Ken Pageveteran voice actor and Broadway star, has died… TMZ has learned.
Ken’s representative, Lance Kirklandtold TMZ … the ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ actor passed away “very peacefully” at his home in St. Louis on Monday. We are told that Ken sat in his chair and passed away in his sleep.
Kirkland continues… “He was a beautiful, talented man who was larger than life. Ken was loved and adored by many and will be greatly missed.”
This confirmation comes after Ken’s friend Dorian Hannaway took to Facebook on Monday night to share the tragic news. At the time, the producer told her followers that KP had “moved on to the next show,” leaving her heartbroken.
Actress Shari Belafonte followed with a touching tribute to Ken, remembering the actor as “one of the sweetest, most talented guys on the planet.”
Ken was best known for voicing the villain Oogie Boogie in Tim BurtonThe 1993 animated musical “The Nightmare Before Christmas” … a regular fixture of the Halloween and Christmas seasons.
Her other notable credits include “Family Matters”, “All Dogs Go to Heaven”, “Sable”, “Adventures in Wonderland” and “Dreamgirls”.
However, his Broadway legacy may leave the biggest impact… having portrayed the Lion in the 1975 stage production of “The Wiz.” He also played Nicely-Nicely Johnson in the 1976 Broadway revival of “Guys and Dolls” and Old Deuteronomy in Andrew Lloyd Webber“Cats” from 1982.
His passing comes amid another loss in the Broadway community… Tony Winner Gavin Creel also died on Monday after a battle with sarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer.
Ken was 70 years old.
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