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Barry Dennen - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Barry Dennen - biography, date of birth, place of birth, filmography, clips, Actor, Writer.
Born February 22, 1938 - American singer and actor.
For 15 years Dennen lived in London, where in 1968 he landed the title role in Hal Prince's musical Cabaret, for which he received the prestigious Evening Standard Award. In 1970, Dennen performed Pontius Pilate's arias, first on Jesus Christ Superstar, then on Broadway, in a 1971 production.
In 1971, Dennen played the role of Mendel in Norman Jewison's Fiddler on the Roof. According to Dennen's website, it was he who suggested to Juison to direct the 1973 film Jesus Christ Superstar. He followed the advice, and Dennen once again played Pilate.
Barry Dennen has appeared in a variety of cameo roles in film and television (TV version of Batman - Mexican bandit with an English accent; Superman 3; The Shining, Titanic). His voice is featured in many video games (Fatman in Metal Gear Solid 2, Police Chief Bogen in Grim Fandango, Mimir in Too Human). Dennen is also known as a screenwriter (episode "The Secret Cinema" for the TV series "Amazing Stories"; "Demonella" for "The Comic Strip", etc.)
In his critically acclaimed autobiography "My Life With Barbra: A Love Story" (1997), Barry Dennen elaborated on his relationship with Streisand, as well as how over the years he went to the realization that he is homosexual. .
In 2003-2004, with Karl Anderson, Dennen toured the US with the Jesus Christ Superstar Show, where he played King Herod for the first time. In 2006 he returned to the theater stage in Silent Partners, where he played the role of Berthold Brecht (Scena Theater, Washington).
