Saturday, March 23, 2013

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

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