
• English was Ben Vereen's native language^[13].
• Ben Vereen is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[14].
• Ben Vereen worked as a stage actor^[4].
• Ben Vereen worked as a film actor^[5].
• Ben Vereen worked as a television actor^[6].
• Ben Vereen's professions included voice actor^[7].
• Ben Vereen worked as a singer^[8].
• Ben Vereen worked as a dancer^[15].
• Ben Vereen was educated at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School^[16].
• Ben Vereen was educated at High School of Performing Arts^[17].
• Ben Vereen received the Theatre World Award^[18].
• Ben Vereen received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical^[19].
• Ben Vereen's religion is recorded as Protestantism^[20].
• Ben Vereen is recorded as male^[21].
• Ben Vereen's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Ben Vereen's Commons category is recorded as Ben Vereen^[23].
• Ben Vereen's family name is recorded as Vereen^[24].
• Ben Vereen's given name is recorded as Ben^[25].
• Ben Vereen's official website is recorded as http://www.benvereen.co^[26].
• Ben Vereen's described by source is recorded as Contemporary Black Biography^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1946-10-10^[30]

• Community tags: broadway^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3b10f698-7874-473c-b8c1-0060a8b703f1^[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Laurinburg^[2], a city in the United States^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1877^[35] and Miami^[10], a city in the United States^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1825^[38]. Ben Vereen was born on October 10, 1946^[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[14]. English was his native language^[13].

Education

Educated at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School^[16], a high school^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1961^[41] and High School of Performing Arts^[17], a high school^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1947^[44].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include stage actor^[4], film actor^[5], television actor^[6], voice actor^[7], singer^[8], and dancer^[15].

Recognition

Awards received include Theatre World Award^[18], a theatre award^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1945^[47] and Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical^[19], a theatre award^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1948^[50].

Personal Life

A child of Ben Vereen was Karon Davis^[11]. His religion is recorded as Protestantism^[20].

Why It Matters

Ben Vereen ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,996 views/month, #5,858 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

FAQs

Where was Ben Vereen born?

Born in Laurinburg^[2], Ben Vereen…

What did Ben Vereen do for work?

Ben Vereen worked as stage actor^[4], film actor^[5], television actor^[6], voice actor^[7], and singer^[8].

Where did Ben Vereen go to school?

Ben Vereen was educated at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School^[16] and High School of Performing Arts^[17].

What awards did Ben Vereen receive?

Honors received include Theatre World Award^[18] and Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical^[19].