Ken Page, the Broadway star behind countless iconic musical roles, played the villainous Oogie Boogie The nightmare before Christmashas died. A representative for Page confirmed this TMZ that the actor died “very peacefully” in his sleep at his home in St. Louis on Monday. He was 70 years old.

“He was a beautiful, talented man who was larger than life,” his rep Lance Kirkland told the outlet. “Ken was loved and adored by so many and will be so missed.”

Ken Page was born in St. Louis in 1954 and began his career in theater in his hometown, The Muny. His first role on Broadway was as part of the original cast of The Wizwhere he served as an understudy for the role of The Lion. He next appeared in the 1976 revival Boys and dolls with an all-black cast and a Theater World Award for his role as Nicely-Nicely Johnson. In 1978 he was part of the original cast of I don’t miss mefor which he won a Drama Desk Award. He also originated the role of Old Deuteronomy in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway production Cats in 1982; he reprized the role for the 1998 filmed version of the show.

Page appeared on television several times during his career on shows such as Give me a break! (opposite It’s not misconduct‘ co-star Nell Carter), Saber, Family matters, Adventures in Wonderland, CharmedAnd Touched by an angel. He was part of the cast of the 2006 film adaptation Dream girls and lent his voice to the 1989 animated film All dogs go to heaven. Most notably, he voiced Oogie Boogie The nightmare before Christmasa role he would reprise for video games like the Kingdom hearts series and in various concert performances. Per Broadway worldin later years he had his own cabaret show Page by page. He continued to perform regularly in shows at The Muny, most recently in the 2023 production Westside story and their production in 2024 of Les Miserables.