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Ben Vereen

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10/10/1946, Laurinburg, North Carolina, USA

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Benjamin Augustus Middleton

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The multi-talented Ben Vereen was born Benjamin Augustus Middleton in 1946 in Laurinburg, NC and was raised in Miami, Florida and Brooklyn, NY after his adoption as an infant. He attended New York's famed High School of Performing Arts and Emerson College, which prepared him for a lifetime…more

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Star (21)

Role
- Tapioca
  Star
  2009
- And Then Came Love
  Star
  2007
- Idlewild
  Star
  2006
- Pippin: His Life And Times
  Star
  2006
- Preaching to the Choir
  Star
  2005
- The Painting
  Star
  2004
- Soldiers of Change
  Star
  2001
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
  Snake
  - S 3: Ep 13 Aesop's Fables
    7/18/00
  - S 3: Ep 12 Robinita Hood
    6/19/00
  - S 3: Ep 10 Snow Queen
    4/18/00
  - S 1: Ep 11 Beauty and the Beast
  - S 1: Ep 3 Hansel and Gretel
    4/1/95
  - + 1 More Credits
- I'll Take You There
  Star
  1999
- Why Do Fools Fall in Love
  Richard Barrett
  1998
- J.J. Starbuck
  E.L. "Tenspeed" Turner
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Rise And Fall Of Joe Piermont
    6/28/88
  - S 1: Ep 15 Rag Doll
    4/19/88
  - S 1: Ep 13 First You've Got To Go To The Picnic
    2/27/88
  - S 1: Ep 6 Permanent Hiatus
    2/27/88
  - S 1: Ep 9 A Song From The Sequel
    2/20/88
  - + 13 More Credits
- CBS Summer Playhouse
  Pianist
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Saint in Manhattan
    6/12/87
- Zoobilee Zoo
  Mayor Ben
  - S 1: Ep 9 Trading Places
    11/10/86
  - S 1: Ep 8 Robot Zoobles
    11/3/86
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Tooth Fairy
    10/27/86
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Genie
    10/20/86
  - S 1: Ep 3 Blue Ribbon Zooble
    10/6/86
  - + 60 More Credits
- Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
  E.L. "Tenspeed" Turner
  - S 1: Ep 14 Diamonds Aren't Forever
    6/27/80
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Treasure of Sierra Madre Street
    6/20/80
  - S 1: Ep 12 Untitled
    6/13/80
  - S 1: Ep 11 This One's Gonna Kill Ya
    6/6/80
  - S 1: Ep 10 Loose Larry's List of Losers
    5/30/80
  - + 9 More Credits
- All That Jazz
  O'Connor Flood
  1979
- Roots: The Complete Miniseries
  Chicken George Moore
- Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
  Star
  1976
- Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya
  Host/Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode #4
    8/28/75
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode #3
    8/21/75
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode #2
    8/14/75
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode #1
    8/7/75
- Funny Lady
  Bert Robbins
  1975
- Gas!
  Star
  1971
- Gas-s-s-s
  Star
  1970
Recurring Role (4)

Role
- How I Met Your Mother
  Sam Gibbs
  - S 6: Ep 12 False Positive
    12/13/10
  - S 6: Ep 2 Cleaning House
    9/27/10
- Silk Stalkings
  Capt. Ben Hutchinson
  - S 2: Ep 18 Meat Market
    4/22/93
  - S 2: Ep 14 Was It Good for You Too?
    2/11/93
  - S 1: Ep 18 Lady Luck
    3/12/92
  - S 1: Ep 15 Internal Affair
    2/20/92
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Sock Drawer
    2/13/92
  - + 5 More Credits
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
  Lou Smith
- Webster
  Uncle Phillip
  - S 3: Ep 10 Great Expectations (2)
    11/15/85
  - S 3: Ep 9 Great Expectations (1)
    11/8/85
  - S 2: Ep 20 What is Art?
    2/22/85
  - S 2: Ep 13 It's a Dog's Life
    1/4/85
  - S 2: Ep 9 God Bless the Child
    11/23/84
  - + 5 More Credits
Guest Star (55)

