- Barry Dennen
Barry Dennen (born
February 22 ,1938 inChicago, Illinois ) is an American actor, singer, and writer.In
New York City from 1960 to 1963, he had a relationship withBarbra Streisand , including living together for a year, during which time he helped her develop the nightclub act that began her successful career as a singer and actress.He moved to
London for fifteen years and in 1968 landed the starring role of themaster of ceremonies in the London version of "Cabaret". In 1970, he playedPontius Pilate on the album of "Jesus Christ Superstar ", and he played the same role in the Broadway production (1971). In the same year, he played Mendel inNorman Jewison 's film of "Fiddler on the Roof". According to Dennen's Web site, he suggested to Jewison that he direct a film of "Superstar". Jewison did so, and Dennen played Pilate again (1973).He was the voice actor who portrayed the Chamberlain
SkekSil in "The Dark Crystal ".Since that time Dennen has had a variety of small parts on American television shows and films, including: "Batman"; "
Superman 3 "; "The Kentucky Fried Movie "; "The Shining"; "Galtar and the Golden Lance "; "Tales from the Darkside " and "Titanic". He played auto dealer Irwin Lapsey inShock Treatment , the sequel toThe Rocky Horror Picture Show . He has also done voices for manyvideo game s, including Fatman in "Metal Gear Solid 2 ", Police Chief Bogen in "Grim Fandango ", and Mimir in the recent video game "Too Human ".He wrote the screenplay for an episode of "Amazing Stories" titled "The Secret Cinema" (1985) and cowrote that for an episode of "The Comic Strip Presents..." titled "Demonella" (1993). His autobiographical book, "My Life With Barbra: A Love Story" (1997), deals with their relationship and with his gradual realization that he was a homosexual.
External links
* [http://www.barrydennen.com/ Official website]
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