Ben Vereen
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Ben Vereen (born October 10, 1946) is an American actor, dancer, and singer who has appeared in numerous Broadway theatre shows. Vereen graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.5385 |
| Birthday | 1946-10-10 |
| Place of Birth | Miami, Florida, USA |
| Also Known As |
1993
Once Upon a Forest
6.559/136
A young mouse, mole and hedgehog risk their lives to find a cure for their badger friend, who's been poisoned by men.
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Once Upon a Forest
2009
Tapioca
6.5/2
An insane homeless guy turns the world upside down for a blowhard. Tapioca is a funny, raunchy romp, a quirky, comic tale of redemption starring Broad...
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Tapioca
2006
Idlewild
5.633/64
A reticent piano player Percival, along with Rooster, his flamboyant lead performer and manager, struggle to keep their speakeasy, in the Prohibition-...
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Idlewild
1990
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
3/2
Get ready to jam with The Chipmunks on some of the hottest tunes in rock! Join host Fresh Prince on a rockin' and rappin' funfest of music from the '5...
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The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
2002
Fosse
6.571/7
Fosse is a three-act musical revue showcasing the choreography of Bob Fosse. The musical was conceived by Richard Maltby, Jr., Chet Walker, and Ann Re...
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Fosse
1981
Pippin
7.455/11
A mysterious performance troupe led by a Leading Player tells the story of Pippin, a young prince on his search for meaning and significance. Taped at...
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Pippin
1979
All That Jazz
7.497/595
Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly col...
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All That Jazz
2013
Khumba
6.011/268
A half-striped zebra is blamed for the drought and leaves his herd in search of his missing stripes. He is joined on his quest by an overprotective wi...
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Khumba
1975
Funny Lady
5.261/69
Famous singer Fanny Brice has divorced her first husband Nicky Arnstein. During the Great Depression she has trouble finding work as an artist, but me...
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Funny Lady
2001
Feast of All Saints
4.792/12
Set in nineteenth-century New Orleans, the story depicts the gens de couleur libre, or the Free People of Colour, a dazzling yet damned class caught b...
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Feast of All Saints
1970
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
4.298/42
A gas is let loose upon the world that kills anyone over 25 years old.
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Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
2019
On Broadway
8.7/3
An all-star cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater, and how it came back from the brink thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inc...
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On Broadway
1983
The Charmkins
8/1
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The Charmkins
1989
Buy & Cell
5.545/11
Herbie Altman is framed for Stock fraud by his boss when the SEC starts investigating his company. Sent to prison, he helps a fellow inmate successful...
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Buy & Cell
1997
Vaudeville
8/1
Vaudeville is a 1997 PBS documentary under its American Masters program. Using film clips and photos, the art and history of vaudeville (1890-1930s) i...
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Vaudeville
2019
David Foster: Off the Record
7/8
A documentary about Canadian music icon David Foster.
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David Foster: Off the Record
1982
Sabine
4.6/5
A 15-year-old girl meets her father for the first time. He never married her mother because his adventurous life did not allow it. He takes his daught...
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Sabine
1985
The Zoo Gang
4.917/6
A former boxer known as Old Leather Face opens a nightclub called the Zoo, which does not do a good business. A group of homeless teenagers want to re...
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The Zoo Gang
2008
Accidental Friendship
6.9/8
Homeless woman Yvonne Caldwell is a woman with good reason to be bitter: she has lost everything except her two beloved dogs, Bebe and Man-Man. With h...
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Accidental Friendship
2001
The Painting
7.286/7
Heath Freeman (Tru Calling, ER) heads an all-star cast including Clifton Davis (Any Given Sunday) Ben Vereen (Roots), Stacey Dash (Renaissance Man) an...
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The Painting
1981
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
0/0
Various entertainers and artists look at how Walt Disney influenced these areas through his work in a variety of fields.
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Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
2015
Time Out of Mind
5.6/143
Evicted from his squat and suddenly alone on the streets, George is a man without a home. Struggling with his demons and desperately trying to connect...
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Time Out of Mind
1976
Mary's Incredible Dream
0/0
An extended dream sequence presents a biblical allegory about the creation, downfall and rebirth of humanity, told through a series of surrealistic vi...
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Mary's Incredible Dream
2014
Top Five
6.087/495
Though he began in stand-up comedy, Andre Allen hit the big-time as the star of a trilogy of action-comedies about a talking bear but now he wants to...
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Top Five
1986
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
7/1
The fourth annual Walt Disney World Christmas parade. Hosted by Joan Lunden and Ben Vereen, with Regis Philbin (1986).
