Ben Vereen

About Ben Vereen

After being nominated for Jesus Christ Superstar the year before, he won a Tony Award for his performance in Pippin in 1973.

Benjamin Augustus Vereen is an American actor, dancer and singer. Vereen became famous for his performances in the original Broadway productions of the Jesus Christ Superstar musical, for which he received Tony and Pippin Award nominations, for which he won the 1973 Tony Award. for Best Actor in a musical comedy film.

Born	Benjamin Augustus Middleton, October 10, 1946, Laurinburg, North Carolina, U.S.
Years active	1965–present
Occupation	Actor, dancer, singer, voice actor
Spouse(s)	Andrea Townsley (m. 1966, div. 1974), Nancy Bruner (m. 1976, div. 2012)
Children	5

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Ben Vereen before fame

When he was 14, he entered at New York's High School of Performing Arts, where he studied choreography under Martha Graham, George Balanchine, and Jerome Robbins.

Achievement of Ben Vereen

He appeared as the legendary Wizard of Oz in Wicked on Broadway from 2005 to 2006, and he played the deceitful Billy Flynn in the U.S. and Canadian tours of Chicago.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$5 Million

Ben Vereen family life

When his passport application was denied at the age of twenty-five, he found he was adopted. Benjamin Augustus Middleton was his real name, he discovered.

Associations of Ben Vereen

In 2010, he made a cameo on Neil Patrick Harris' blockbuster sitcom How I Met Your Mother.

Ben Vereen Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height	173 cm
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Family Members

Name	Relationship	Net worth	Profession
Malaika Vereen	Children		N/A
Ben Vereen Jr.	Children		N/A
Kabara Vereen	Children		N/A
Karon Vereen	Children		N/A
Naja Vereen	Children		N/A
Nancy Bruner	Spouse		N/A