Differentiating The Kevins

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Kevin Zegers

Born: 1984
Notable For: Child actor-turned-heartthrob; the Air Bud films; looking eerily like, but not actually becoming, Zac Efron.

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Kevin Dillon



Born: 1965
Notable For: Playing Johnny "Drama" Chase on Entourage; being mistaken for his brother, Matt Dillon.


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Kevin James



Born: 1965
Notable For: Standup comedy; lead role in Paul Bart: Mall Cop; star of The King Of Queens TV series from 1998 to 2007.

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Kevin Nealon



Born: 1953
Notable For: Saturday Night Live castmember in the 80s and 90s; stand-up comedy; films.


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Kevin McDonald



Born: 1961
Notable For: Stand-up comedy; voice-over work; being that curly-haired, wide-eyed member of the sketch comedy troupe Kids In The Hall.

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Kevin Spacey

Born: 1959
Notable For: Award-winning and/or nominated roles in films like The Usual Suspects, Se7en, L.A. Confidential, and American Beauty.
2019 Update: Now also known for being a creep.

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Kevin Bacon

Born: 1958
Notable For: 80's heartthrob in movies like Footloose; serious actor in Apollo 13, Frost/Nixon and others; his music; his longtime marriage to actress Kyra Sedgwick


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Kevin Kilner



Born: 1958
Notable For: Being one of those "hey, it's that guy!" actors, appearing on dozens of shows; playing Nancy Travis's husband on the 90's series Almost Perfect.

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Kevin Sorbo

Born: 1958

Notable For: His role as Hercules on the popular syndicated series in the 90s.

2023 Update: Now also known for being a right-wing creep.

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Kevin Costner

Born: 1955
Notable For: Award-winning acting and directing; films include: Dances With Wolves, Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves, The Untouchables, Field Of Dreams, Man Of Steel and Swing Vote.

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Kevin Conroy



Born: 1955 (Died: 2022)
Notable For: His multiple-decade-long work voicing Bruce Wayne/Batman for the Batman animated series, films, and video games.


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Kevin Corcoran

Born: 1949 (Died: 2015)
Notable For: Abundant work in the 50's and 60's for Disney, including the Moochie series, The Mickey Mouse Club, films like Pollyanna, Old Yeller, Swiss Family Robinson, Toby Tyler, and more; more recently, a prolific TV director and producer (The Shield, Sons of Anarchy, Crossing Jordan, Profiler)

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Kevin Kline



Born: 1947
Notable For: Academy Award winner (A Fish Called Wanda) and Golden Globe nominee (Dave; In & Out; Sophie's Choice); voice of Phoebus in Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame.


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Other notable Kevins: Kevin Durant, Kevin Smith, Kevin Hart

Differentiating The Toms (+ Tommys and Thomases)

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Tom Holland

Born: 1996

Notable For: Playing the title role in Billy Elliot the Musical on stage; starring as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the the most recent Spider-Man and Avengers films.

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Tom Felton

Born: 1987

Notable For: Playing Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter franchise.


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Tom Hiddleston

Born: 1981

Notable For: British actor who plays Loki in Thor and the Avengers films

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Tom Brady



Born: 1977
Notable For: Quarterback for the New England Patriots; Two-time Superbowl MVP.

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Tom Hardy

Born: 1977
Notable For: Playing Bane in The Dark Knight Rises; see also: Inception, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and Star Trek Nemesis.

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Tom Welling

Born: 1977
Notable For: Playing Clark Kent in the long-running WB/CW series Smallville


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Tommy Flanagan



Born: 1965
Notable For: Being Scottish; starring in Sons Of Anarchy, appearing in Gladiator, Face/Off, Attila, and Braveheart, among other films.

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Tom Cruise



Born: 1962
Notable For: Starring in films such as Top Gun, Risky Business, and the Mission: Impossible series. Also for jumping on Oprah's couch.

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Tom Wilson (Thomas F. Wilson)



Born: 1959
Notable For: Playing Biff (and all variations/relatives thereof) in the Back to the Future trilogy; his stand-up comedy.


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Tom Hanks



Born: 1956
Notable For: Two Best Actor Oscars (for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump); other films: Big, Sleepless In Seattle, Cast Away, and The Da Vinci Code movies.


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Tom Bergeron



Born: 1955
Notable For: Hosting numerous gigs, including America's Funniest Home Videos (post-Bob Saget), Hollywood Squares, and Dancing With The Stars.


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Tom Berenger



Born: 1949
Notable For: Lots of movies in the 80s, including Platoon and Major League; recently: Hatfields & McCoys, for which he won an Emmy.

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Tom Wilkinson



Born: 1948
Notable For: Being one of those "hey, it's that guy!" guys in over 100 movies and TV shows, including Shakespeare In Love, Batman Begins, Eternal Sunshine, Michael Clayton, and John Adams.

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Tommy Lee Jones

Born: 1946
Notable For: Many films to his credit, four in which he was nominated for an Oscar. He won for his role in The Fugitive opposite Harrison Ford. Other credits include: Lincoln, US Marshals, JFK, Men In Black, and No Country For Old Men.

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Tom Selleck

Born: 1945

Notable For: Starring roles on TV series Magnum P. (1980-1988) and Blue Bloods (2010-), starring in the Jesse Stones TV-movies, playing one of the"men" in Three Men and a Baby, guest-starring as one of Courteney Cox's love interests on Friends.

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Tom Skerritt



Born: 1933
Notable For: Appearing in everything ever. See also: Picket Fences, Contact, Smoke Signals, Steel Magnolias, and (oh yes), The Parent Trap II.


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Other (debatably-notable) Toms: Tom Green, Tommy Wiseau