Jonathan Freeman
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Jonathan Freeman (born February 5, 1950 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a Tony-nominated American actor known for voicing the villainous Jafar in Disney's Aladdin and its sequel The Return of Jafar, as well as the Kingdom Hearts series.
In 1994, he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for his role in She Loves Me. Additionally, he appeared in the Broadway revival productions of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Producers, On the Town, and 42nd Street, during which his caricature was drawn for Sardi's restaurant in 2002.[1]
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| Born | February 5, 1950 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Occupation | Stage, film, television actor |
Freeman can be heard on the 1997 Varese Sarabande studio recording of the flop 1965 musical Drat! The Cat!.
He recently joined the cast of Disney's Beauty and the Beast , and on March 20, 2007 it was announced that he would originate the role of Grimsby in Disney's newest Broadway production, The Little Mermaid.[2]
[edit] Theatre Credits
- The Little Mermaid as Grimsby (Original Broadway Cast)
- Beauty and the Beast as Cogsworth (Broadway Replacement)
- The Producers as Roger De Bris (Broadway Replacement)
- 42nd Street as Bert Barry (Broadway)
- A Class Act as Lehman Engle (Off-Broadway)
- On the Town as Pitkin W. Bridgework (Broadway)
- How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying as Mr. Bratt (Broadway)
- Fortinbras as Claudius (Regional)
- She Loves Me as Headwaiter (Broadway)
- Platinum as Alan Fairmont (Broadway)
[edit] References
- ^ Jonathan Freeman Gets Hung Up at Sardi's. Playbill, Inc. (April 11, 2002). Retrieved on February 21, 2008.
- ^ Lewis, Palmer, Scott, Burgess and More Will Join Boggess in Disney's Little Mermaid. Playbill, Inc. (March 20, 2007). Retrieved on February 21, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Jonathan Freeman at the Internet Broadway Database
- Jonathan Freeman at the Internet Movie Database
- Jonathan Freeman at the Voice Chasers Database
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