Kevin Kash
Encyclopedia
Kevin Kash is a Brooklyn
-born actor who has appeared in various film
, television
, and theater roles.
, including small parts in Ash Wednesday
and The Groomsmen
. Reportedly, Burns was so impressed and amused by his improvised performance in Ash Wednesday
that he not only gave him an extra scene in that film, but created a larger role especially for him in his next film, Looking for Kitty
(The character's name is Kash's initials, KK).
hardcore
band "Adam-12", which was co-founded by notable New York graffiti
writer Revs who, along with Kash, wrote the majority of the band's material; their 7", "Do Not Resuscitate", is a sought-after collector's item. Kevin Kash's songs have been covered by Box of Crayons and the Subway Serenader.
), of the sketch comedy team Third Rail Comedy, which helped launch the career of former Daily Show correspondent Rob Corddry
.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
-born actor who has appeared in various film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, and theater roles.
Film career
Kash has appeared in several films directed by Edward BurnsEdward Burns
Edward Fitzgerald Burns is an American actor, film producer, writer and director.-Early life:Burns was born in Woodside, Queens, New York, the son of Molly , a federal agency manager, and Edward J. Burns, a public relations spokesman and police officer. He was raised a Roman Catholic...
, including small parts in Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday, in the calendar of Western Christianity, is the first day of Lent and occurs 46 days before Easter. It is a moveable fast, falling on a different date each year because it is dependent on the date of Easter...
and The Groomsmen
The Groomsmen
The Groomsmen is a 2006 comedy film written and directed by Edward Burns. It opened in New York and Los Angeles on July 14, 2006. Filming took place at many locations on City Island, New York.-Plot:...
. Reportedly, Burns was so impressed and amused by his improvised performance in Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday, in the calendar of Western Christianity, is the first day of Lent and occurs 46 days before Easter. It is a moveable fast, falling on a different date each year because it is dependent on the date of Easter...
that he not only gave him an extra scene in that film, but created a larger role especially for him in his next film, Looking for Kitty
Looking for Kitty
Looking for Kitty is a 2006 American film written and directed by Edward Burns, in which he plays a private detective in New York City, hired by David Krumholtz to help track down his run-away wife. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on May 6, 2004...
(The character's name is Kash's initials, KK).
Musical career
Kash was a founding member of the seminal New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
hardcore
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
band "Adam-12", which was co-founded by notable New York graffiti
Graffiti
Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....
writer Revs who, along with Kash, wrote the majority of the band's material; their 7", "Do Not Resuscitate", is a sought-after collector's item. Kevin Kash's songs have been covered by Box of Crayons and the Subway Serenader.
Comedy career
Kevin Kash was a founding member, along with playwright Frederick Stoppel (in whose work he regularly appears in productions at the Nuyorican Poets CaféNuyorican Poets Café
The Nuyorican Poets Café is a non-profit organization in Alphabet City, Manhattan. It is a bastion of the Nuyorican art movement in New York City, USA, and has become a forum for poetry, music, hip hop, video, visual arts, comedy and theatre.-History:...
), of the sketch comedy team Third Rail Comedy, which helped launch the career of former Daily Show correspondent Rob Corddry
Rob Corddry
Robert William "Rob" Corddry is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as a former correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and for his starring role in the comedy film Hot Tub Time Machine...
.