Died at 72
male
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Page began in the chorus before making his Broadway debut in The Wiz playing The Cowardly Lion. He made a large number of stage appearances but also performed as a cabaret singer with an act entitled Page by Page. Page also appeared on screen making his television debut in 1984 and film debut in 1988's Torch Song Trilogy. He appeared as the voice of Oogie Boogie in The Nightmare Before Christmas and related video games, in Dreamgirls as Max Webster and in such television programmes as Sable and Adventures in Wonderland. Page appeared in a number of roles on stage, originating the part of Ken in Ain't Misbehavin' and appearing as Old Deuteronomy in Cats on both Broadway and in the filmed production. He also originated the part of Father in Children of Eden, played The Cowardly Lion in several productions of The Wizard of Oz and appeared in Disney musicals Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid. Page also sang in his animated voice roles, performing the duet "Let's Make Music Together" in All Dogs Go to Heaven and "The Oogie Boogie Song" in The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Ken Page
Oogie Boogie
for Oogie Boogie in Villains Return!
Suggested by adrianabengozarlopez
It’s an ordinary October in the ordinary land of California and Disney Villains superfan, Irene Iber takes an extraordinary journey using her geekdom and ally's support to banish Disney's most infamous villains back to their respective movies. With the help of Disney sorcerer in training, Nicky Brewer and her less than ecstatic friend, Clair Manchester, can Irene gather the strength and responsibility to find her inner hero? A suspenseful and darkly humorous series, Villains Return! is a Disney+ original that not only honors Disney's villains and how they make the hero's journey more difficult, but also why we find them appealing and scary at the same time. What Irene learns throughout the series is that her favorite villains are much scarier when confronting them in person, but she can move past temptations and expectations and follow her heart like the good girl he's alway been.
