Kevin Cahoon
Biography
Kevin Cahoon is an American performer, director and writer from Houston whose work also includes music. He began as a child rodeo clown, started acting in Houston theaters at ten, majored in acting at a Houston performing arts high school and earned a BFA from the Tisch School of the Arts. His Broadway debut came in The Who's Tommy, and he went on to appear in The Lion King, The Wedding Singer, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Rocky Horror Show, as well as playing the title role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. His films include The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001), Mars Needs Moms (2011), I Am Michael (2015) and So Cold the River (2022), and he has appeared on television in Monarch and A Series of Unfortunate Events. He earned a 2023 Tony Award nomination for his work in Shucked. He also directs for the stage and makes music with his band Ghetto Cowboy.
55years old
Turns 56 on July 21in 281 days
- Born Houston
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 21 years2001 to 2022
Every film, newest first
- 2022So Cold the RiverIMDb rating 4.3
- 2015I Am MichaelIMDb rating 5.6
- 2011Mars Needs MomsIMDb rating 5.4
- 2001The Curse of the Jade ScorpionIMDb rating 6.7
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First role
Kevin Cahoon began performing at age six as a rodeo clown billed as the World's Youngest, working Texas and Oklahoma circuits and earning a citation from Governor Bill Clements.
A first
Cahoon was 13 when he took the Teen Male Vocalist Grand Championship on the TV show Star Search. That summer he went on tour with The Stars of Star Search.
Getting ready for a role
Kevin Cahoon left The Lion King to play the eighth weekly show for John Cameron Mitchell in Hedwig and the Angry Inch at The Jane Street Theater Off-Broadway, then took over the title role. He also starred as Hedwig in Boston, at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, and for an eight-month run at The Victoria Theatre in San Francisco.
Beyond film
Cahoon's band Kevin Cahoon and Ghetto Cowboy released a debut album, Doll, that won The Out Music Award for Outstanding Debut Recording.
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Worked with
Kevin Cahoon made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Dan Aykroyd's page
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Daryl Hannah's page
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All films by Woody Allen
Simon WellsDirector, 1 film, 2011
All films by Simon Wells
All films by Justin Kelly
Online
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