Jordan Bennett

Jordan Bennett
Born Jordan Bennett Suffin
(1963-04-18) April 18, 1963
United States
Ethnicity Jewish
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

  1. ↑ Israel, Steve (15 December 2010). "'Miltie' memories linger in Catskills". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.ibdb.com/Production/View/3718
  3. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=eCgAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA122
  4. ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1992-07-11/entertainment/ca-1302_1_tim-rice
  5. ↑ http://b-moviecat.blogspot.com/2015/08/ninja-iii-domination.html
  6. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=950DEED61630F937A15751C0A96F948260
  7. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/original/id1014558475
  8. ↑ Gensler, Andy and Halperin, Shirley "Houses of the Holy: Where the Music Biz Celebrates the Jewish High Holidays" Billboard Magazine. September 23, 2014

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