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Ben Vereen Biography

Ben Vereen

Facts of Ben Vereen

Date of Birth: 1946 , October-10
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 7 Inch

Quick Timeline of Ben Vereen

1965 Ben Vereen was born
1960 Ben went to High School of performing Arts
1965 Ben Vereen Started his career
2016 Married with two woman for 36 years
2022 Net worth Update

Detail Timeline of Ben Vereen

1965

Ben Vereen was born

Ben Vereen was in Miami, Florida on 10th october .When his family had gone to Newyork , his mother had gave him to someone to take care but when she returned she found out that Ben was gone . Ben knew this several years after he went in search of his family .

1960

Ben went to High School of performing Arts

At the age of 14 , Ben had interest for dance and drama .So, at the age of 14 he went to High School of performing arts where he studied under choregraphers Martha Graham , George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. After his graduation , he did not find jobs so he had to do odd jobs .

1965

Ben Vereen Started his career

On 1965 , Ben started his career and is still active till now .He first started to work on stages from 1965 to 2006 his first stage performance was The Prodigal Son were he was dancer and his last stage performance was tittled wicked .He was also nominated for Tony's Award and also won a award for his performance in Pipping .

2016

Married with two woman for 36 years

In 1965 , Ben and his first wife filed for divorce but they did not know they were divorced or not .  In 1976 , Ben Vereen was married for the second time with Nancy Bruner and has four daughters Malika, Karon , Naja and Kabara. Now , the situation says that Ben had not been divorced with his first wife . Therefore , making his second marriage Illegal .

2022

Net worth Update

As of 2022, Ben has a net worth of $5 million. His ethnicity is black and his nationality is American.

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Ben Vereen has been married two times. Currently, rumors are spreading that he has been married to two women at the time for 36 years. His first spouse Andrea Townsley and Ben have one child Ben Vereen Jr . they had filed divorced but back in that time there was no internet or electrical records so, they did not know if they had been divorced or not.

Again he married his second wife, Nancy Bruner, and had four daughters Malika Vereen, Karon Vereen, Naja Vereen, and Kabara Vereen. They divorced in 2012 but this marriage is said not to be legal because Ben had not been divorced from his first wife.

Ben worked on stages from 1965 to 2006. Vereen performed in one-man shows and actively lectures on black history and inspirational topics.

Vereen also performed in numerous films and on television. He was nominated in 1997 for an Emmy nomination. He is also well-known for the role of 'chicken" George Moore in Alex HA'S landmark TV Roots.

Ben has a net worth of $5 million. His ethnicity is black and his nationality is American.

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