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| Birth Name(s) : Kevin Sorbo |
Date of Birth: September 24, 1958 |
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Married
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Partner:
Sam Jenkins |
| Profession:
Actor |
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Full Kevin Sorbo Biography
Kevin spent 3 years traveling around the world, modeling for print ads and appearing in over 150 commercials, before landing in his breakout series "Hercules." Kevin David Sorbo was born in Mound, Minnesota, on September 24, 1958. In high school, the "Sorbs" excelled at football, baseball and basketball; in college he played these 3 sports, plus hockey. Kevin was also in a number of plays.
After leaving college, Kevin joined an actors theater group, and traveled to Europe, then to Sydney, Australia appearing in commercials. At the end of 1986 he settled in Los Angeles. Kevin began to make guest appearances on such popular shows as "Murder, She Wrote." At 6' 3" and very muscular, Kevin was a natural for the title role in what would become his signature series "Hercules: the Legendary Journeys." Kevin became internationally famous, and he learned the craft of film-making well enough to direct and co-write some of the episodes. |
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Additional Kevin Sorbo Biography
Kevin David Sorbo (born September 24, 1958) is an American actor probably best known for the role of Hercules on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Captain Dylan Hunt in Andromeda.
He became known internationally when he landed the role of Hercules in several television films in 1994 that served as television pilots for the upcoming TV series. He then played the role regularly in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys from 1995 to 1999. The series was a huge ratings success throughout different countries making this his most famous and best known role. He also guest-starred as Hercules in episodes of the spin-off series Xena: The Warrior Princess and provided the voice of Hercules in the animated film Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus which released in 1998.
After the cancellation of Hercules in 1999, he played the starring role of Captain Dylan Hunt in the science-fiction drama series Andromeda from 2000 to 2005. He also played the leading role in the fantasy film Kull the Conqueror (1996). He then appeared in the direct-to-video film Walking Tall 2 which is a sequel to the 2004 film Walking Tall. In 2006 he played a recurring role on the final season of The O.C and guest-starred in the sitcom Two and a Half Men. He is also set to reprises his role in another upcoming direct to video sequel to Walking Tall titled Walking Tall 3. He most recently starred in the Hallmark Channel movie Avenging Angel, co-starring his real life wife Sam Sorbo.
He also guest starred as a bounty hunter in the midseason finale of season 2 of USA network series Psych.
Sorbo married actress Sam Jenkins on January 5, 1998. Their first child, 7lb. 8oz. son Braedon Cooper Sorbo, was born on August 22, 2001. Second child, son Shane Haaken Sorbo was born on March 31, 2004. His birth weight of 12lbs. 6oz. broke the Nevada hospital's record. The couple's third child, 8lb. 7oz. daughter Octavia Flynn Sorbo was born on October 16, 2005.
Sorbo is the spokesman and chair of AWFFK! A World Fit For Kids!, a non-profit organization that trains teenagers to become mentors to younger children.
"'4.08 The Earth Girls Are Easy, 4.09 The My Two Dads, 4.12 The Groundhog Day, 4.13 The Case Of The Franks, 4.14 The Shake-Up, 4.15 The Night Moves, 4.16 The End's Not Near, It's Here'" |
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| (On losing the opportunity to star in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman) "You know what? It happened for the right reason. Although I would have made a good Clark Kent. I look better in glasses." |
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