{"id":128514,"date":"2024-10-01T13:21:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T13:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/01\/ken-pages-cause-of-death-beloved-disney-voice-star-dies-at-70\/"},"modified":"2024-10-01T13:21:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T13:21:32","slug":"ken-pages-cause-of-death-beloved-disney-voice-star-dies-at-70","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/01\/ken-pages-cause-of-death-beloved-disney-voice-star-dies-at-70\/","title":{"rendered":"Ken Page\u2019s Cause Of Death: Beloved Disney Voice Star Dies At 70"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ken Page, a beloved star of the stage and screen, has passed away.<\/p>\n<p>Theater kids and Disney adults are mourning the news in equal measure, as Ken has been a celebrated name in both communities for generations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The news of his passing was confirmed by one of Ken\u2019s closest friends and producer on Facebook.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While the news of his death is upsetting, the cause of his death is the question fans want answers to.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-72190163-1024x655.jpg\" alt=\"Danny Elfman, Ken Page and Paul Reubens\" class=\"wp-image-510375 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-72190163-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-72190163-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-72190163-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-72190163-960x614.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-72190163-1080x691.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-72190163.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-72190163.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Danny Elfman, Ken Page and Paul Reubens attend the premiere of the Walt Disney Pictures\u2019 film \u201cThe Nightmare Before Christmas 3D\u201d on October 16, 2006 at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Vince Bucci\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-ken-page-s-cause-of-death-the-nightmare-before-christmas-star-passes-away\"><strong>Ken Page\u2019s Cause Of Death: <\/strong><strong><em>The Nightmare Before Christmas <\/em><\/strong><strong>Star Passes Away<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You may not know Ken\u2019s face, but there\u2019s no way you don\u2019t know his voice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a theater lover, you likely will recognize his signature sound from the roles he originated in the roles of Lion in the musical <em>The Wiz<\/em> in 1975 and Old Deuteronomy in <em>Cat in <\/em>1998<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But for generations of Disney fanatics, Ken is the recognizable voice of Oogie Boogie in the classic animated film, <em>The Nightmare Before Christmas<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>However, the voice loved by so many is gone now, as Ken\u2018s friend Dorian Hannaway shared on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKen Page has passed onto the next show. My heart is broken,\u201d she posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dorian.hannaway\/posts\/pfbid074ewbLzivnmqeF6DfUV6KVLD6LwssjtHg44mWzjDAQXJ2Xh1XvzcBAtZEdsQbiYHl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of Ken\u2019s death was not immediately shared. Furthermore, there were no publicized health issues plaguing the star.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, just a month before his passing, Ken met and performed for fans at <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Nymo\/status\/1840998905737331025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Galaxy Con<\/a>. He looked quite healthy and vibrant.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Which just makes the news all the more heartbreaking.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll be sure to update this article as more information about Ken\u2019s passing becomes available. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2149035359-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ken Page passes away at age 70\" class=\"wp-image-510376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2149035359-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2149035359-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2149035359-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2149035359-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2149035359-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2149035359.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2149035359-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ken Page passes away at age 70\" class=\"wp-image-510376 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2149035359-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2149035359-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2149035359-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2149035359-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2149035359-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2149035359.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2149035359.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ken Page attends the broadway opening night of \u201cThe Wiz\u201d at Marquee Theatre on April 17, 2024 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jamie McCarthy\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-ken-page-s-legacy-on-stage-and-screen\"><strong>Ken Page\u2019s Legacy On Stage and Screen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>While Halloween fans are feeling the sting of his passing, so are fans of many other films and projects.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ken\u2019s other notable on-screen projects include\u00a0 the animated films <em>All Dogs Go To Heaven<\/em>, guest spots in 90\u2019s shows like <em>Family Matters <\/em>and <em>Touched by an Angel<\/em>, and his role alongside Jennifer Hudson and Beyonce in the 2006 <em>Dreamgirls<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The bulk of his stage career was spent performing on The Muny-St.Louis stage, From 1973 to 2024, where he was a part of over 30 productions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In fact, you\u2019d be hard pressed to find a musical he didn\u2019t perform on the stage. From Fiddler on the rOff to Camelot to Guys and Dolls to his final role\u00a0 of The Bishop of Digne in Les Miserables.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But as we said, this one is felt most by Disney fans, who came to love Ken for all of his convention appearances and for recording the voice for Oogie Boogie time and time again. He can be heard as the character in Kingdom Hearts videogames and in the Haunted Mansion attraction during the Halloween season when the ride gets a Nightmare Before Christmas overlay.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>First James Earl Jones, now Ken Page.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This one hurts right in the childhood.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/10\/ken-pages-cause-of-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ken Page, a beloved star of the stage and screen, has passed away. Theater kids and Disney adults are mourning the news in equal measure, as Ken has been a celebrated name in both communities for generations.\u00a0 The news of his passing was confirmed by one of Ken\u2019s closest friends and producer on Facebook.\u00a0 While [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":128515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-128514","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}