Ben Vereen

Few entertainers today are as accomplished or versatile as BEN VEREEN. His legendary performances transcend time and have been woven into the fabric of this country’s artistic legacy.

Ben recently received the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD at the CHITA RIVERA AWARDS. On Broadway, he won a Tony and Drama Desk Award for Pippin, and starred in such musicals as Jesus Christ Superstar (Tony nomination), Fosse, Hair, Jelly’s Last Jam, Chicago, Wicked, and I’m Not Rappaport, to name a few. He is remembered for films like ‘Sweet Charity,’ ‘All That Jazz,’ and the iconic role of Chicken George in the acclaimed ‘Roots,‘ the most-watched miniseries of all time.

Ben’s latest project is the limited series THE GRAY HOUSE, which premiered at the MONTE CARLO TELEVISION FESTIVAL last year. His other television credits include the Chuck Lorre series B POSITIVE (CBS), multiple episodes of THE GOOD FIGHT (CBS), MAGNUM P.I. (CBS), BULL (CBS), multiple episodes of STAR (Fox), TALES (BET), and Bryan Cranston’s SNEAKY PETE (Amazon). Ben also co-starred with RICHARD GERE in TIME OUT OF MIND, CHRIS ROCK in TOP FIVE, and was featured as Dr. Scott in the re-imagined THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW for 20th Century Fox.

For his humanitarian contributions, Ben has received a number of awards including Israel’s Cultural and Humanitarian Awards, three NAACP Image Awards, an Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award and a Victory Award. He has received honorary doctorates from the University of Arizona, Emerson College, and Columbia College in Chicago. Ben received an Achievement in Excellence Award from his alma mater, the High School of the Performing Arts. Other accolades include the Sidney Poitier Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Black Theatre Festival, the Broadway League’s Juneteenth Legacy Award, as well as the Hero’s Award from the First Responder’s Children’s Foundation. Ben has also been inducted into The Theatre Hall of Fame, the Dance Hall of Fame, and has received various Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. In New York City he received the Broadway World Cabaret Award for Best Celebrity Male Vocalist.
 

Ben continues to thrill audiences with his roles on stage and screen, high-energy concerts around the country, master classes that fulfill his passion for arts education, and his moving and powerful motivational lectures.