Ken Ard
Ken Ard
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About Ken Ard
KEN ARD BIOGRAPHY Ken Ard has originated leading roles in the Broadway companies of “Smokey Joe’s Café“, “Cats“, “Starlight Express“, Graciela Daniele’s “Dangerous Games“. Having recorded two Grammy winning musical soundtrack albums (Smokey’s and Cats), he is a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. As an artist, he was the lead voice and co-writer for Wet Dreams, on Universal’s cutting edge label, Twisted records. In reviewing their debut release, “Rain” Larry Flick of Billboard Magazine raved, “Soulful star-powered vocals!” The subsequent single “Sunrise” was received with international critical acclaim and, by the end of its first week in the stores, was among the Top 40 selling records in America (Billboard Maxi Singles). In 1999 Ken Ard’s image became as recognizable as his voice, after modeling underwear for the national print ad campaign, LET ‘EM KNOW YOU’RE JOCKEY; The launch was a brilliant New York media stunt, where Grey Advertising unveiled a thirty by seventy foot billboard perched high above Time Square. Ken’s celebrated charisma has been intensified over the years by playing principle parts opposite notably accomplished entertainment icons, such as: Anthony Quinn in the European cult film, Seven Servants: Patti Labelle in Geoffrey Holder’s revival of House of Flowers: and, Gregory Hines in George C Wolfe’s Broadway musical smash hit, Jelly’s Last Jam. His most recent performance in the star-studded ensemble cast was the 2002 Best Picture Oscar winning cinematic version of Chicago for Miramax Pictures, staring Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones. GROEN VAN PRINSTERER STRAAT 93-A1 3038 RG ROTTERDAM 06-1879 1902 kennethard@mac.com
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