‘Cats,’ ‘Dreamgirls,’ ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ actor dies at 70

Oct 02, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Ken Page, a stage and screen actor who starred alongside Beyoncé in “Dreamgirls,” introduced Broadway audiences to Old Deuteronomy in “Cats” and scared generations of kids as the voice of Oogie Boogie, the villain of the 1993 animated holiday film “The Nightmare Before Christmas,″ has died. He was 70.