Jordan Bennett
| Jordan Bennett | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jordan Bennett Suffin April 18, 1963 United States |
| Religion | Judaism |
Jordan Bennett (born Jordan Bennett Suffin) is an American actor, singer, writer and songwriter.
Biography
Bennett began his career in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York as a singer and comedian. While there, he worked with such performers as Red Buttons and Milton Berle.[1] He then went on to Broadway where he costarred with John Cullum in the musical Shenandoah.[2] Bennett also starred on Broadway as Cyrano de Bergerac in Cyrano The Musical.[3]
In Los Angeles, Bennett starred as Jean Valjean in the original L.A. production of Les Misérables.[4]
On television, Bennett has had recurring roles in The Waltons, Too Close For Comfort and Emergency. He starred in the cult classic B-film, Ninja III: The Domination.[5] He also appears in the Carl Reiner film, Bert Rigby You're A Fool.[6]
In 2015, Bennett released a CD of original songs titled Original.[7]
Personal life
Bennett is Jewish and serves as a cantor at the Temple Shalom for the Arts.[8]
References
- ↑ Israel, Steve (15 December 2010). "'Miltie' memories linger in Catskills". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ http://www.ibdb.com/Production/View/3718
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=eCgAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA122
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1992-07-11/entertainment/ca-1302_1_tim-rice
- ↑ http://b-moviecat.blogspot.com/2015/08/ninja-iii-domination.html
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=950DEED61630F937A15751C0A96F948260
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/original/id1014558475
- ↑ Gensler, Andy and Halperin, Shirley "Houses of the Holy: Where the Music Biz Celebrates the Jewish High Holidays" Billboard Magazine. September 23, 2014