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  • Birth Name: Benjamin Augustus Vereen
  • Birth Place: Miami, FL
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/10/1946, Libra
  • Profession: Actor; dancer; singer
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VIDEO: FAERIE TALE THEATRE: PUSS IN BOOTS

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FAERIE TALE THEATRE: PUSS IN BOOTS
Free | Video Detective
Length: 00:32
Posted: 12/22/2009

Faerie Tale Theatre: Puss In Boots movie trailer - starring Gregory Hines, Ben Vereen. Directed by Robert Iscove. Genre: Children's watch

VIDEO: THE CHARMKINS

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THE CHARMKINS
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Length: 00:55
Posted: 12/22/2009

The Charmkins movie trailer - starring Aileen Quinn, Sally Struthers, Ben Vereen. Directed by Animated. Genre: Children's watch

VIDEO: Idlewild - Trailer

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Idlewild - Trailer
Free | Moviefone

Posted: 12/19/2009

Terrence Howard and Ben Vereen join Andre 3000 and Big Boi of OutKast in this drama about two best friends who run a speakeasy during Prohibition. watch

On this day in history: the first game of "Pac-Man" is played, and Ben Vereen, David Lee Roth and Mario Lopez were born.
Free | iVillage

Posted: 10/24/2007
Forest Whitaker and Morgan Freeman present LeVar Burton, Louis Gossett Jr., Cicely Tyson, Leslie Uggams, John Amos, Ben Vereen, Todd Bridges, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Georg Stanford Brown, and Olivia Cole with the Anniversary Award in honor of Roots.
Free | TV Land
Length: 10:46
Posted: 6/12/2008
Full Episode
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Nuts, a destitute and homeless street vendor, (Ben Vereen) zaps a cynical stand-up comedian with a mystical hex; sending the comic into the underworld of the homeless on a wacky odyssey of redemption. Pipes (Houlihan), an alcoholic jerk, insults Nuts upon their chance encounter resulting in Nuts suffering an apoplectic seizure from his abuse. Nuts vows revenge, putting a hex on Pipes, resulting in him losing everything he has, including his mind. "Tapioca" is a comic tale of redemption, a hilarious voyage into the lower depths of humanity with a powerful dose of social justice. Shot on the streets of Chicago, the film features many of the windy cities most revered comics, theatre actors and writers. Features a musical score by Ryan Cohan and cartoons by Pulitzer Prize winner Jack Higgins.
Paid | iTunes
Length: 01:33:32
Posted: 5/2/2009
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Year Title Description
2008 Accidental Friendship TV Show Series, Actor - Wes
2008 Your Mama Don't Dance TV Show Series, Judge
2007 And Then Came Love Movie, Actor - Chuck Cooper
2007 TV Land Awards TV Show Series, Appearing
2006 Idlewild Movie, Actor - Percy Senior

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Wonder Pets Returns with One of Kitt's Final Performances

When Nickelodeon's Emmy-winning The Wonder Pets! series kicks off its third season on May 18, Eartha Kitt will be among the guest stars, voicing a Cool Cat who wants to scat. Kitt's voice work for the animated series marks one of her final performances before succumbing to colon cancer last Christmas Day.

Playing Hip Hippo to Kitt's Cool Cat in the season opener is ... read more

Know When to Walk Away

Episode Recap LoveAddictionDisbelief Thats how I would describe my reaction and the look on Izzies face during the first five minutes of tonights episode George loves Izzie thats all there is to it and now he cant wait to share the news with Callie Its almost unbelievable Especially considering the lengths George went to prior to tonight just to avoid Izzie and any related talk about their recent indiscretion Now its almost like he cant wait to shout it out to the world Though I will say it is nice to see George so exuberant and full of life this week Last week he seemed so frustrated and depressed about repeating his internship that Im almost willing to forgive Gizzie AlmostAnd poor Callie Just when you think things cant get any worse for her they do Not only is the new job still not working out but now shes also convinced George and Izzie are having an affair I have to say I was surprised to see her admit the latter to Mark Sloan of all people read more

Preview: Calling Dr. Love

Breakup kiss breakup sex Greys Anatomy wouldnt be Greys Anatomy without Derek pawing at Meredith and Meredith responding in kind followed by much angst Look for more of the same tonight Expect a helping of Izzy-George angst as well in the wake of his I love you too declaration last week As a result dont expect Callie to be at her best although the Chief will be part of the reason Meanwhile Mama Burke Diahann Carroll is back and Cristina is avoiding her Ben Vereen guest stars as a victim of an apartment-building explosion Paul Droesch read more

Catching Up with the Roots Cast

Leslie Uggams is working on a Lena Horne project that's en route to Broadway.Louis Gossett Jr. is heading back to Broadway with a remake of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, also starring Phylicia Rashad and directed by Debbie Allen.John Amos, of course, is currently on Men in Trees: "Maybe next year the entire cast of that show will be here."Ben Vereen just finished an episode of Grey's Anatomy and wants to go back to Broadway with a gospel-themed project.LeVar Burton is on Day 10 of the shoot for Tempting Hyenas, a feature he's directing. The cast includes himself, Alfre Woodard, Lacey Chabert and Adrienne Barbeau.Cicely Tyson jokes, "I'm looking for a job," saying she may have to pull a Bette Davis and put an ad in the newspapers. "But I, for most of my career, have been unemployed," she says, before noting, "I actually have a number of things in the works."There's awkwardness as Cicely and LeVar get into some sort of debate about the state of today's long-form television and Roots' legacy. read more

Casting News: Grey's Newest Victim, Smallville's New Superman

Broadway legend Ben Vereen has been tapped to guest on Grey's Anatomy this fall. In his episode, tentatively scheduled to air on Oct. 4, he'll play a burn victim. If we're lucky, a singing, dancing burn victim. (It's Ben Vereen, for crying out loud!)Find more on this Grey's news here. First Christopher Reeve, now Dean Cain is guesting on Smallville. The onetime star of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman will appear in the fall season's fourth episode as a baddy named Dr. Curtis Knox. As in knoxious. Although Steven Bochco's new TNT legal drama doesn't have a title, it's certainly packed with big names: Jane Kaczmarek, Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Gloria Reuben have all signed up. Kaczmarek will play a wacky judge; Gosselaar, a public defender; and Reuben, his boss.Six Feet Under's Mathew St. Patrick has joined fellow All My Children alum Abigail Spencer in NBC's neighborhood-watch-group pilot, Backyards and Bullets. read more

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