The eldest son and namesake of Tony Award-winning actor Ben Vereen has died under unknown ... beginning with the death of his 16-year-old daughter, Naja, who was killed in December 1987 when ...

1976), headlining BEN VEREEN — HIS ROOTS (ABC, 1978), and guesting on specials hosted by Lynda Carter and David Copperfield. In 1987, Vereen’s daughter Naja was killed in a freak accident when ...

"I am sorry to announce my son Benjamin A Vereen Jr., affectionately known as Benji passed away," Ben Vereen said ... In 1987, Vereen’s daughter Naja was killed in a car accident at 16 years ...

NEW YORK - Film and theater actor Ben Vereen says his son has ... our family to mourn this privately." Vereen is no stranger to tragedy. His daughter died when she was 16, and Vereen himself ...

three sons and a daughter. Vereen Jr. is the son of Ben Vereen, best known for his Tony and Drama Desk winning performance in Pippin, as well as in Broadway shows such as Wicked, Chicago ...