- Jonathan Freeman
infobox actor
birthdate=birth date and age|1950|2|5
birthplace=Cleveland, Ohio
occupation=Stage,film ,television actor Jonathan Freeman (born
February 5 ,1950 inCleveland , Ohio) is a Tony-nominated American actor known for voicing the villainous Jafar in Disney's "Aladdin" and its sequel "The Return of Jafar ", as well as the "Kingdom Hearts " series and was the puppeteer for Tito Swing of the Jukebox Band (Flexitoon Puppets) on the PBS seriesShining Time Station .In 1994, he was nominated for a
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for his role in "She Loves Me ". Additionally, he appeared in the Broadway revival productions of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ", "The Producers", "On the Town", and "42nd Street", during which his caricature was drawn for "Sardi's " restaurant in 2002. [cite web
url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/68819.html
title=Jonathan Freeman Gets Hung Up at Sardi's
publisher=Playbill, Inc.
date=April 11, 2002
accessyear=2008
accessmonthday=February 21]Freeman can be heard on the 1997
Varese Sarabande studio recording of the flop 1965 musical "Drat! The Cat! ".He recently joined the cast of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" , and on March 20, 2007 it was announced that he would originate the role of Grimsby in Disney's newest Broadway production, "The Little Mermaid". [cite web
url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/106672.html
title=Lewis, Palmer, Scott, Burgess and More Will Join Boggess in Disney's Little Mermaid
date=March 20, 2007
publisher=Playbill, Inc.
accessyear=2008
accessmonthday=February 21]Theatre Credits
* "The Little Mermaid" as Grimsby (Original Broadway Cast)
* "Beauty and the Beast" as Cogsworth (Broadway Replacement)
* "The Producers" as Roger De Bris (Broadway Replacement)
* "42nd Street" as Bert Barry (Broadway)
* "A Class Act " as Lehman Engle (Off-Broadway)
* "On the Town" as Pitkin W. Bridgework (Broadway)
* "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying " as Mr. Bratt (Broadway)
* "Fortinbras" as Claudius (Regional)
* "She Loves Me " as Headwaiter (Broadway)
* "Platinum" as Alan Fairmont (Broadway)References
External links
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*imdb|0293455
*voice actor|id=1576|name=Jonathan Freeman
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