Role
- TMZ on TV
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 63 Episode #5.063
    11/16/11
  - S 2: Ep 229 Episode #2.229
    6/1/09
  - S 2: Ep 183 Episode #2.183
    4/8/09
- Wonder Pets!
  Sammy
  - S 2: Ep 35 Save The Rat Pack!, Save The Fiddler Crab!
    3/20/09
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  Rev. Jeremiah Morris
  - S 7: Ep 10 Senseless
    12/13/07
- Grey's Anatomy
  Archie Kristler
  - S 4: Ep 2 Love/Addiction
    10/4/07
- The Tony Danza Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 10 Episode 185
    9/23/05
- Martha
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 Inside The Apprentice
    9/22/05
- Oz
  Prisoner #02W424/A.R. Whitworth
  - S 5: Ep 7 Good Intentions
    2/17/02
- Great Performances
  Featured Performer
  - S 30: Ep 8 Dance in America: From Broadway: Fosse
    1/23/02
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 99 Show #911
    1/26/01
- Biography
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 29 Ben Vereen: The Hard Way
    10/10/00
- Promised Land
  Lawrence Taggart Sr.
  - S 3: Ep 13 It's All in the Family
    1/14/99
  - S 3: Ep 12 Wounded Hearts
    1/14/99
  - S 3: Ep 11 The Visitor
    1/7/99
- The Jamie Foxx Show
  Royal
  - S 3: Ep 11 Taps for Royal
    1/14/99
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 1 Bob Fosse
    1/3/99
- Special Ops Force
  Senator Stanford Parks
  - S 2: Ep 4 Party Girl
    10/17/98
- PBS American Masters
  Narrator
  - S 12: Ep 2 Vaudeville
    11/26/97
- Second Noah
  Sweet Billy
  - S 2: Ep 8 Desperately Seeking Mickey
    6/1/97
- Live! with Kelly and Michael
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 54 November 14, 1996
    11/14/96
  - S 2: Ep 44 November 2, 1989
    11/2/89
- Touched by an Angel
  Ulysses Dodd
  - S 3: Ep 6 Secret Service
    10/13/96
- New York Undercover
  Louie
  - S 1: Ep 21 Eliminate the Middleman
    3/30/95
- The Nanny
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 8 Pinske Business
    10/31/94
- New York Undercover
  Lonie
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
  Lou Smith
  - S 4: Ep 24 Papa's Got a Brand-New Excuse
    5/9/94
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
  Dr. Andre Novak
  - S 1: Ep 15 Illusions of Grandeur
    1/23/94
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
  Commander Edward M. LaForge, M.D.
  - S 7: Ep 3 Interface
    10/4/93
- Good Morning America
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 171 August 31, 1992
    8/31/92
- Silk Stalkings
  Capt. Ben Hutchinson/Jimmy Stick
  - S 1: Ep 20 Powder Burn
    3/26/92
- One On One With John Tesh
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 79 January 10, 1992
    1/10/92
- Bordertown
  Isaac West
  - S 3: Ep 21 Hired Hand
    2/3/91
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 201 July 31, 1990
    7/31/90
- Booker
  Carl McQueen
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Life and Death of Chick Sterling
    2/11/90
- Circus of the Stars
  Performer
  - S 1: Ep 14 Special #14
    11/22/89
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 118 July 10, 1989
    7/10/89
- Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre
  Puss
  - S 4: Ep 6 Puss 'n Boots
    9/9/85
- Webster
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 That's Entertainment
    11/18/83
- Reading Rainbow
  himself
  - S 1: Ep 15 Ty's One-Man Band
    6/24/83
- Reading Rainbow
  Himself
- SCTV Network 90
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 9 Bobby Bittman's Retirement
    2/18/83
- The Love Boat
  Dr. John Hanson
  - S 5: Ep 28 Pal-I-Mony/Does Father Know Best?/An 'A' for Gopher
    4/10/82
- Parkinson (1971)
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 20 Ben Vereen, James Stewart
    2/13/82
- Disneyland
  Himself
  - S 28: Ep 12 Walt Disney...One Man's Dream
