Ben Harney (born 29 August 1952 in
Brooklyn, New York
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) is an American
actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
and dancer who was most active in his career between 1972 and 1985.
Harney attended Manhattan's
High School of Music & Art
The High School of Music & Art, informally known as Music & Art (or M&A), was a public specialized high school located at 443-465 West 135th Street in the borough of Manhattan, New York, from 1936 until 1984. In 1961, Music & Art and the High S ...
, graduating in 1970.
"Notable Alumni,"
Alumni & Friends of LaGuardia High School website. Accessed Nov. 1, 2016.
Harney won the 1982 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical is an honor presented at the Tony Awards, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, to actors for quality leading roles in a Musical ...
for his role as the Berry Gordy''-esque'' character, Curtis Taylor Jr. in the Broadway musical
Musical is the adjective of music.
Musical may also refer to:
* Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance
* Musical film
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''Dreamgirls
''Dreamgirls'' is a Broadway musical, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. It is based on the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others, and p ...
''.
He also created, co-wrote and performed in the 1990 children's Christian video series Ben & Eddie with Muppet performer Camille Bonora.
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1952 births
Living people
American male musical theatre actors
Tony Award winners
African-American male actors
The High School of Music & Art alumni
20th-century African-American male singers
20th-century American male singers
20th-century American singers
21st-century African-American people
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