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Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Page began in the chorus before making his Broadway debut in The Wiz playing The Cowardly Lion. He made a large number of stage appearances but also performed as a cabaret singer with an act entitled Page by Page. Page also appeared on screen making his television debut in 1984 and film debut in 1988's Torch Song Trilogy. He appeared as the voice of Oogie Boogie in The Nightmare Before Christmas and related video games, in Dreamgirls as Max Webster and in such television programmes as Sable and Adventures in Wonderland. Page appeared in a number of roles on stage, originating the part of Ken in Ain't Misbehavin' and appearing as Old Deuteronomy in Cats on both Broadway and in the filmed production. He also originated the part of Father in Children of Eden, played The Cowardly Lion in several productions of The Wizard of Oz and appeared in Disney musicals Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid. Page also sang in his animated voice roles, performing the duet "Let's Make Music Together" in All Dogs Go to Heaven and "The Oogie Boogie Song" in The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Known For

7.4

Kenny

Abbott Elementary

2021

0.0

Self

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

5.6

Clerk

Shortcut to Happiness

2007

6.7

Max Washington

Dreamgirls

2006

8.0

Performer (segment "Ain't Misbehavin'")

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

2004

6.1

Old Deuteronomy (segment "Cats")

Broadway's Lost Treasures

2003

7.7

All Grown Up!

2003

8.2

Adair

Charmed

1998

7.3

Old Deuteronomy

Cats

1998

0.0

Police Chief Magruder

Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall

1995

Credits

Abbott Elementary

as Kenny

2021

7.4

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

as Self

2021

0.0

Shortcut to Happiness

as Clerk

2007

5.6

Dreamgirls

as Max Washington

2006

6.7

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

as Performer (segment "Ain't Misbehavin'")

2004

8.0

Broadway's Lost Treasures

as Old Deuteronomy (segment "Cats")

2003

6.1

All Grown Up!

2003

7.7

Charmed

as Adair

1998

8.2

Cats

as Old Deuteronomy

1998

7.3

Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall

as Police Chief Magruder

1995

0.0

Touched by an Angel

as Ox

1994

7.2

South Central

as Dr. Raymond McHenry

1994

5.6

Duckman

as (voice)

1994

7.1

I'll Do Anything

as Hair Person

1994

5.5

The Nightmare Before Christmas

as Oogie Boogie (voice)

1993

7.8

Adventures in Wonderland

as Walrus

1992

7.7

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

as Dwight McReady

1990

6.6

Capital News

as Captain Russell

1990

6.0

All Dogs Go to Heaven

as King Gator (voice)

1989

6.8

Polly

as Mayor Warren

1989

8.2

Family Matters

as Darnell Watkins

1989

6.7

Torch Song Trilogy

as Murray

1988

7.3

Sable

as Joe Tyson

1987

4.7

Ain't Misbehavin'

as Performer

1982

7.5