Jordan Bennett (born Jordan Bennett Suffin) is an American actor, singer, writer and songwriter.

Biography

Bennett began his career in the

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in upstate New York as a singer and comedian. While there, he worked with such performers as

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and

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. He then went on to Broadway where he costarred with John Cullum in the musical '' Shenandoah''. Bennett also starred on Broadway as

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in ''Cyrano The Musical''. In Los Angeles, Bennett starred as

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in the original L.A. production of ''Les Misérables''. On television, Bennett has had recurring roles in ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''Emergency''. He starred in the cult classic B-film, '' Ninja III: The Domination''. He also appears in the

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film, ''Bert Rigby You're A Fool''. In 2015, Bennett released a CD of original songs titled ''Original.'' One of the songs, She's Got Me, was written with 10 time Grammy winner ''Eddie Palmieri'' Currently, Jordan Bennett tours the world doing his acclaimed one man show, ''The FeelGood Concert'' In addition, he performs ''The BFF Show'' with actor ''Robert Picardo''

Personal life

Bennett is

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and serves as a cantor at the Temple Shalom for the Arts.Gensler, Andy and Halperin, Shirle
"Houses of the Holy: Where the Music Biz Celebrates the Jewish High Holidays"
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''. September 23, 2014

References

External links

Official website
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