Ken Page (born January 20, 1954) is an American cabaret singer, actor and voice actor from St. Louis, Missouri. Page is best known as the voice of "Oogie Boogie", the main antagonist of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, creating the eponymous role of "Ken" in the original Broadway production of Ain't Misbehavin' and playing the role of "Old Deuteronomy" in both the original Broadway and filmed stage productions of Cats, the Musical.
Playing Old Max, the narrator and guide, in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" at the San Diego Old Globe Theatre. [December 2003]
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Frequently plays Oogie Boogie, in the American sequels or spin-offs of The Nightmare Before Christmas.
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Is currently the only actor to have played the evil, buggy "Oogie Boogie" (The Nightmare Before Christmas) in any official spin-off requiring the use of the character.
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Regularly returns to St. Louis to play a role at the Muny, an outdoor summer theater in Forest Park.
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Starred on Broadway in original casts of "Ain't Misbehavin'" & "Cats".
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The king-sized singer made his Broadway debut in 1976 playing Nicely-Nicely Johnson in an all-black revival of "Guys and Dolls," for which he won a Theatre World Award.
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Attended Fontbonne College.
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Auditioned for the original Broadway production of "Ain't Misbehavin'" because a friend of his had told him that he looked a lot like honky-tonk legend "Fats" Waller. Page did not know how to play the piano. He ended up winning a Drama Desk award for playing Waller. 25 years later Ken directed his own, down-scaled touring production of the show.
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Appeared as "Old Deuteronomy" in both New York and London productions of "Cats."
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
State of Mind
2007
TV Series
Florian
Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+
2007
Video Game
Oogie Boogie (English version, voice)
Dreamgirls
2006
Max Washington
Kingdom Hearts II
2005
Video Game
Oogie Boogie (English version, voice)
Great Performances
1998-2005
TV Series
Old Deuteronomy
All Grown Up!
2005
TV Series
Narrator / Man
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge
2004
Video Game
Oogie Boogie (voice)
Charmed
2004
TV Series
Adair
Shortcut to Happiness
2003
Clerk
Kingdom Hearts
2002
Video Game
Oogie Boogie (voice)
Welcome to New York
2000
TV Series
Chef Andre
Touched by an Angel
1995
TV Series
Ox
South Central
1994
TV Series
Dr. Raymond McHenry
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man
1994
TV Series
I'll Do Anything
1994
Hair Person
Adventures in Wonderland
1993-1994
TV Series
Walrus
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
Oogie Boogie (voice)
Teen Angel Returns
1990
TV Series
Chubby
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990
TV Movie
Polly: Comin' Home!
1990
TV Movie
Mayor Warren
Capital News
1990
TV Series
Family Matters
1990
TV Series
Darnell Watkins
All Dogs Go to Heaven
1989
King Gator (voice)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1989
TV Series
Torch Song Trilogy
1988
Murray
Sable
1987-1988
TV Series
Joe 'Cheesecake' Tyson
Gimme a Break!
1984
TV Series
Kenneth Wilson
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
AMV Hell 3: The Motion Picture
2005
performer: "Oogie Boogie's Song"
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge
2004
Video Game performer: "Oogie's Song", "Casino Clash", "A Filthy Finale"
Great Performances
1998
TV Series performer - 1 episode
MGM Sing-Alongs: Being Happy
1997
Video short performer: "Let's Make Music Together"
$200,000
