Actor, singer Ben Vereen born in Miami, Florida. He is probably best known for his role as "Chicken" George Moore in Roots and as Commander Edward M. La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Vereen was born October 10, 1946 in Laurinburg, North Carolina. While still an infant, Vereen and his family relocated to the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City. He was adopted by James Vereen, a paint-factory worker, and his wife, Pauline Vereen, who worked as a maid and theatre wardrobe mistress. He discovered he was adopted when he applied for a passport to join Sammy Davis Jr. on a tour of Golden Boy to London when he was 25.
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Tuesday, October 10th 2023 at 7:18PM
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