Kevin Cahoon
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Kevin Cahoon is an American
actor/singer/songwriter, born in Houston, Texas.
Circuits, including many consecutive seasons at The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at Houston's Astrodome and The Texas State High School Finals Rodeo, resulting in a Letter of Citation from then Texas Governor Bill Clements
.
At 13 Cahoon won The Teen Male Vocalist Grand Championship on television's 'Star Search
'. Cahoon majored in Acting at Houston's High School For The Performing and Visual Arts and received a BFA from New York University's Tisch School of The Arts
at Circle In The Square.
's Tommy. On Broadway he has created the roles of George in The Wedding Singer
, The Childcatcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
, Ed the hyena in The Lion King
, as well as the revival of The Rocky Horror Show
.
He left his role in The Lion King to standby for John Cameron Mitchell in the title role of Hedwig in Hedwig and The Angry Inch at The Jane Street Theater
Off-Broadway, eventually taking over the role and opening companies of 'Hedwig' in Boston, The Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, and an extended 8 month run at The Victoria Theatre in San Francisco.
Cahoon is also featured in the documentary film Whether You Like It Or Not: The True Story of Hedwig. Other Off-Broadway credits include the role of Phil D'Armano in Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party at The Manhattan Theatre Club and the role of Ellard opposite Matthew Broderick
in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of 'The Foreigner', for which Cahoon received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor.
For New York's City Center Encore's! Series he has been seen as Woof in Hair
and Peter in Babes in Arms and has performed regionally in such theatre's as The Berkshire Theatre Festival, NY Stage and Film, The Zachary Scott Theatre, and portrayed the role of Gus in Garland Wright's production of Babes In Arms at The Guthrie. He has been seen recently in "The Shaggs" off-Broadway at Playwrite's Horizons as Charley/Bobbey.
On television Cahoon has guest starred on Hope and Faith, Law & Order
, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
, and has been seen as Kermit Jones on AMC's The Royale and Ross Rothman on ABC's Six Degrees
. On film he can be seen in Woody Allen's The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
, Paul Reiser's The Thing About My Folks
, and Adrienne Shelley's Sudden Manhattan.
Kevin is currently starring as Hans Christian Andersen in My Fairytale for California's Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts. Original idea & concept by Flemming Enevold, music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Philip LaZebnik.
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actor/singer/songwriter, born in Houston, Texas.
Child performer
Cahoon began his performing career at the age of 5 as 'The World's Youngest Rodeo Clown', performing throughout the Texas and Oklahoma RodeoRodeo
Rodeo is a competitive sport which arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain, Mexico, and later the United States, Canada, South America and Australia. It was based on the skills required of the working vaqueros and later, cowboys, in what today is the western United States,...
Circuits, including many consecutive seasons at The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at Houston's Astrodome and The Texas State High School Finals Rodeo, resulting in a Letter of Citation from then Texas Governor Bill Clements
Bill Clements
William Perry "Bill" Clements, Jr. was the 42nd and 44th Governor of Texas, serving from 1979 to 1983 and 1987 to 1991. Clements was the first Republican to have served as governor of the U.S. state of Texas since Reconstruction...
.
At 13 Cahoon won The Teen Male Vocalist Grand Championship on television's 'Star Search
Star Search
Star Search is a television show that was produced from 1983-95, hosted by Ed McMahon, and created by Alfred Masini. A relaunch was produced in 2003-04. The show was originally filmed at the old Earl Carroll Theatre at 6230 Sunset Blvd...
'. Cahoon majored in Acting at Houston's High School For The Performing and Visual Arts and received a BFA from New York University's Tisch School of The Arts
Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University ....
at Circle In The Square.
Career
After graduation Cahoon made his Broadway debut in The WhoThe Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
's Tommy. On Broadway he has created the roles of George in The Wedding Singer
The Wedding Singer
The Wedding Singer is a 1998 romantic comedy film written by Tim Herlihy and directed by Frank Coraci. It stars Adam Sandler as a wedding singer in the 1980s and Drew Barrymore as a waitress with whom he falls in love....
, The Childcatcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (musical)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, also known as Chitty the Musical, is a stage musical based on the 1968 film produced by Cubby Broccoli. The music and lyrics were written by Richard and Robert Sherman with book by Jeremy Sams.-Productions:...
, Ed the hyena in The Lion King
The Lion King
The Lion King is a 1994 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series...
, as well as the revival of The Rocky Horror Show
The Rocky Horror Show
The Rocky Horror Show is a long-running British horror comedy stage musical, which opened in London on 19 June 1973. It was written by Richard O'Brien, produced and directed by Jim Sharman. It came eighth in a BBC Radio 2 listener poll of the "Nation's Number One Essential Musicals"...
.
He left his role in The Lion King to standby for John Cameron Mitchell in the title role of Hedwig in Hedwig and The Angry Inch at The Jane Street Theater
Jane Street Theater
The Jane is a boutique hotel located at 505-507 West Street, with its main entrance at 113 Jane Street in the West Village section of the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City....
Off-Broadway, eventually taking over the role and opening companies of 'Hedwig' in Boston, The Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, and an extended 8 month run at The Victoria Theatre in San Francisco.
Cahoon is also featured in the documentary film Whether You Like It Or Not: The True Story of Hedwig. Other Off-Broadway credits include the role of Phil D'Armano in Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party at The Manhattan Theatre Club and the role of Ellard opposite Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick is an American film and stage actor who, among other roles, played the title character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Adult Simba in The Lion King film series, and Leo Bloom in the film and Broadway productions of The Producers.He has won two Tony Awards, one in 1983 for his...
in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of 'The Foreigner', for which Cahoon received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor.
For New York's City Center Encore's! Series he has been seen as Woof in Hair
Hair (musical)
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement...
and Peter in Babes in Arms and has performed regionally in such theatre's as The Berkshire Theatre Festival, NY Stage and Film, The Zachary Scott Theatre, and portrayed the role of Gus in Garland Wright's production of Babes In Arms at The Guthrie. He has been seen recently in "The Shaggs" off-Broadway at Playwrite's Horizons as Charley/Bobbey.
On television Cahoon has guest starred on Hope and Faith, Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
, and has been seen as Kermit Jones on AMC's The Royale and Ross Rothman on ABC's Six Degrees
Six Degrees
Six Degrees is an American dramatic television series about six residents of New York City and their respective relationships and connections with one another, based on the idea of six degrees of separation....
. On film he can be seen in Woody Allen's The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is a 2001 American film written, directed by, and starring Woody Allen. The cast also features Dan Aykroyd, Elizabeth Berkley, Helen Hunt, John Schuck, Wallace Shawn, David Ogden Stiers, and Charlize Theron. The plot concerns an insurance investigator and an...
, Paul Reiser's The Thing About My Folks
The Thing About My Folks
The Thing About My Folks is a 2005 American drama film directed by Raymond De Felitta. The screenplay by Paul Reiser focuses on the effect a terminal illness has on the marriage of an aging couple and their adult children.-Plot:...
, and Adrienne Shelley's Sudden Manhattan.
Kevin is currently starring as Hans Christian Andersen in My Fairytale for California's Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts. Original idea & concept by Flemming Enevold, music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Philip LaZebnik.