Actors - Ed Kenney

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Edward Kenney, Jr. (b. August 8, 1933) is a Hawai‘i-born American singer/actor best known for the role of "Wan Ta" in the original Broadway production of Flower Drum Song
. Now retired, he lives on the island of Kaua‘i and occasionally makes public appearances.

Family

Born in Anahola on the island of Kaua‘i to a Hawaiian-Chinese mother and a Swedish-Irish father.

Kenney was married to hula dancer Beverly Noa and is the father of Honolulu restaurantuer, Edward Kenney, III , .

Kenney and Noa headlined shows at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel for years. They reunited for a Honolulu television show on KGMB-TV in the 1980's.

Stage credits

Broadway

13 Daughters as Mana, Prince of Hawai‘i (1961)
Flower Drum Song
as Wan Ta (1958-1960)
Shangri-La as Rimshi (1956)

Various productions (1950's)

University of Oregon

Brigadoon

President William McKinley High School Theater

13 Daughters as Chun (late-1980's)

13 Daughters as Kahuna (early-1990's)

Discography

Albums

Solo

My Hawai‘i
Somewhere in Hawai‘i
Exotic Sounds of the Spice Island
Ed Kenney's Hawaii (1962)

Included

Hawaii's Favorite Christmas Songs - Vol 2 (1999)
Hawaii's Sunset Melodies (1996)
Hawaii's Golden Treasures (1996)
Hawaii's Favorite Christmas Songs (1993)
Flower Drum Song: 1958 Original Broadway Cast (1958)

Singles

"Numbah One Day of Christmas" the Hawaiian Pidgin version of The Twelve Days of Christmas

Co-wrote this with Eaton "Bob" Mangoon, Jr. (13 Daughters composer) and Gordon Phelps.

Trivia

Performed on Hawaii Calls radio show.

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