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] One of the songs, She's Got Me, was written with 10 time Grammy winner Eddie Palmieri[8][circular reference]
Currently, Jordan Bennett tours the world doing his acclaimed one man show, The FeelGood Concert[9] In addition, he performs The BFF Show[10] with actor Robert Picardo[11][circular reference]
Personal life
Bennett is Jewish and serves as a cantor at the Temple Shalom for the Arts.[12]
References
- ^ Israel, Steve (15 December 2010). "'Miltie' memories linger in Catskills". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "Shenandoah | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". www.ibdb.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-22.
- ^ "New York Magazine". 1993-10-25.
- ^ "Archives - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "The B-Movie Catechism: Ninja III: The Domination". 30 August 2015.
- ^ "Movie Reviews". The New York Times. 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Original by Jordan Bennett". iTunes. 13 July 2015.
- ^ Palmieri, Eddie. "Eddie Palmieri". Wikipedia.org. Wikipedia. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ Bennett, Jordan. "FeelGood Concert Promo". YouTube. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ Picardo, Robert. "The Bff Show". The BFF Show. Bludomain. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ Picardo, Robert. "Robert Picardo". Wikipedia.org. Wikipedia. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ 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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