Icon alert! Ben Vereen. The ultimate Tony Award-winning entertainer, actor, singer, dancer, advocate and life philosophizer (yes he sure is, you'll discover why during this podcast!) and I sit down for a deep dive with insights, laughs and poignancy.

You'll hear Ben get into:

• being plucked off the streets of Brooklyn
• transforming into a star
• his famous teachers and mentors, like Bob Fosse and Langston Hughes
• life philosophies
• how he developed a sense of style
• leaving high school
• getting married at age 17
• getting evicted
• finding out a BIG secret about his parents
• his major, life-changing car accident
• losing his 16-year-old daughter
• how he and his wife coped with the loss
• his thoughts on life and how he keeps moving forward
• what he hopes to pass along to others
• singing!

You know Ben from:

• Pippin
• All That Jazz
• Hair
• Wicked
• Fosse
• Jelly's Last Jam
• I'm Not Rappaport
• Jesus Christ Superstar
• Roots
• Magnum PI
• Grey's Anatomy
• How I Met Your Mother
• The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
• Bull
• Sneaky Pete
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show
• An Evening with Ben Vereen (get tickets here)

IN THE MEANTIME...

A show!

Let me know (like, right now!) if you want a ticket to my LIVE SHOW with MICHAEL IMPERIOLI. Seating is super limited, so I can't promise, but lmk! [email protected]

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A talented Broadway performer-entertainer!

See my VIDEO interview with RANDY RAINBOW at YouTube.com/reallyfamous.

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Ben Vereen tells a major story about his family!

Watch him tell me at YouTube.com/reallyfamous.

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Enjoy these extra treats:

Ben Vereen's video Q&A - YouTube.com/reallyfamous

Behind-the-scenes photos - ReallyFamousPodcast.com

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Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson.

Music - Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech - Creative Commons