Ken Page(1954-2024)

Actor
Production Designer
Soundtrack

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Great Performances (1971– )

Ken Page was an African-American actor who is widely known for voicing Oogie Boogie from the Disney animated feature The Nightmare Before Christmas and its various spin-offs and video games including Kingdom Hearts. He also acted in various movies and stage productions including All Dogs Go to Heaven, The Little Mermaid and Little Shop of Horrors.

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Known for

The Nightmare Before Christmas

7.9

Oogie Boogie(voice)

1993

All Dogs Go to Heaven

6.7

King Gator(voice)

1989

Dreamgirls

6.6

Max Washington

2006

Torch Song Trilogy

7.8

Murray

1988

Credits

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Actor

Disney Speedstorm
6.2
Video Game
- Oogie Boogie (voice)
- 2023
54 Below Premieres
TV Series
- 2020
The Little Mermaid: An Immersive Live-to-Film Concert Experience
6.8
Video
- Sebastian
- 2019
The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert at the Hollywood Bowl
7.9
Video
- Oogie Boogie
- 2018
Guys and Dolls at the Hollywood Bowl
7.0
Video
- Nicely-Nicely Johnson
- 2009
Haunted Mansion Holiday
Video
- Oogie Boogie (voice)
- 2008
State of Mind
7.3
TV Series
- Florian
- 2007
Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+
9.2
Video Game
- Oogie Boogie (English version, voice)
- 2007
Dreamgirls
6.6
- Max Washington
- 2006
Kingdom Hearts II
9.3
Video Game
- Oogie Boogie (English version, voice)
- 2005
All Grown Up!
5.5
TV Series
- Narrator
- Man (voice)
- 2005
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge
7.2
Video Game
- Oogie Boogie (voice)
- 2004
Charmed
7.2
TV Series
- Adair
- 2004
Shortcut to Happiness
5.4
- Clerk
- 2003
Kingdom Hearts
9.1
Video Game
- Oogie Boogie (English version, voice)
- 2002

Production Designer

Soundtrack

Ralphthemoviemaker
8.7
TV Series
- performer: "Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat"
- 2020
Diminishing Returns
4.3
Podcast Series
- performer: "Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats"
- 2019
AMV Hell 3: The Motion Picture
7.5
- performer: "Oogie Boogie's Song"
- 2005
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge
7.2
Video Game
- performer: "Oogie Boogie's Song"
- 2004
Cats
7.3
Video
- performer: "Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats", "Old Deuteronomy", "The Awful Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles", "The Jellicle Ball", "The Moments of Happiness", "Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat", "The Ad-dressing of Cats"
- 1998
MGM Sing-Alongs: Being Happy
6.7
Music Video
- performer: "Let's Make Music Together"
- 1997
The Nightmare Before Christmas
7.9
- performer: "Oogie Boogie's Song" (1993) (uncredited)
- 1993
Polly: Comin' Home!
7.5
TV Movie
- performer: "A Distinct Possibility"
- 1990
All Dogs Go to Heaven
6.7
- performer: "Let's Make Music Together"
- 1989
The Magical World of Disney
8.4
TV Series
- performer: "Shine a Light"
- 1989
Torch Song Trilogy
7.8
- performer: "Dames"
- 1988
The 32nd Annual Tony Awards
7.4
TV Special
- Soundtrack ("Ladies Who Sing with the Band")
- 1978

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The Nightmare Before Christmas: 3D

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The Nightmare Before Christmas: 3D

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Personal details

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Height
- 6′ 8½″ (2.04 m)
Born
- January 20, 1954
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died
- September 30, 2024
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Children
- No Children
Parents
Other works
Starred in "Children of Eden" in the Original London Cast

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Trivia
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.