Tony Winner Ben Vereen Joins Cast of FOX Comedy MAKING HISTORY

By: Sep. 19, 2016
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Deadline reports that Ben Vereen has signed on for a recurring role opposite Yassir Lester and Adam Pally in the new FOX comedy series MAKING HISTORY.

Written by Julius "Goldy" Sharpe, the series will follow "three friends from two different centuries as they try to balance the thrill of time travel with the mundane concerns of their present-day lives." The Tony Award winner will take on the role of Dr. Theodore Anthony Cobell, described as "an eminent professor in the college History Department and the vaunted mentor of Chris(Lester). Dr. Cobell tries to guide Chris down the path to tenure, and does not take it lightly when Chris starts neglecting his career in favor of Dan (Pally) and his time machine."

As BWW previously reported, Vereen will soon be seen as Dr. Everett von Scott in Fox's television reboot of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW. He will also co-star opposite Giovanni Ribisi in Amazon's SNEAKY PETE.

Vereen recently co-starred with Richard Gere in Time Out Of Mind, which opened last fall to rave reviews. A Tony and Drama Desk Award winner for his renowned performance in Bob Fosse's Pippin, Mr. Vereen's Broadway credits include Wicked, I'm Not Rappaport, Chicago, Hair, Fosse, Jelly's Last Jam, Jesus Christ Superstar, and A Christmas Carol. In 2010, Ben completed a successful run in the world premiere of Fetch Clay, Make Man, directed by Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys) at the McCarter Theatre. Film: Idlewild, All That Jazz, Sweet Charity, Funny Lady (Golden Globe nomination), Why Do Fools Fall in Love, Once Upon a Forest. Television: The legendary television miniseries Roots, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (recurring), Grey's Anatomy (Prism Award), Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Hallmark's An Accidental Friendship (NAACP nomination), Tenspeed and Brown Shoe, Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style, Ellis Island (Golden Globe Nomination), Anne Rice's Feast of All Saints, Zoobilee Zoo, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. He recently co-starred in Paramount Studios' Top Five with Chris Rock.

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