Benjamin Barker
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Benjamin Barker is the wrongfully imprisoned barber who returns to London under the alias Sweeney Todd to seek revenge in Stephen Sondheim’s musical and its adaptations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Barker canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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musical theatre character ⓘ |
| alias | Sweeney Todd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ally | Mrs. Lovett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982 filmed stage production)
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1997 television production) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backstory | wrongfully imprisoned by Judge Turpin ⓘ |
| basedOn | Sweeney Todd from Victorian penny dreadfuls ⓘ |
| child | Johanna Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coCreator | Hugh Wheeler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemy |
Beadle Bamford
NERFINISHED
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Judge Turpin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalResidence | Fleet Street, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Sweeney Todd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hairColor | dark ⓘ |
| motivation | revenge against Judge Turpin ⓘ |
| musicalNumber |
“A Little Priest”
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“Epiphany” NERFINISHED ⓘ “My Friends” NERFINISHED ⓘ “No Place Like London” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Pretty Women” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Barber and His Wife” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableAction |
collaborates with Mrs. Lovett to dispose of bodies in meat pies
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murders customers in his barbershop ⓘ |
| occupation | barber ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
brooding
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tragic ⓘ vengeful ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Bryn Terfel
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George Hearn NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Depp NERFINISHED ⓘ Josh Groban NERFINISHED ⓘ Len Cariou NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Cerveris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnsTo | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Lucy Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageDebutWork | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979 Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
injustice
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obsession ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| usesWeapon | straight razor ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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