13 Facts About Ken Page

Ken Page voiced Oogie Boogie in The Nightmare Before Christmas franchise and played in the original Broadway production of The Wiz as The Lion and the first Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls as Nicely-Nicely Johnson.

Kenneth Page was born and raised in St Louis, Missouri.

Ken Page was raised Catholic by his mother, Gloria, and his step-father, Garvin Gilstrap.

Ken Page attended St Bridget of Erin and St Nicholas elementary schools.

Ken Page subsequently graduated from Bishop DuBourg High School in 1972.

Ken Page returned to the show in its 1988 Broadway revival.

In 1982, Ken Page played Old Deuteronomy in Cats, returning to the part in the 1998 video release.

Ken Page played God twice, in Randy Newman's Faust at La Jolla Playhouse and Goodman Theatre and in Stephen Schwartz's Children of Eden.

Ken Page frequently acted in shows at The Muny, with appearances including Jesus Christ Superstar, Aida, The Wizard of Oz, Les Miserables, My One and Only, and Little Shop of Horrors.

Ken Page was the voice of the notorious talking plant Audrey II in the Muny's production of Little Shop of Horrors.

Ken Page reprised the role of Old Deuteronomy in the Lubbock Moonlight Musicals production of Cats in Lubbock, Texas.

Ken Page regularly reprised his role as Oogie Boogie in several other Disney productions such as the fireworks display HalloWishes at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, its sister show, Halloween Screams at Disneyland, the Haunted Mansion Holiday, the Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular and subsequent video games including The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King, The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge and the Kingdom Hearts series.

Ken Page died in his sleep on September 30,2024, at the age of 70, at his home in St Louis.