    12/12/81
- The John Davidson Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 80 October 17, 1980
    10/17/80
- The Toni Tennille Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 September 22, 1980
    9/22/80
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 147 April 17, 1980
    4/17/80
  - S 6: Ep 91 January 25, 1980
    1/25/80
  - S 5: Ep 168 May 18, 1979
    5/18/79
  - S 5: Ep 74 January 2, 1979
    1/2/79
  - S 4: Ep 167 May 23, 1978
    5/23/78
  - + 9 More Credits
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 52: Ep 1 The 52nd Annual Academy Awards
    4/14/80
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 17: Ep 134 March 7, 1980
    3/7/80
  - S 16: Ep 190 July 2, 1979
    7/2/79
  - S 16: Ep 28 October 11, 1978
    10/11/78
  - S 14: Ep 70 December 13, 1976
    12/13/76
  - S 13: Ep 221 August 4, 1976
    8/4/76
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 19: Ep 117 March 4, 1980
    3/4/80
  - S 17: Ep 151 May 24, 1979
    5/24/79
  - S 16: Ep 26 Week of October 10, 1977
    10/10/77
  - S 16: Ep 6 Week of September 12, 1977
    9/12/77
  - S 14: Ep 167 April 27, 1976
    4/27/76
  - + 13 More Credits
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 18: Ep 50 Show #3150
    1/23/80
  - S 17: Ep 88 Show #3088
    7/9/79
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 17: Ep 139 May 8, 1979
    5/8/79
  - S 17: Ep 138 Week of May 7, 1979
    5/7/79
  - S 16: Ep 212 August 11, 1978
    8/11/78
  - S 16: Ep 211 August 10, 1978
    8/10/78
  - S 16: Ep 210 August 9, 1978
    8/9/78
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Carol Burnett Show
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 9 with Ben Vereen
    11/19/77
  - S 10: Ep 20 with Ben Vereen
    2/26/77
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Performer
  - S 49: Ep 1 The 49th Annual Academy Awards
    3/28/77
- The Captain and Tennille
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 19 Show #7-77
    3/7/77
- Roots: The Complete Miniseries
  Chicken George Moore
  - S 1: Ep 8 Part 8
    1/30/77
  - S 1: Ep 7 Part 7
    1/29/77
  - S 1: Ep 6 Part 6
    1/28/77
  - S 1: Ep 5 Part 5
    1/27/77
- The Muppet Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 17 Ben Vereen
    1/24/77
- Soul Train
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 24 Jimmy Ruffin / Buddy Miles / The Manhattans
    3/1/75
  - S 4: Ep 21 The Crusaders / The Whispers
    2/8/75
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 193 June 15, 1972
    6/15/72

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- Vereen was born on exactly the same day as fellow actor Sir Charles Dance, of Last Action Hero infamy; both were born just one month (during the same year) after late singer-songwriter Freddie Mercury.
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Ben Vereen performs with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra for 2 nights

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By Barbara-in-Jax, Mar 15, 2009

I saw the second of two Shows that Ben Vereen did with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra - tonight, March 14, 2009. With only a short intermission, Mr. Vereen was on stage performing for almost 2 1/2 hours without stop and only an occassional sip of water. He was energetic, he was "moving" and he had the audience involved. He was graceous enough to acknowlegde the presence in the front row of the widow of the great Nat King Cole. He put on a great show and the audience ate it up. He fishied up by telling us what a fantastic symphony we had and how we should not lose them like other cities has done. He put on a first class act, he is a first class gentleman and I was so entertained that I did not want the evening to end.moreless
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