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Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
6.4/5
For the first time in their careers, all the Muppets (except the ones that couldn't make it, like the Doozers, Gorgs and most of the Fraggles) have ga...
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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1984
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
0/0
Don't Ask Me, Ask God is a TV Special starring Michael J. Fox.
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Don't Ask Me, Ask God
2025
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
7.882/17
Rich with archival gems and Liza Minnelli’s own point of view, Bruce David Klein's luminous documentary celebrates a young entertainer full of boundle...
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Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
1985
Breakin' Through
8/2
STREET DANCERS: They're bold and they're bad; they're breakers — freestyle dancers who know a mean beat as well as a mean street. STAGE DANCERS: Grand...
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Breakin' Through
2011
Mama, I Want to Sing!
6.6/5
Preacher's daughter Amara Winter sings in the church choir before being discovered by a well-established musician. She soon rises to international fam...
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Mama, I Want to Sing!
2027
The Auction
0/0
The film is set at Aztec Corp., a company that auctions off ancient antiquities and semi-distinct wild exotic animals.
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The Auction
2016
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
5.126/211
After getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter the eerie mansion of the flamboyant, seductive Dr. F...
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
1979
The Cheryl Ladd Special
7/1
A TV musical special starring Cheryl Ladd and her guest stars in various musical numbers and vignettes.
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The Cheryl Ladd Special
1985
Puss in Boots
5/1
A young man (Gregory Hines) journeys from rags-to-riches thanks to his talented Puss in Boots (Ben Vereen). Starring Ben Vereen, Gregory Hines, Alfre...
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Puss in Boots
1969
Sweet Charity
6.92/88
Taxi dancer Charity continues to have faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and hope that she will finally...
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Sweet Charity
2007
And Then Came Love
5.9/9
Successful New York journalist and single mom Julie Davidson's six-year old son Jake is acting up, so she finds his sperm-donor father Paul Cooper, wh...
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And Then Came Love
1990
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
5.026/19
Set in the mythical world of Rhymeland, Gordon Goose returns home to discover that his mom has mysteriously vanished. Now the characters of Rhymeland...
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Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
1999
I'll Take You There
7/4
Still nursing wounds from a breakup, a man is forced by his sister into a blind date that turns into a nightmare.
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I'll Take You There
1985
Lost In London
9/1
Facing his parent's impending divorce and emotional upheaval, a young boy runs away and joins a gang of London street urchins who live by their wits,...
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Lost In London
1998
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
6.39/50
In the mid-80s, three women (each with an attorney) arrive at the office of New York entertainment manager, Morris Levy. One is an L.A. singer, former...
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Why Do Fools Fall In Love
2015
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
0/0
A retrospective of Chita Rivera's film, television and stage career, including interviews with Dick Van Dyke, Ben Vereen, Carol Lawrence and others. O...
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Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
1976
Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
7/1
The story of how jazz great Louis Armstrong got his start playing in Chicago clubs, how he was framed on a drug charge, and his travels throughout Eur...
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Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
2020
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
0/0
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS presents a 2013 concert celebrating Chita Rivera's 80th birthday as a fundraiser to aid struggling artists during th...
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Chita: A Legendary Celebration
1990
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
6.6/4
In this sentimental holiday tale, a young boy is taken away from his loving, adoptive household when his new mom is killed in an auto accident and his...
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The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1987
The Saint in Manhattan
7/1
Simon Templar returns to New York via Concorde and is feeling restless, until a note from an old flame surfaces. This TV movie was an unsold pilot for...
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The Saint in Manhattan
1984
The Jesse Owens Story
8.083/6
The Jesse Owens Story is a biographical film about the black athlete Jesse Owens. Dorian Harewood plays the Olympic gold-winning athlete. The drama wo...
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The Jesse Owens Story
1985
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
9/1
Documentary about the life of explorer Jacques Cousteau.
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Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
1984
Lynda Carter: Body and Soul
10/1
Lynda Carter's fifth musical TV special, with guest stars Eddie Rabbitt and Ben Vereen.
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Lynda Carter: Body and Soul
1982
Night of 100 Stars
6.75/4
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City...
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Night of 100 Stars
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
0/0
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as recounted by a diverse cast of Broadway stars who...
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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2013
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
0/0
On the film's 40th anniversary, the cast and crew of Cabaret look back at the creation of this cinematic landmark, winner of 8 Academy Awards and the...
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Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
1984
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
0/0
Star studded show
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The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1985
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
0/0
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade is a live television special.
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Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1978
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots
10/1
Ben Vereen, best known as Chicken George in the miniseries Roots, stars in a primetime special where he sings and dances.
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