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Article: Steppin' out; Song-and-dance man Ben Vereen will get personal in shows starting tonight at the Dakota.(VARIETY)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- August 30, 2009
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Byline: ROHAN PRESTON; STAFF WRITER
Google "Usher" and "Ben Vereen," and more than 4,000 stories pop up, some with side-by-side photos of the two entertainers in similar hats with the same broad smiles. There are comparisons of their noses, complexion and dance moves. Some stories even claim outright that the two famous stars, 32 years apart, are blood relatives.
"I hear that all the time -- that Usher is my love child," said Vereen, speaking by phone and laughing as he drove to a retreat last weekend in California's Napa Valley. "I love him, and he even claims me as a father. But I tell him, `Son, you're my godson.' I've taught him a lot. If you want ...