Kenneth Jennings (born October 10, 1947) is an American stage actor, most famous for his role as Tobias Ragg in the 1979 Broadway premiere of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Jennings received the 1979 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for this role. He has also performed in several other shows, including Urinetown in 2001.
Jennings was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He attended St. Peter's Preparatory School and St. Peter's College, both Catholic schools located in his hometown of Jersey City.Janiga, Bruce. "Side by Side with Ken Jennings", Sondheim.com, undated. Accessed July 23, 2008. "I lived in Jersey City, went to St. Peter's Prep, went to St. Peter's College on a dramatic scholarship."
He performed the voice of Dinty Doyle in the 1981 Rankin/Bass stop motion animated Christmas special The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold, as well as Hunter #2 in the 1982 animated film The Last Unicorn.
NYC theatre credits 1975: All God's Chillun Got Wings – Shorty 1979: Sweeney Todd – Tobias Ragg 1985: Mayor – Ensemble 1989: Grand Hotel – Georg Strunk 1994: A Christmas Carol – Lamplighter/Ghost of Christmas Past 1997: London Assurance – Mr. Adolphus Spanker 1997: Side Show – The Boss 2001: Urinetown – Old Man Strong/Hot Blades Harry 2004: Silent Laughter – Lionel Drppinwithit/Max the Thug 2006: Mimi le Duck – The Gypsy
Other performances Astuter Computer Revue at Epcot from October 1, 1982, to January 2, 1984
References
External links
Sondheim.com: Side by Side with Ken Jennings